Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian and leaders of four of the state’s other largest cities rattled their tin cups before Gov. Tony Evers earlier this month, pleading for more state funding support for essential services.

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A new report confirms what advocates of replacing Green Bay's maximum-security institution have long been arguing: the prison is overcrowded, out-of-date and dangerous.

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Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday that his forthcoming budget won't call for replacing a century-old prison near Green Bay, an overcrowded structure that an area lawmaker calls the state's most dangerous.

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A proposal to sell a state prison in Green Bay is up for a state Senate public hearing.

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