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Janet Protasiewicz has won a seat on Wisconsin's Supreme Court, according to AP's projection. Her victory gives liberals a majority on the court for the first time in 15 years. wpr.org/wisconsin-supreme-co…
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There are 5,687 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, @DHSWI announced Saturday. That's a jump of 331 cases from the day before. It's the largest single-day increase in positive cases the state has seen since the outbreak started. bit.ly/2VFBSHb
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In his new Netflix standup special, @ericandre makes the case that drugs and sex work should be legalized. And he tells @wprBETA he just might run for president to make it happen. Or at least buy his own island.
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Waukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly said while the decision could cost him his political career, he was too upset not to announce his decision publicly. "I am ashamed that I was a member of the Republican Party and I do not know how I can ever be a member again." wpr.org/waukesha-mayor-denou…
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People who get food stamps in Wisconsin would get discounts for healthy foods under a proposal in the Legislature buff.ly/2zQnEq0
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"Girls need to grow up and know that this is a viable option for a career and that it's not just a man's world, that they are very capable of becoming professional athletes ... and that nothing can hold them back," women’s soccer star @roselavelle said. wpr.org/soccer-star-former-b…
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Movie critics @mattzollerseitz and @sepinwall argue @MadMen_AMC's comprehensive, layered, historical storytelling hasn’t been replicated since the show wrapped five years ago and why it still holds up as something approaching art versus TV. @wprBETA buff.ly/36zTnvn
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Dogsledders @BlairBraverman and @QuinceMountain have built a life in Wisconsin's Northwoods, where they train teams of dogs to race. For the husband-and-wife team, it’s about the mushing, but also the profound dog-human connection, from @TTBOOK bit.ly/3HsSXcz
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The lawsuit asks a judge to find that 10 Republicans and two attorneys who advised them broke a variety of laws, including one that bans people from falsely acting as public officials. wpr.org/democrats-file-lawsu…
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"I still don't have anything from Mr. Gableman as to what the heck he did," Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn said during a hearing Thursday. "And no one has given me any evidence that, yes, we have complied with the open records request."
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The Milwaukee @Bucks are NBA champions! They defeated the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 Tuesday to claim their first title since 1971.
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A Dane County judge has found Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in contempt of court for not releasing records collected by former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman's investigation of the 2020 election. wpr.org/robin-vos-assembly-f…
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.@TriciaforWI would be the first Native American woman elected to Congress from Wisconsin. She's the Democrats' strongest nominee in the 7th Congressional District in years. Will it be enough to flip a deep red district in the May 12 special election? wpr.org/tricia-zunker-would-…
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Breaking: The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected the Trump campaign's lawsuit seeking to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Wisconsin. The ruling came just an hour before Wisconsin's presidential electors were to cast their votes for Biden. wpr.org/wisconsin-supreme-co…
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. @VP Kamala Harris told supporters in Milwaukee Thursday that the Biden administration supports efforts to fight Wisconsin's 19th century abortion ban. wpr.org/vice-president-kamal…
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Wisconsin’s rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has been among the best in the nation. As the state enters a new phase with millions more people eligible, health leaders say it's in position to continue to be a leader. wpr.org/wisconsins-vaccine-r…
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There's a term tossed around in almost every major video game publishing setting: "crunch." Tech journalist and author @jasonschreier tells @wprBETA the phrase's near ubiquity in the billion dollar industry should give everyone pause. wpr.org/journalist-jason-sch…
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"I hope we welcome them with open arms and ease their transition into this new life because I can only imagine what they go through," said Lt. Col. Erik Archer, a military science professor at UW-La Crosse who served in Afghanistan twice. bit.ly/3mdfZMT
