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Senate committee advances Susan Monarez to be CDC director

Senate committee advances Susan Monarez to be CDC director

ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Senate’s health committee on Wednesday approved Susan Monarez to be President Donald Trump’s director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, taking her one step closer to confirmation. The committee voted...

Wisconsin Elections Commission says laws were broken in uncounted ballots case

Wisconsin Elections Commission says laws were broken in uncounted ballots case

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A “confluence of errors” including unlawful actions by the former clerk in Wisconsin’s capital city led to nearly 200 absentee ballots not being counted in the November presidential election, an investigation by the state...

Wisconsin to allocate $5 million to attract movie production to the state

Wisconsin to allocate $5 million to attract movie production to the state

OSHKOSH (NBC 26) — The Wisconsin State Legislature included $5 million in the state budget to establish a film incentive program and a state film office. Local film lovers say it will encourage more business in the state. Wisconsin's film...

Milwaukee police stats show homicides up so far this year, overall crime down

Milwaukee police stats show homicides up so far this year, overall crime down

FIRST FOR THE FRANCHISE. RIGHT NOW AT SIX. THE CRIME NUMBERS IN MILWAUKEE ARE TRENDING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE CRITICAL CATEGORY HOMICIDES. TONIGHT, THE NUMBER OF HOMICIDES AT THIS POINT IN THE YEAR IS HIGHER THAN THIS...

Wisconsin Elections Commission publishes election observer rule

Wisconsin Repeals Tax on Telecommunications Towers

Wisconsin Repeals Tax on Telecommunications Towers

On July 3, 2025, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 into law, marking a significant milestone for the telecommunications industry in the state. This new legislation specifically exempts radio, cellular, and...

Wisconsin high court clears way for conversion therapy ban to become permanent

Wisconsin high court clears way for conversion therapy ban to become permanent

The entrance to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer) MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for the state to permanently enact a ban on conversion therapy in a ruling that gives the...

Governor Announces Outdoor Industry Award Winners; Wisconsin State Park System Honored

Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruling on PFAS Leaves Businesses Vulnerable and Overextends Agency Power

Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruling on PFAS Leaves Businesses Vulnerable and Overextends Agency Power

In a contentious 5–2 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has dealt an unprecedented blow to the state’s business and manufacturing sector by ruling that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) can force cleanup of PFAS contamination despite...

Milwaukee homicides up 13% compared to this time last year, crime report data shows

Milwaukee homicides up 13% compared to this time last year, crime report data shows

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- New data shows homicides are up this year in Milwaukee, compared to this time last year. In 2024, there were 61 homicides in the city of Milwaukee by the end of June; this year, that number is at 69 -- a 13% increase. Looking...

Milwaukee mayor to present most recent crime numbers Wednesday

Milwaukee mayor to present most recent crime numbers Wednesday

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson on Wednesday will report the data on serious crime for the first two quarters of 2025. According to Johnson's office, this is part of the his "continuing transparency efforts on the progress the city is...

Senate panel approves Trump pick to head Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Senate panel approves Trump pick to head Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

President Donald Trump’s candidate to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advanced out of a Senate committee Wednesday following a party-line vote, moving her one step closer to confirmation. Susan Monarez’s nomination now goes to...

Wisconsin’s high court says: Who needs laws when you’ve got bureaucrats?

Wisconsin’s high court says: Who needs laws when you’ve got bureaucrats?

On June 24, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a ruling that should send shivers down the spine of every Wisconsin property owner, farmer, and business leader. In a 5-2 decision, the court sided with the Department of Natural Resources in a case...

Governor Kevin Stitt, over 50 elected officials, scholars, 'think tanks' and others file briefs in Support of St. Isidore

Governor Kevin Stitt, over 50 elected officials, scholars, 'think tanks' and others file briefs in Support of St. Isidore

CityNewsOKC Staff report, adapted from a press release Oklahoma City -- On Tuesday, March 18, Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma announced, in a press release sent to news organizations world-wide, that he "proudly stood with over fifty elected...

Milwaukee continues to see increase in homicides in 2025

Milwaukee continues to see increase in homicides in 2025

While violent and property crime across almost every category has been down in Milwaukee in 2025 compared to this time last year, homicides have risen, continuing a trend that began six months ago. This year, there were 69 reported homicides in...

Wisconsin Farmers Union: Final state budget a mixed bag for family farmers

Wisconsin Farmers Union: Final state budget a mixed bag for family farmers

The biennial State Budget, signed into law by Governor Tony Evers on July 3, includes wins and losses for family farmers in Wisconsin. The 2025-2027 budget was a bipartisan compromise that funded important investments in public services, farmer...

Wisconsin businessman and Navy SEAL Bill Berrien launches Republican campaign for governor

Wisconsin businessman and Navy SEAL Bill Berrien launches Republican campaign for governor

Veteran and businessman Bill Berrien has launched a Republican campaign for governor, aligning himself with President Donald Trump and castigating Gov. Tony Evers. In an ad posted online early Wednesday, Berrien, who owns the New Berlin-based...

Wisconsin school leaders: No general school aid increase will hurt taxpayers

Wisconsin school leaders: No general school aid increase will hurt taxpayers

In Wisconsin, public schools are primarily funded in two ways: property taxes and state money in the form of general school aid. Educators say the budget compromise reached last week by Gov. Tony Evers and Republican leaders — and their decision...

Wisconsin elections commission says former Madison clerk broke laws

Wisconsin elections commission says former Madison clerk broke laws

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A “confluence of errors” including unlawful actions by the former clerk in Wisconsin’s capital city led… MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A “confluence of errors” including unlawful actions by the former clerk in Wisconsin’s capital city...

Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down longstanding pro-life law

Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down longstanding pro-life law

Marjorie Dannenfelser - President, Susan B. Anthony Pro Life America | Official website The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down a state law that protected unborn babies throughout pregnancy, prompting a response from SBA Pro-Life America. This...

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