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Wisconsin Republicans ignore governor's call to spend $125M to combat so-called forever chemicals
MADISON, Wis . (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans on Tuesday planned to ignore the latest call from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to spend $125 million to combat so-called forever chemicals. Evers invoked a rarely used power and called a meeting of the Republican-led Legislature's budget...
Man gets 7½ years for 2022 firebombing of Wisconsin anti-abortion office
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man was sentenced Wednesday to 7½ years in prison after pleading guilty to firebombing the office of an anti-abortion group two years ago. Hridindu Roychowdhury, 29, of Madison, also will serve three years on supervised release under the sentence...
Man, teenage girl found dead in Wisconsin after shooting at officers, Iowa slaying
ALBION, Wis. (AP) — A man and a 13-year-old girl who both shot at officers during a pursuit in Wisconsin were later found dead and may have been involved in a slaying in Iowa, authorities said Thursday. The man, 38-year-old Alexander C. Grunke of Middleton, was found dead Wednesday...
Evers vetoes a Republican-backed bill targeting PFAS chemicals
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a Republican bill Tuesday that would have created grants to fight pollution from “forever chemicals” and took the unusual step of calling the GOP-controlled budget committee into meeting to approve spending $125 million to deal with...
Biden promotes 'life-changing' student loan relief in Wisconsin as he rallies younger voters
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that more than 30 million borrowers would see “life-changing” relief from his new plan to ease their student loan debt burdens, a fresh attempt by the Democratic president to follow through on a campaign pledge that could buoy his standing...
Evers vetoes a Republican bill that would have allowed teens to work without parental consent
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Monday vetoed a Republican bill that would have allowed 14- and 15-year-olds in Wisconsin to work without getting consent from their parents or a state permit. Evers vetoed the bill that passed the Legislature with all Republicans...
President Joe Biden will unveil his new plan to give student loan relief to many new borrowers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce his latest effort to broaden student loan relief next week for new categories of borrowers, according to three people familiar with the plans, nearly a year after the Supreme Court foiled his administration’s first attempt to cancel debt for...
State Bar of Wisconsin agrees to change diversity definition in lawsuit settlement
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin association representing attorneys agreed Thursday to change the definition of “diversity” to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a conservative law firm that argued its internship program unconstitutionally discriminates based on race. The...
Tuition increase approved for University of Wisconsin-Madison, other campuses
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In-state tuition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other campuses in the system will increase 3.75% next school year under a plan approved unanimously by the Board of Regents on Thursday. Combined with an increase in fees, the total tuition and fee...
In swing-state Wisconsin, Democrat hustles to keep key Senate seat against Trump-backed millionaire
NEW GLARUS, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, whose “go everywhere” 2018 campaign strategy became a model for how to win in battleground Wisconsin, knows her road to victory this year against a multimillionaire Republican supporter of former President Donald Trump goes through places...