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Wisconsin allocated a bigger chunk of federal money from the American Rescue Plan Act to economic development than any other state, according to a study.wpr.org/wisconsin-allocated-…
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Officials in Appleton, Green Bay, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Kaukauna, Menasha and Neenah signed a letter to the Federal Railroad Administration, asking authorities to consider creating an Amtrak passenger rail line from Milwaukee to Green Bay. wpr.org/green-bay-fox-valley…
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Six Ojibwe tribes in Wisconsin are suing the state in federal court to stop the fall wolf hunt, arguing their treaty rights are being violated. wpr.org/6-wisconsin-tribes-s…
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Two professors at colleges in Wisconsin released a study which found that states with governors who are women have had fewer coronavirus deaths, and they’ve also shown more empathy throughout the pandemic. wpr.org/wisconsin-professors…
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"Do comedy that is so original to you and so unique to yourself that no one else can copy or steal your jokes. And so that you are on stage performing and sharing what is true to your heart and having the most fun doing it," @shengwangtime told @wprBETA. wpr.org/evolved-and-authenti…
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If Wisconsin doesn't improve efforts to attract and retain young people, its labor shortage could get worse by the end of the decade — but there’s no simple solution to address the issue. wpr.org/wisconsin-needs-more…
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During an abortion rights rally at the @WisDems state convention, @GovEvers said he'd offer clemency to doctors prosecuted for performing abortions in Wisconsin. Evers called the SCOTUS decision a step backward, making women "second-class citizens." wpr.org/evers-offers-clemenc…
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Bill Would Require Semitrailer Drivers To Get Human Trafficking Prevention Training buff.ly/2gCvYon
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In a scathing opinion Wednesday, Judge Frank Remington wrote that the out-of-state lawyers representing the Wisconsin Assembly’s Office of Special Counsel "applie(d) phony legal principles to invented facts" in a public records case filed in December 2021.
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A judge held the Office of Special Counsel conducting a probe into the 2020 election, headed by Michael Gableman, in contempt Friday morning. wpr.org/office-special-couns…
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A door-to-door vaccination program in Milwaukee has gotten nearly 140 people COVID-19 shots in its first eight days. Volunteers say they want to educate their neighbors in underserved sections of the city. wpr.org/milwaukee-launches-d…
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Madison author Lawrence Tabak's book "Foxconned," examines not just what happened in Wisconsin, but in other places where companies promised projects and jobs that never materialized, @IngellsMelissa reports. wpr.org/new-book-chronicles-…
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Going camping this weekend? Then these recipes and tips for campfire feasts are for you! buff.ly/2AdF58c
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With more episodes of @netflix's "The Chef Show" available, read about how cooking saved @ChefRoyChoi's. @wprBETA. buff.ly/2XaHzhP
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Attorneys Dean Strang and Jerry Buting issued an open letter to Gov. Tony Evers that highlighted the alleged injustices in Brendan Dassey’s case and asked the governor to commute Dassey's sentence. wpr.org/attorneys-urge-gov-e…
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UW-Madison 'Bandana Project' Shows Students They Aren't Alone In Mental Health Struggles buff.ly/2Cwg1Z8
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Democrats pulled off an upset in the election for Wisconsin's 10th state Senate seat on Tuesday, capturing a district that Republicans have held since 2001 and that President Donald Trump won handily just 14 months ago buff.ly/2FMLcPd
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Wisconsin-based Penzeys Spices spent more than $100,000 in the first week of October on a social media advertisement calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. buff.ly/2nt3mRQ
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.@GovEvers will have the option of appointing three members to the @UWSystem Board of Regents on May 1. If the positions are filled, it would mark the first time since 2015 appointees of former Gov. Scott Walker do not hold a majority in the board. bit.ly/3vkrBz1
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A binational poll of people in the Great Lakes region found the vast majority want to protect its waters, and they're willing to pay for improved water quality as they report growing concern for the lakes. bit.ly/3ybEzlb
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"For the eagles to be able to come back from such a bad state of population decline into now being in every county in Wisconsin with an active nest, it's really remarkable," said @MadisonAudubon's Brenna Marsicek.
