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Funding for public schools in Wisconsin has dropped to crisis levels in recent years. @bspears.bsky.social reports on a new lawsuit claiming that's a violation of the state constitution

Democrats propose boost to make minimum wage ‘a living wage’ • Wisconsin Examiner The bill would raise the minimum to $15 immediately, then phase it up to $20 and index it to the cost of living.

Democrats propose boost to make minimum wage ‘a living wage’. @erikgunn.bsky.social reports on a bill with an election year message

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Trump attacks immigrants using racist language during State of the Union • Wisconsin Examiner Trump made racist remarks about Somali refugees, referring to them as “Somali pirates” and calling immigrants criminals

Trump attacks immigrants using racist language during State of the Union. @arianalfigueroa reports from our DC bureau.

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Tiffany, Bondi side with town in Lac du Flambeau roads dispute • Wisconsin Examiner U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany has enlisted Attorney General Pam Bondi's help in re-sparking the dispute over access to Lac du Flambeau tribal roads.

Tiffany, Bondi side with town in Lac du Flambeau roads dispute

Milwaukee schoolchildren to be tested for lead poisoning in contamination response next step • Wisconsin Examiner The CDC has granted the Milwaukee Health Department $400,000 to expand a Milwaukee Public Schools lead-screening program.

Milwaukee schoolchildren to be tested for lead poisoning in contamination response next step

Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."

Dems ditching State of the Union blast Trump on immigration, ‘attack’ on democracy • Wisconsin Examiner Some congressional Democrats boycotted President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, opting to attend a protest

Congressional Dems ditch state of the union, blast Trump on immigration, attack on democracy wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/24/r...

Incredible shot of Rep. Al Green holding up a "BLACK PEOPLE AREN'T APES!" sign with Trump in the foreground from photographer Kenny Holston (Getty)

Trump loves rehashing the gory details of murders while making parents of victims stand and listen to the blow by blow. He can’t believe Democrats don’t want to join the fun ‘How can you not stand for that?’

I feel sorry for the US Hockey Team, used as a prop and listening to this chant of USA USA in service of all this hate

The most hate filled State of the Union in US history

Stoking racist hate of immigrants one major theme of Trump’s address. Another is heaping hate on Democrats including threatening to withhold disaster relief from storm ravaged states that don’t embrace ICE

Trump promising to attack Americans for ‘corruption’ and ‘crime’ based on their race in the SOTU is a new low in US history

The Guardian reported on Uline's alleged abuse of a visa program to hire, underpay and misrepresent the work of Mexican laborers. @erikgunn.bsky.social speaks with alder and S.O.S. candidate JoCasta Zamarippa, who wants the state to open an investigation

States across the U.S. are grappling with the high cost of funding two school systems, one public and one private

Tiffany, Bondi side with town in Lac du Flambeau roads dispute • Wisconsin Examiner U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany has enlisted Attorney General Pam Bondi's help in re-sparking the dispute over access to Lac du Flambeau tribal roads.

Wisconsin U.S. Rep Tom Tiffany and AG Pam Bondi side with town in Lac du Flambeau roads dispute via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/tiffa...

Environmental groups file challenge to DNR Line 5 decision • Wisconsin Examiner A group of Wisconsin environmental organizations filed a legal challenge to the DNR's permit approval of the Line 5 pipeline reroute.

Wisconsin environmental groups file challenge to DNR Line 5 decision via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/envir...

Milwaukee schoolchildren to be tested for lead poisoning in contamination response next step • Wisconsin Examiner The CDC has granted the Milwaukee Health Department $400,000 to expand a Milwaukee Public Schools lead-screening program.

Milwaukee schoolchildren to be tested for lead poisoning in contamination response next step via @erikgunn.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/milwa...

Chippewa Valley advocates question the sheriff’s account of four people detained by ICE • Wisconsin Examiner Protesters gathered near the Altoona City Police Department Saturday claiming local officials facilitated, falsely described ICE arrests

Chippewa Valley advocates question the sheriff’s account of four people detained by ICE. Frank Zufall reports for our Criminal Justice project.

Frank Zufall interviews international skiers as they complete the Birkie

How a handful of states and districts could decide who runs Congress • Wisconsin Examiner Control of Congress likely will be decided by a relatively small number of toss-up races and voters who actually turn out to cast a ballot

Elections in a handful of districts will likely determine who controls Congress after 2026 via @jennifershutt.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/24/r...

Data center tax breaks are on the chopping block in some states • Wisconsin Examiner Some states are scaling back data centers tax incentives to balance economic development and energy considerations.

Data center tax breaks on the chopping block in some states wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/24/r...

HUD reintroduces proposed rule targeting rental aid for mixed-status immigrant households • Wisconsin Examiner The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development seeks to prohibit “mixed-status” immigrant households from receiving housing assistance

HUD reintroduces proposed rule targeting rental assistance for mixed-status immigrant families via @stateline.org wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/24/r...

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is retiring, competitive voting maps are going into full effect, and Republicans seem to be slowly wrapping their minds around their loss of total control of government in Wisconsin

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Wisconsin’s longest serving speaker, announces retirement • Wisconsin Examiner Vos, Wisconsin’s 75th Assembly speaker, announced his retirement ahead of Assembly lawmakers’ last floor session scheduled for this session.

It was a busy day Thursday as the Assembly rocketed toward what GOP leaders aimed to be the end of the 2025-26 floor work. First, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Wisconsin’s longest serving speaker, announces retirement. Via @bspears.bsky.social.

Wisconsin close to being the 49th state to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage to a year • Wisconsin Examiner The bills already passed the Senate in nearly unanimous votes, and the Assembly's concurring votes will send them to Gov. Tony Evers.

Following through on Wednesday's late-night turnabout that unblocked two women's health bills, Assembly on Thursday voted to let Wisconsin become 49th state to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage to a year. via @bspears.bsky.social

Republican lawmakers cut additional court support to Milwaukee • Wisconsin Examiner Due to "political" reasons, much needed support for the Public Defender's Office in Milwaukee County were cut by Republicans.

Republican lawmakers cut additional court support to Milwaukee. @isiahholmes.bsky.social explains the politics behind a decision that the state public defenders accepted with mixed emotions.

Republicans jam together and pass wake boat and sandhill crane hunt bill • Wisconsin Examiner Wisconsin Assembly combined and passed bills to allow a sandhill crane hunt in the state and regulate the use of high powered wake boats.

What do wake boats and cranes have in common? Read about the combined wake boat and sandhill crane hunt bill that @henry-redman.bsky.social reports on to find out.

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Republicans could not agree among themselves on a plan to extend the popular Knowles-Nelson stewardship fund, and so Wisconsin's land conservation program is scheduled to lapse after almost 4 decades @henry-redman.bsky.social reports