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Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Hovde promises to donate salary to charity

Mar. 15, 2024 10:09 AM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde pledged in a new campaign ad Friday to donate his salary to charity if elected, a move that comes as Democrats try to paint the California bank owner and real estate mogul as an out-of-touch multimillionaire. ...

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

Mar. 13, 2024 20:08 PM EDT

Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. March 6, 2024. Editorial: Family farms remain critical for Wisconsin There was a story Monday that we’d like to highlight. It was about Wayne Erickson and his family’s long connection to its farm. The property and the...

Wisconsin Senate panel votes to fire regents who voted against limiting UW diversity initiatives

Mar. 08, 2024 15:33 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state Senate committee is recommending the full chamber fire two Universities of Wisconsin regents who voted against a deal that called for limiting campus diversity positions in exchange for state funding. The Republican-controlled Senate Committee on...

Baldwin touts buy-American legislation in first Senate re-election campaign TV ad

Mar. 07, 2024 11:26 AM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin launched her first television campaign ad Thursday, releasing a 30-second spot touting buy-American legislation she sponsored. The ad features workers at Scot Forge in Clinton praising the bills. One was signed by President...

Evers signs bill authorizing new UW building, dorms that were part of deal with GOP

Mar. 06, 2024 12:48 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill Wednesday that authorizes spending hundreds of millions of dollars on Universities of Wisconsin construction and renovation projects. The governor signed the bill privately on Wednesday morning. The measure is part of a...

Evers signs Republican-authored bill to expand Wisconsin child care tax credit

Mar. 04, 2024 12:45 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed a Republican-authored bill Monday that dramatically expands the state child care tax credit, days after vetoing three other GOP bills that would have delivered $800 million in tax cuts. The governor signed the bill at a charter...

Evers vetoes Republican-backed bills slashing the income tax, cutting taxes on retirees

Mar. 01, 2024 17:47 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Friday vetoed a nearly $800 million income tax cut passed by Republicans, along with bills that would have increased the income tax credit for married couples and raised the amount of retiree income exempt from the state income tax. ...

Evers signs bill increasing out-of-state bow and crossbow deer hunting license fees

Feb. 29, 2024 13:09 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill Thursday that raises the cost for bow and crossbow deer hunting licenses for out-of-state residents. The Republican-authored measure raises the cost of the licenses by an additional $35 to $200. The state Department of Natural...

Harris will tout apprenticeships in a swing state visit to Wisconsin

Feb. 29, 2024 12:49 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to return to the swing state of Wisconsin next week for an event touting worker apprenticeship programs, the White House announced Thursday. The visit to Madison will mark her sixth trip to Wisconsin as vice president and her...

From balmy to brrr: Wisconsin cities see a nearly 60-degree temperature swing in under 24 hours

Feb. 28, 2024 15:20 PM EST

Wisconsin cities recorded nearly 60-degree swings in temperatures within 24 hours from Tuesday's balmy weather and Wednesday's chilly return to winter, tying a record for at least one city and potentially setting a record elsewhere. That's according to a National Weather Service...