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The new head of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, @benwikler, says health care will be "front and center" in the party's campaign to defeat President Donald Trump. buff.ly/2KXJf7Y
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BREAKING: @govevers has issued a statewide mask mandate that takes effect Saturday. The order is likely to face a legal challenge from Republicans in Wisconsin. Evers also issued a new COVID-19 emergency declaration alongside the mask order. wpr.org/gov-tony-evers-issue…
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"It was devastating to read that about my community," Wausau Mayor @katierosenberg said. "I felt it was necessary for us to make a strong, unified statement that we are a community for all, despite what we read in those comments in that article." wpr.org/after-county-votes-d…
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The @Bucks beat the @Suns 123-119 Saturday night. They can win their first title since 1971 in Milwaukee on Tuesday.
Fans have brought millions of dollars to the area's businesses.
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University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson is striking a defiant tone in his quest to rebuild trust between Republican state lawmakers and state universities — saying the UW System is being "kept down" by the state Legislature. wpr.org/uw-president-thompso…
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Assembly member @RepZimmerman has for years claimed one address as his home for tax purposes and another for voting purposes. Evidence suggests he does not live in the district he represents, which would be a violation of state law. wpr.org/documents-suggest-as…
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Breaking: The Kenosha County district attorney will not charge any of the Kenosha Police officers involved in the August shooting of Jacob Blake. Story to come from WPR.
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Three Wisconsin residents filed the lawsuit asking a federal court to throw out all the votes cast in Dane, Milwaukee and Menominee counties, a move an election law expert says would be unprecedented. wpr.org/lawsuit-seeks-throw-…
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At a rally against anti-Asian violence, Madison organizer Brenda Yang said, "Racism is not something new to Asians. We have felt its sting since the inception of this country ... and we continue to feel it." wpr.org/asian-americans-unit…
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Both Janet Protasiewicz and Dan Kelly hit vote totals that had been unheard of for a judicial race.
Protasiewicz won by an 11 percentage point margin.
"It's an astonishing win in terms of turnout," said Marquette University pollster Charles Franklin.wpr.org/liberals-flipping-wi…
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Windows were broken and the inside of an office at Wisconsin Family Action was burned. A graffiti message spray-painted on the outside of the building read: "If abortions aren’t safe, then you aren’t either."
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Remembering David Foster Wallace @TTBOOK1 "it was a nightmare of a very particular sort," ow.ly/QIPE6
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Acclaimed crime fiction writer S.A. Cosby (@blacklionking73) talks with @wprbeta about the fears he faced while writing his debut novel, "My Darkest Prayer." wpr.org/short-story-youre-ba…
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What does the power of redistricting look like in practice? For the last decade, Wisconsin's map has let Republicans pass landmark conservative policies, keep a tight grip on the state budget, reshape agencies and mothball issues despite public support. wpr.org/mappedout/wisconsins…
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An 86-year-old Milwaukee burger restaurant has been awarded one of the culinary world's highest honors. Solly's Grille, and its Solly's Butter Burger, has been named an America's Classics winner by the James Beard Foundation.
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A second judge has issued an order directing Wisconsin Republicans not to delete records connected to special counsel Michael Gableman's investigation of the 2020 election. wpr.org/second-judge-rules-r…
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Dated Nov. 18, 2020, the memo is the earliest now on record outlining the Trump campaign's plan to use "alternate" electors to contest the election. wpr.org/memo-trump-lawyer-ou…
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In 1970, a group of Black business owners from Milwaukee purchased Peoples Brewing in Oshkosh, making it Wisconsin’s first — and only — Black-owned brewing company in the state's history. Via @wprmornings. wpr.org/legacy-wisconsins-fi…
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. @BadgerVB is set to open the women’s volleyball season Friday against Purdue as the top-ranked team in the country. wpr.org/no-1-wisconsin-badge…
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Last month, 1,300 people celebrated all things My Little Pony @PonyCiderfest in Milwaukee. WPR's @CorriHess was there for @wisconsinlife. buff.ly/2rpEpJf
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Longtime television news anchor and journalist @DanRather told @wprmornings that in a divisive and controversial era amplified by President Donald Trump's rhetoric, Americans need to find common ground. wpr.org/dan-rather-americas-…
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Republicans won 60 of 99 WI Assembly seats in 2012, despite receiving fewer than 50% of total votes. How? The maps. “WPR Reports: Mapped Out,” tells the story of the 2011 maps + what it means for 2021. wpr.org/mappedout/how-2011-p…
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.@judgekarofsky has won Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election, defeating incumbent @JusticeDanKelly. The win chips away at the court’s conservative majority, bringing it down to 4-3. buff.ly/2K4n7H2
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Nearly 500 Wisconsin doctors signed an open letter calling on schools to institute masking and other mitigation measures as COVID-19 cases are again rising — and rapidly. wpr.org/wisconsin-pediatrici…
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A state appeals court has temporarily blocked a judge's order that would have banned the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin.
