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Wisconsin gears up for BadgerCare work requirements

Aug. 6, 2026 By Judith Ruiz-Branch, Public News Service Wisconsinites enrolled in BadgerCare Plus will start receiving notifications from the state this month about how new federal work requirements might...

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US Senate stopgap fails to renew more than $38B a year in state transportation funding

Aug. 5, 2026 By Jacob Fischler WASHINGTON — The stopgap spending bill supported by an overwhelming majority of U.S. senators does not address tens of billions in expiring transportation funding, leaving states facing a...

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Wisconsin judge rules that paper absentee ballots violate rights of certain disabled people

Aug. 4, 2026 By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Absentee voting in Wisconsin discriminates against disabled voters, a judge ruled Tuesday, siding with groups that are seeking to force election...

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A $10 billion data center proposal vanished after a local official told the developer the process would have to unfold in public

A Columbia County town chair said he refused to have one-on-one discussions with a developer. Aug. 4, 2026 by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch It didn’t get much attention at the time, but last fall an out-of-state...

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Madison officials, cops clear protesters from encampment at police shooting site

Aug. 4, 2026 By Henry Redman Madison city workers, police and state patrol officers cleared protesters from the intersection of Williamson and South Baldwin Streets early Tuesday morning, putting an end to the...

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The risks of vaping and youth mental health

Aug. 4, 2026 Vaping negatively impacts youth mental health – and the latest fact sheet from the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health (OCMH) is alerting parents, educators, policymakers and health providers to...

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HUD funding lags could hit rural Wis. hardest

Mice may drive Lyme disease more than deer

Data centers become a focus as governor’s race takes off

Menasha officer sentenced for abusing Flock as statewide reckoning continues

DNR seeking volunteers, landowners to teach hunters of all experience levels

Measles outbreak in Southwest Wisconsin grows; most taken ill weren’t vaccinated

An election night error overshadowed Milwaukee’s improvements at processing absentee ballots

Oracle drops lawsuit challenging Wisconsin data center credit rules

Wis. field day aims to show benefits of promising perennial

Failure to wear a helmet or seatbelt leading causes for ATV/UTV fatalities in Wisconsin

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Wisconsin gears up for BadgerCare work requirements

US Senate stopgap fails to renew more than $38B a year in state transportation funding

Wisconsin judge rules that paper absentee ballots violate rights of certain disabled people

A $10 billion data center proposal vanished after a local official told the developer the process would have to unfold in public

Madison officials, cops clear protesters from encampment at police shooting site

The risks of vaping and youth mental health

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