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Wisconsin responders, K9s deploy to Texas to assist in post-flooding search/rescue efforts
Fox11 News - Wisconsin
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(WLUK) -- First responders from across Wisconsin, including some from our area, have been deployed to central Texas in the aftermath of devastating flash flooding. Search and rescue operations entered a fifth day Tuesday. It was back on the 4th of...
Wisconsin invested $0 in the last census. What does that mean for 2030?
Wisconsin Public Radio
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July 8, 2025
Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau takes an official count of the nation’s population. While this might seem like a simple headcount, political scientist Philip Rocco says it is a major undertaking that requires years of preparation, robust...
Wisconsin Task Force 1 assists in search efforts in Texas, including one GBMFD member
WBAY - Wisconsin
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July 8, 2025
MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - Members of Wisconsin’s Urban Search and Rescue Task Force, known as Wisconsin Task Force 1 (WI-TF1), are currently on their way to Texas to assist with search efforts following devastating flooding in portions of the state....
Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling reinstates conversion therapy ban
The Advocate
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July 8, 2025
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a legislative committee unlawfully blocked rules prohibiting so-called “conversion therapy” by licensed professionals, clearing the way for a state ban on the widely discredited practice, even as...
Milwaukee Police consider exchanging jail records for facial recognition technology
WUWM 89.7 FM - Wisconsin
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July 8, 2025
For law enforcement, facial recognition technology, or FRT, can be a powerful tool that can lead to faster arrests. But critics of facial recognition are concerned about its accuracy and potential misuse. As Milwaukee Police and the Milwaukee...
Gov. Evers Delivers Radio Address Highlighting 2025-27 Bipartisan Budget Investments in Clean Water Infrastructure Statewide
Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address highlighting efforts included in the 2025-27 Biennial Budget to invest in clean water infrastructure and ensure Wisconsinites have access to safe, clean water statewide. Gov. Evers...
Milwaukee County executive addresses release of murder suspect from mental health facility
WISN 12 - Wisconsin
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July 8, 2025
RESIGNATION. OH MAN. NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO DON’T DON’T DON’T. IT’S ALL GOOD. RESPONDING TO A FATHER’S DAY 911 CALL FOR A MAN HAVING A REACTION TO HIS MEDICATION, GREENFIELD POLICE CONFUSED WHY THE MAN IS OUT IN PUBLIC. WE WERE KIND OF SHOCKED...
Wisconsin 'great on film' with new incentive
Insight on Business - Wisconsin
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Twelve years after eliminating its statewide film incentive program, Wisconsin is back in the creative game following the passage of the 2025-2027 biennial state budget July 3. The news that Wisconsin will establish a state film office and offer...
Milwaukee Amazon Prime users discuss scams, package theft costing Americans billions ahead of Prime Day
TMJ4 - Wisconsin
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July 8, 2025
MILWAUKEE — Amazon Prime Days kicks off this week, offering exclusive discounts to Prime members, but experts warn shoppers to be vigilant about potential scams. According to Forbes, NordVPN has identified over 120,000 malware phishing scams...
Wisconsin abortion ruling didn't end threats to access, nonprofit says
The Cap Times - Wisconsin
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Abortion rights advocates celebrated a win last week when the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down an 1849 law, allowing abortion to remain legal in the state for up to 20 weeks of pregnancy. But nonprofit health care provider Planned Parenthood of...
Wisconsin Transparency Project: Record lawsuit prompts production of Rock County records
WisPolitics - Wisconsin
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July 8, 2025
Fromer Supervisor sought performance reviews of top county officials A lawsuit filed by former Rock County Board Supervisor and government accountability advocate Mike Zoril resulted in Rock County producing requested records and paying Zoril’s...
Milwaukee launches website to combat illegal dumping with cash rewards
WISN 12 - Wisconsin
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July 8, 2025
FOR THE CITY’S CRACKDOWN, RIGHT, BLAKE? PREVIOUSLY, THE BEST WAY FOR SOMEONE TO REPORT ILLEGAL DUMPING LIKE THOSE MATTRESSES DOWN HERE WAS TO CATCH THEM IN THE ACT RECORDED, MAYBE CAPTURE A LICENSE PLATE. NOW, IT MAY BE AS SIMPLE AS LOGGING INTO...
Wisconsin Supreme Court clears the way for a conversion therapy ban to be made permanent
WJFW - Wisconsin
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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 more power over how state laws are enacted. The court ruled that a...
Jim Jordan addresses student athlete pay standards and national political controversies
Lima Reporter - Ohio
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July 12, 2025
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan Representing Ohio's 4th District | Official U.S. House headshotU.S. Rep. Jim Jordan Representing Ohio's 4th District | Official U.S. House headshot Rep. Jim Jordan, who has represented Ohio’s 4th District in the U.S. Congress...
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules against state legislature’s ability to block state rules
The Gazette - Colorado
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned the state legislature’s ability to suspend administrative rules, ending a decades-old practice of lawmakers being empowered to temporarily block agency regulations. The court ruled that the statutes giving...
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules against oversight of administrative rulemaking
The Center Square
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July 8, 2025
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s Supreme Court determined that the state’s Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules cannot block rules from being enforced in a Tuesday ruling. Four justices agreed with the ruling, Justice Brian Hagedorn...
Governor Evers visits Wausau to promote food security funds in biennial budget
WJFW - Wisconsin
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WAUSAU, Wis. (WJFW) – Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers visited Wausau Monday to kick off a statewide tour celebrating the signing of the state's biennial budget. Evers stopped by The Neighbor’s Place, an organization fighting food insecurity in...
Wisconsin man charged for threatening Howell County judge
Howell County News - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
Howell County courts have issued a warrant for Michael Reiter, 54, of Muskego, Wisc. He is accused of calling the office of a Howell County judge. He would not give a reason to the secretary why he wanted to speak to the judge but was agitated and...
Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with Evers in dispute over conversion therapy ban, rulemaking power
Wisconsin Public Radio
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July 8, 2025
Gov. Tony Evers had the legal right to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth, and a Republican-controlled legislative committee exceeded its authority by blocking the rule, the state Supreme Court found Tuesday. In the ruling, justices said the...
Wisconsin film office, School District of Crandon Administrator, Evers budget tour
WXPR - Wisconsin
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Wisconsin budget features creation of a film office and tax credits for filmmakers, the new administrator for the School District of Crandon is now on the job, Governor Tony Evers takes a lap around the state to talk about the new two-year state...