The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday overturned three of four partial budget vetoes issued by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, bucking decades of court precedent that upheld the governor’s broad veto powers.

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University of Wisconsin System interim president Tommy Thompson said Thursday that he has requested $110 million from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to pay for COVID-19 tests, contact tracing and personal protective equipment so campuses can safely reopen this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Republican-authored lame-duck laws that stripped power from the incoming Democratic attorney general just before he took office in 2019.

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The Wisconsin Capitol building will not reopen next week, as had been planned, and state employees will have to wear masks whenever they're working indoors to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Tony Evers' administration announced Wednesday.

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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is retreating from its original plans to name businesses and other places where there have been at least two confirmed cases of the coronavirus after businesses groups and Republican lawmakers came out as opposed to the idea.

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Six weeks after the Wisconsin Supreme Court threw out the state’s stay-at-home order, city and county officials are learning they may have little ability to control the spread of the coronavirus.

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Although Wisconsin’s unemployment system is struggling to keep up with a wave of filings amid the state’s COVID-19 outbreak, employers most likely don’t need to worry about higher payroll taxes until 2022 thanks to the state’s high reserves and previous precautionary actions.

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Crowds outside the Wisconsin State Capitol tore down two statues and attacked a state senator amid protests following the arrest of a Black man who shouted at restaurant customers through a megaphone while carrying a baseball bat.

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Juneteenth was being celebrated across Wisconsin on Friday with marches, calls for action, historic flag raisings, parties and virtual discussions moved online due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The state Department of Natural Resources board is scheduled to vote next week on whether to allow the agency to begin drafting regulations imposing restrictions on firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals.

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