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FILE - Students and parents rally at the Ohio Statehouse in support of possible changes that would increase eligibility for taxpayer-funded school vouchers to K-12 students statewide, May 17, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Samantha Hendrickson, file)

Republican-led states keep adding school voucher programs even as critics worry about cost

Wisconsin’s Name-Change Law Raises Safety Risks for Transgender People

President Donald Trump waves as he departs after welcoming the 2025 College Football National Champions, the Ohio State University football team, during an event on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Trump administration freezes more than $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University

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American Rendition: Rümeysa Öztürk’s Journey From Ph.D. Scholar to Trump Target Languishing in Louisiana Cell

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Disturbed by huge political spending in Wisconsin? Here’s one thing you can do.

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Disappearing Students, Disappearing Speech

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Menomonie Hands Off Protest

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Voter ID Referendum passes

Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford, liberal candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Crawford wins State Supreme Court election

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FINAL REPORT: Top donors using political party loophole in Wis Supreme Court race

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Wisconsin still has highest percentage of female state Supeme Court justices in U.S.

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Hands off Medicaid town hall

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford, left, and Waukesha County Circuit Judge Brad Schimel, second from left, wait for the start of the WISN 12 Wisconsin Supreme Court debate March 12, 2025, at the Lubar Center at Marquette University Law School’s Eckstein Hall in Milwaukee, Wis. The contest has already eclipsed the record for spending in a state Supreme Court election set by Wisconsin in 2023. (Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch)

Vicious ads, record spending, Elon Musk: Wisconsin Supreme Court race reflects nasty, new normal

Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Brad Schimel, conservative candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Wisconsin State Supreme Court debate

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Menomonie school board candidate forum

Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Brad Schimel, conservative candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court

UPDATED: Top donors (so far) to Brad Schimel, conservative for Supreme Court

Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford, liberal candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court

UPDATED: Top donors (so far) to Susan Crawford, liberal for Wis Supreme Court

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WI farmer shares firsthand experience with Trump tariffs

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Republican lawmakers no show as western Wisconsin farmers complain of Trump chaos, disruption

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Rep. Moses responds to governor's budget proposal

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