The Senate prepared to wrap up Wisconsin's two-year legislative session Tuesday with votes on a bipartisan proposal to build a new juvenile prison and Republican-backed attempts, most likely headed for vetoes, to break up the Milwaukee school district and extend the state's voucher school program.
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Read More »Teenagers would be allowed to work longer hours over the busy summer tourism months in Wisconsin under a bill the state Senate approved on Wednesday.
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Read More »The Wisconsin state Senate passed a sweeping coronavirus relief package during a messy virtual session Wednesday and sent the bill on to Gov. Tony Evers to sign.
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Read More »Another longtime Democratic Wisconsin state senator announced Tuesday he won't seek re-election this fall.
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A bill that would make it a felony to trespass on the site of a pipeline project earned the state Senate's approval on Tuesday.
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Read More »The Wisconsin Senate was moving on Tuesday to approve a bill that would provide apprentices with grants to help pay for gear needed on the job.
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Read More »A $100 million tax-break bill designed to keep the paper-products giant Kimberly-Clark Corp. from closing an Appleton-area plant will get a public hearing in the Legislature, but its chances of being approved remains uncertain.
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Tattooed in blue ink around Kriss Marion's right wrist is the Biblical phrase "Be quick to listen."
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Read More »A panel of Wisconsin Senate lawmakers plan on Wednesday to hear public testimony on a bill calling for changes to the state’s wetland-mitigation rules.
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Read More »The state Senate has passed a bill designed to help Wisconsin homeowners cover the cost of replacing lead pipes.
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