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Many Americans appear to have changed their minds when it comes climate change.A survey released last week by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and NPR found 70% of the U.S. sees climate change as crisis and a major problem. -
Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers hopes to translate anger over the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade into votes this fall as he vows to fight a 173-year-old state abortion ban in any way he can.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is urging the Michigan Supreme Court to quickly determine whether abortion will be legal in the state.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed an executive order meant to protect the state's abortion services from laws in neighboring states.
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The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice hired to investigate President Joe Biden’s victory in the battleground state testified that he routinely deleted records, and deactivated a personal email account, even after receiving open records requests
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Police in Marshfield earlier this week responded to a call of a dog locked in a car during this week's heat wave, and warn cars can quickly become too hot for animals when parked
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People camping north of Lake Tomahawk will soon be able to access the town by bike.Lake Tomahawk is currently raising money to covert old railroad grade to a multi-use trail.
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Reports of harmful algal blooms have increased in Michigan in recent years, and state officials have tips on how to keep an eye out for them.
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