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Wisconsin's air quality has improved over the last 15 years, according to report state environmental officials released Friday.
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Wage theft task force pushes back on federal independent contractor rule
A state task force on worker misclassification is questioning a proposed federal rule it argues would make it easier for employers to wrongly label workers independent contractors.
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Read More »Walz signs $1.9 billion public works legislation at union center
Gov. Tim Walz says the $1.9 billion public works bill he has signed into law will improve Minnesota's infrastructure and ensure that construction crews keep busy as the economy digs out from a recession.
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Read More »2 charged with tearing down Wisconsin Capitol statues
Prosecutors charged two more men Wednesday with damaging property for allegedly helping topple two statutes on the Wisconsin Capitol grounds during a June protest against police brutality and racism.
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Read More »Wisconsin records record-high virus deaths with 48
Wisconsin recorded its highest one-day total of new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday and the first patient was admitted to a field hospital near Milwaukee that opened last week to help hospitals coping with the influx of patients.
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Read More »More than 75,000 people voted in-person in Wisconsin
More than 75,000 people cast their ballots in-person on Tuesday, the first day that was available in battleground Wisconsin, the state elections commission reported.
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Read More »Appeal filed in ruling reinstating Wisconsin capacity limits
An appeal was filed Tuesday to a judge’s order putting back in place limits on how many people can gather in Wisconsin bars, restaurants and other indoor venues.
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Read More »Wisconsin voters line up to cast early in-person ballots
Voters across Wisconsin lined up Tuesday to cast their ballots on the first day of early in-person voting in the presidential battleground state.
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Read More »Wisconsin resumes COVID-19 updates after weekend upgrade
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has restarted its daily COVID-19 update dashboard after a weekend upgrade, and reported nearly triple its normal number of negative tests as it caught up.
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Read More »Judge puts Wisconsin capacity limit order back into effect
A Wisconsin judge reimposed an order on Monday from Gov. Tony Evers' administration restricting the number of people who can gather in bars, restaurants and other indoor venues to 25% of their capacity.
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