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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction rejects Trump administration request for certification of anti-DEI compliance via @bspears.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/wisco...

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A split Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto in the last state budget extending school funding increases for an additional 400 years was within his constitutional powers. @bspears.bsky.social reports. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/18/w...

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U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen met Thursday with the wrongly deported Maryland resident, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who’s been held for more than a month at a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/18/r...

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Higher education leaders ask lawmakers for state funding as federal cuts loom. @bspears.bsky.social reports on the latest developments as lawmakers prepare for the next state budget.

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ACLU letter raises alarm about Milwaukee PD surveillance. @Isiahholmes.bsky.social has the story.

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Appeals court hears arguments on Trump restricting AP from White House spaces. @ashleymurray.bsky.social reports from our DC bureau.

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Van Hollen: El Salvador soldiers blocked wellness check of wrongly deported man

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Wisconsin jobs, employment remain strong in the face of economic worries.

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Elections commission discussion of lost ballots ends in shouting match. Via @henry-redman.bsky.social

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U.S. Supreme Court to hear case on Trump’s birthright citizenship order. Vis @jennifershutt.bsky.social buff.ly/Ksb3KZ5

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Providers, parents bring the call for child care support to the Capitol. @erikgunn.bsky.social covers the largest action in recent memory on behalf of child care.

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El Salvador officials blocked U.S. Sen. Van Hollen and Abrego Garcia's lawyer from visiting the wrongly deported Maryland man wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/17/r...

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Pocan says vulnerable Republicans are House Dems’ key to protecting popular programs

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U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments on Trump order eliminating birthright citizenship via @jennifershutt.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/17/r...

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Wisconsin Election Commission meeting devolves into shouting match via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/17/e...

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RFK Jr. to refocus federal autism research on environmental factors

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Maryland senator denied visitation with wrongly deported man in El Salvador buff.ly/UdavnKl

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Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s termination of UW-Madison student’s visa buff.ly/dunQs5I

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Audubon Society pushes lawmakers to protect stewardship funds -- and hears from a GOP lawmaker about threats to the Knowles-Nelson stewardship program. @henry-redman.bsky.social has the story. buff.ly/LgrIBIM

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Federal judge temporarily reverses court order to release billions of dollars in climate funds wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/17/r...

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In first post-White House address, Biden pans Trump on Social Security. Via DC reporter @jennifershutt.bsky.social buff.ly/JlQ5yfK

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Via our state Capitol reporter @bspears.bsky.social ... Lawmakers consider tax incentives to promote employee ownership and safe gun storage

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Bill to make Medicaid eligibility harder paused after flurry of opposition. @erikgunn.bsky.social has the latest

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Reporter @isiahholmes.bsky.social covers a Milwaukee County Board resolution to push back on #ICE after arrests at courthouse. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/16/m...

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Green Bay opens new ‘home base’ for violence prevention office. @ajkennard.bsky.social reports.

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President of El Salvador refuses to return wrongly deported Maryland man to the U.S.

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Lawsuit filed after Trump’s budget office shuts down public information about spending

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Milwaukee jolted by CDC lead prevention team cuts as MPS schools remain closed. @isiahholmes.bsky.social reports.

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Report that Head Start could end alarms providers for the early childhood education program. @erikgunn.bsky.social talks to some of them. buff.ly/QIBpRKF

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U.S. human rights law likely violated in $6M payment for El Salvador prison, experts say buff.ly/HedcKEa

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AI holds promise in scientific research, but can’t substitute for humans, experts say. 2nd of 2 reports from @bypaigegross.bsky.social on the new world of AI...

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As demand for AI rises, so do power thirsty data centers. @bypaigegross.bsky.social reports.

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Doulas, midwives and lawmakers challenge erasure of Black women in maternal health care. Via National Reproductive Health reporter @sofiaresnick.bsky.social

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UW psilocybin study gives man second chance after 10-year opioid addiction. @isiahholmes.bsky.social reports on a clinical trial and one participant's experience. buff.ly/nhwBqfz

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U.S. human rights law likely violated in $6M payment for El Salvador prison, experts say. From our DC bureau reporter @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social buff.ly/HedcKEa

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Trump authorizes U.S. military to begin occupation of federal land along southern border. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/11/r...

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Department of Corrections holds first friends and family forum

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DOJ ordered to give daily updates in standoff with judge over wrongly deported Maryland man buff.ly/5MAbPvH

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Wisconsin Democrats try again for advisory referendum on overturning Citizens United

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Bill that makes Medicaid tougher to renew gets panned by people who depend on the program

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Millions of immigrants in the U.S. without legal authorization now must register with the Department of Homeland Security after a federal judge rejected advocacy groups’ request to pause the requirement. Via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social in our DC bureau. buff.ly/OQBnLD8

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Report links disgraced Milwaukee cop to high-profile deportation

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Survey of child care providers forecasts closures, tuition hikes without state support

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As House GOP adopts budget resolution, paving the way for deep cuts, hundreds rally to save Medicaid wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/10/r...

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Supreme Court rules Trump administration must bring back wrongly deported Maryland man wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/10/r...

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House Republicans pass bill targeting noncitizen voting. Democrats say it could disenfranchise women wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/10/r...

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Two separate cases, one before the U.S. Supreme Court, dealt setbacks to fired federal workers seeking reinstatement wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/10/r...

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State and local education agencies will not be investigated for DEI programming until after April 24 as Trump administration pauses directive wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/10/r...

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GOP bills revamping unemployment rules that were vetoed in 2023 get Assembly hearing. Authors contend they're still good policy but a UI lawyer is skeptical. And they still didn't go through the Labor-Management UI advisory council. @erikgunn.bsky.social brings us up to date.

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The House-passed budget resolution clears the way for extending the 2017 tax cuts, slashing federal programs via @jennifershutt.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/10/r...

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