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Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin, says Congress must act on immigration legislation to deal with what he calls a "flood of people trying to get into this country illegally."
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Two Democrats in as many days drop out of governor’s race
Two Democrat in as many days have dropped out of the race for governor, with state Rep. Dana Wachs announcing on Friday that he was putting an end to his campaign and endorsing the front-runner, Tony Evers, on his way out.
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Read More »Green Bay the latest to add ever-more-common wheel tax
Green Bay became the latest place in Wisconsin to approve a road-funding mechanism that local governments across the state are increasingly leaning on as state and federal dollars grow scarcer: the wheel tax.
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Read More »Walker meets with Trump at White House luncheon
Gov. Scott Walker is joining other governors for a lunch meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump.
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Read More »AGC critical of bill that would restrict legal immigration
The Associated General Contractors of America is criticizing immigration-reform proposals now before Congress, saying they would do little to “alleviate the industry’s workforce shortage.”
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Read More »14 more schools getting grants for safety improvements
State officials announced Thursday that 14 more schools and school districts will be receiving grant money to help them make safety improvements.
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Read More »White House proposes merging education, labor (UPDATE)
The Trump administration will propose a major reorganization on Thursday that would have the education and labor departments merged and the federal food stamp program moved to the Department of Health and Human Services and that agency renamed.
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Read More »Democratic Milwaukee businessman Andy Gronik drops out of governor’s race
The Democratic Milwaukee businessman Andy Gronik is ending his campaign for governor.
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Read More »Milwaukee on short list for Democratic National Convention
Milwaukee is on the short list of cities that could play host to the Democratic National Convention in 2020.
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Read More »State chips in $500K to raze century-old Janesville GM plant
State officials on Wednesday pledged $500,000 to the city of Janesville to help raze a General Motors factory that has languished for nearly a decade there.
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