If it stands, it would mean that drop boxes can continue to be used for Wisconsin's Feb. 15 primary.bit.ly/3qTfnxY
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Speaking at a press conference, @GovEvers said the bills would add "unnecessary and damaging hurdles" for Wisconsin voters.
"As long as I’m governor of this great state, anti-democracy efforts like this will never see the light of day," he said. wpr.org/gov-tony-evers-vetoe…
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During his testimony, Sachin Chheda, chair of Fair Maps Commission, a redistricting advocacy group, said the public showed up in force to push back on the maps and say "enough is enough." wpr.org/what-youre-doing-imm…
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Pulaski native and first-time Olympian @deedrablu has claimed @TeamUSA's best ever individual finish in biathlon at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. wisconsinlife.org/story/pula…
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Wisconsin law allows people who are hospitalized to designate any registered voter to pick up and drop off their ballots on Election Day, even after the regular deadline for requesting an absentee ballot has passed. wpr.org/hospitalized-or-quar…
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A coalition of progressive attorneys is forming a new nonprofit law firm in Wisconsin. The group, called Law Forward, will be run by attorneys who've fought Republicans in court on a range of issues. wpr.org/wisconsin-progressiv…
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"I am 100 percent pro-life,” @LeahVukmir said of abortion during the #WiSenDebate. “I can't even imagine not being pro-life. You want to talk about extreme, Sen. Baldwin? Extreme is voting for a partial birth abortion." buff.ly/2y9Dcpv
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Dane County Circuit Judge Jacob Frost has issued a temporary injunction halting the wolf hunt scheduled to take place this fall. wpr.org/dane-county-judge-te…
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Writer Julie Buckles has loved dogsledding ever since she first moved to northern Wisconsin. She considered hanging it up, but she just kept on dogging it. @WisconsinLife brings you the story. wisconsinlife.org/story/dogs…
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Starbucks workers in Plover and Oak Creek say they have the majority support among employees to unionize. wpr.org/starbucks-workers-2-…
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The Pablo Group, which owns six bars, hotels and coffee shops in downtown Eau Claire, announced employees working more than 20 hours per week would be paid a minimum of $16 per hour and tipping would no longer be expected for customers. wpr.org/group-eau-claire-res…
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#BREAKING: Rebecca Dallet defeats Michael Screnock in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race buff.ly/2ItgsmT
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"We have a unique opportunity in the state with federal funds to build a sort of future that is equitable, just and that works for everyone," @GovEvers during a press conference announcing the grants. "It would be a shame if we miss that opportunity." wpr.org/86m-federal-funds-aw…
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The Winnebago County Republican Party has removed a racist meme from its official Facebook page after drawing hundreds of critical comments. wpr.org/winnebago-county-gop…
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Just 1 in 4 American workers had access to paid parental leave in 2021. For many parents, that means making excruciating choices during the first weeks of their children's lives, @JennyPeek88 reports for @WisconsinWatch. wpr.org/it-doesnt-have-be-wa…
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Breaking: A jury has found former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges, including second-degree murder, in the 2020 killing of George Floyd. More news to come from WPR.
