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Colored pencils, alphabet blocks, and an apple on top of a stack of books.

Wisconsin’s new teacher apprenticeship program aims to address educator shortage

Photo courtesy of the City of Stevens Point.

Wisconsin infrastructure projects in limbo after Trump freezes funding

Older man on bench

Wisconsin county launches task force to address loneliness and isolation in older adults

Susan Crawford

Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford says she’ll use experience to protect Wisconsinites

Brad Schimel

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel supports anti-worker laws

Robert Kennedy Jr.

Reproductive Rights

Anti-abortion group applauds Kennedy remarks at confirmation hearing

Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022.

What are shield laws and how do they protect telehealth abortion providers?

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Here’s how Trump’s tariffs and a potential trade war could affect Wisconsinites

Donald Trump

Lawmakers say Trump’s tariffs will hurt Wisconsin consumers

Trump executive orders

Trump executive order is first offensive against Biden efforts to lower drug costs

Donald Trump

How a 1974 law prohibits presidents from blocking congressional spending

Avocado imported from Mexico

What to know about looming tariffs on foreign goods