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Liberal Candidate in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Concedes

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The liberal candidate in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race has conceded to her conservative rival, deciding against a recount in a contest where the two were separated by just half a percentage point. Lisa Neubauer's conceded Wednesday…

House Democratic Bill Hikes Corporate Taxes to Help Schools

ST. PAUL, Minn.-Minnesota House Democrats have unveiled a tax bill that includes $1.2 billion in higher taxes, mostly on corporate foreign profits, and they propose to spend about three-fourths of the new revenues on education. Leaders of the House Democratic…

Evers Budget Restores Eminent Domain For Bike Trails

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Tony Evers' budget proposal would restore local governments' power to seize private property for bike and recreational trails. Republican lawmakers added to the budget a prohibition on local government and state agencies using eminent domain…

Gov. Tim Walz Delivers State Of The State Speech

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Tim Walz has called on Minnesota to write a new story about how a government divided between Democrats and Republicans puts aside ideology and comes together for the good of the people. The Democratic governor…

House Judiciary Panel Approves Subpoenas for Mueller Report

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee approved subpoenas Wednesday for special counsel Robert Mueller’s full Russia report as Democrats pressure the Justice Department to release the document without redactions. The committee voted 24-17 to give Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler,…

Voters Turnout in Superior for Election Day

SUPERIOR, Wis.- Multiple seats are up for grabs in Superior and across Wisconsin on Election Day. Three different council seats are being contested in Superior, and Mayor Jim Paine is running unopposed.…