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Gov. Tony Evers says his administration had struck a deal with the federal government to allow Wisconsin to continue receiving more than $70 million per month in food assistance after a recent court ruling put it in jeopardy.
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.@repmarkpocan says he expects the U.S. House of Representatives vote on impeaching President Donald Trump by the end of the year. buff.ly/2IPVRf8
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Wisconsin, alongside the rest of the country, has been experiencing a teacher shortage for years. Several state Democratic lawmakers have introduced a package of bills aimed at addressing the shortage of teachers entering and staying in the profession. wpr.org/wisconsin-democrats-…
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Artists took to State Street in downtown Madison — using boarded up storefronts as a canvas for equality — after days of protests against the death of George Floyd while in police custody led to broken windows.
📸 by Keni Rosales/WPR | wpr.org/boarded-storefronts-…
ALT Artwork is displayed on boarded up store windows on State Street in downtown Madison, Wis., after protests against the death of George Floyd while in police custody led to broken windows and looting. This piece includes the phrases "We want justice now," "Black Lives Matter" and "We control our narrative." Keni Rosales/WPR
ALT Artist Sirena Flores paints a tribute to Madison teenager Tony Robinson who was killed by police in 2015, on Madison's east side. The painting replaces a plain plywood board covering a store window on State Street, after protests against the death of George Floyd while in police custody led to broken windows and looting. As she painted she said, "If you’re gonna destroy you need recreate." Keni Rosales/WPR
ALT Artwork is displayed on boarded up store windows on State Street in downtown Madison, Wis., after protests against the death of George Floyd while in police custody led to broken windows and looting. This piece includes the phrase "Stronger together." Keni Rosales/WPR
ALT Artwork by Sapphina and Zaria is displayed on boarded up store windows on State Street in downtown Madison, Wis., after protests against the death of George Floyd while in police custody led to broken windows and looting. Keni Rosales/WPR
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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has fired Michael Gableman, ending a 14-month investigation into the 2020 election. wpr.org/wisconsin-gop-leader…
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A Face for Every Name. Learn about the project from @WPR, @WisPublicTV, WI Newspaper Assoc, ow.ly/Ngdy7
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On Sunday, @UWMadison will make its Super Bowl ad debut, featuring Scout, a Golden Retriever who received cancer treatment at @uwvetmed. 🐕🐾 buff.ly/318zXM6
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At the Republican Party of Outagamie County's Constitution Day Dinner Sept. 9, Gableman told attendees, "I am beginning to wonder if America's best days are behind us."
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.@GovEvers vetoed 22 more Republican bills Friday, including plans that would have broken up the Milwaukee Public School District and expanded the state's taxpayer-funded private school voucher program to families with higher incomes.
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The deputy director of Milwaukee’s election commission, Kimberly Zapata, has been fired after she fraudulently requested military absentee ballots and sent them to a state Republican representative. wpr.org/milwaukee-election-o…
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How companies should handle sexual harassment — psychologist says it starts with leadership buff.ly/2zJsxS9
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Secret meetings, deleted documents & the people who decided where to draw the lines. Listen to WPR Reports: Mapped Out a podcast about #redistricting 2011 and what it means for 2021. wpr.org/mappedout
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.@ZOLAJESUS, who released a live album during the pandemic, misses performing. "I didn't realize, and I think a lot of musicians didn't realize, how much touring and performing nourished our souls," Nika Danilova, who performs as Zola Jesus, told @wprBETA. bit.ly/3m7hFE0
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With an arsenal of street cred and celebrity, @ChefRoyChoi is using his access to the community and people in power to showcase some of society's biggest issues — and the glimmer of hope food can provide — in his new show, "Broken Bread." @wprBETA buff.ly/2XaHzhP
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Stacy Harbaugh — Wisconsin's own polka DJ — fills her sets with records made in or near Wisconsin. "If it's got, you know, a tuba, a drum kit, a squeezebox, maybe a banjo ... I know I'm going to love it." @centraltimewpr wpr.org/wisconsin-has-new-po…
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