Despite mounting evidence that bipartisan action by Wisconsin's elected officials is wishful thinking on our part, we'll keep advocating for it. Because we believe that's what Wisconsinites want, and we believe that taking bipartisan action is the right thing to do.

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Republican legislative leaders say they're skeptical about a plan in Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' budget that calls for borrowing $40 million to replace lead water pipes around the state.

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A judge has issued a temporary injunction blocking Wisconsin Republicans' contentious lame-duck laws limiting the powers of Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul, both Democrats.

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Wisconsin's Department of Corrections will build two new juvenile detention facilities in Milwaukee and Outagamie counties to house serious juvenile offenders after the state's troubled youth prison closes, Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday.

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Find a road to agreement. That's the challenge for new Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, and the GOP-controlled state Legislature.

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Gov. Tony Evers' proposed capital budget seeks for approval for the largest amount of spending seen in at least a decade, calling for the state to set aside $2.5 billion for public construction and maintenance projects throughout Wisconsin.

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As Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers prepares to release his proposed roads budget on Thursday, his counterpart in Minnesota was girding himself for an uphill fight over his plans to borrow $1.27 billion for transportation projects.

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Republican lawmakers are looking to streamline Wisconsin's water pollution credits system.

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Gov. Tony Evers' first budget, to be unveiled this week, will surely please his Democratic supporters by fulfilling campaign promises to legalize medical marijuana, expand Medicaid and spend more money on public education.

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advocates of replacing Green Bay's maximum-security institution have long been arguing: the prison is overcrowded, out-of-date and dangerous.

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