Republican legislative leaders convened a special session Tuesday to fix the state's unemployment system in the face of a massive backlog of pandemic-related claims but ended it seconds after it began without taking any substantive action.
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The state Department of Natural Resources' policy board is expected to reconsider a plan to greatly increase mining fees in Wisconsin.
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Top officials in Canada want a chance to make the case for a long disputed oil pipeline to be built amid reports President-elect Joe Biden will cancel Keystone XL.
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Read More »Everyone over age 65 in Wisconsin will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting on Monday, the state Department of Health Services said Tuesday.
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Read More »About one in 10 Wisconsin construction workers are improperly classified as independent contractors or paid in cash, abuses that deprive the state of about $40 million worth of tax revenue every year.
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President-elect Joe Biden has introduced a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to end "a crisis of deep human suffering" by speeding up vaccination and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic's prolonged economic fallout.
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Read More »The head of the Wisconsin Capitol Police told state lawmakers to stay away from the Capitol building this weekend and suggested that they remove any personal information from social media accounts due to threats of unrest at capitols in all 50 states.
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Read More »The Wisconsin Elections Commission is recommending that a former lawmaker who wants to run for a vacancy in the state Senate be allowed on the ballot, despite a challenge contending that he doesn't live in the district.
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Read More »Dozens of La Crosse-area wells are contaminated with forever chemicals known as PFAS, tests revealed.
Read More »Assembly Republicans grilled health officials with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration Thursday about the lagging pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in Wisconsin, saying the process is a cumbersome mess.
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