Todd Richmond Associated Press
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Federal wildlife officials have decided not to place lake sturgeon on the endangered species list, ensuring annual spearing seasons in Wisconsin and Michigan can continue.
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Republican lawmakers have filed a new lawsuit alleging partial vetoes Gov. Tony Evers made to a bill designed to bolster students' reading performance were unconstitutional.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked plans to build a high-voltage power line across a Mississippi River wildlife refuge, saying he wants to see documents detailing the lead-up to the project's approval.
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Panel urged to move lawsuit to state court that seeks shutdown of part of aging pipeline in MichiganMichigan attorneys pressed a federal appellate panel on Thursday to move their lawsuit seeking to shut down a portion of an aging oil pipeline running beneath the Straits of Mackinac from federal to state court, arguing that state environmental protection laws are in play
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Stress over threats drove former Milwaukee elections official to request fake ballots, attorney saysA former Milwaukee elections official charged with fraudulently requesting three military absentee ballots under fake names and sending them to a Republican lawmaker who embraced election conspiracy theories told investigators that she did it because she was tired of being harassed over outrageous arguments and wanted to shift attention to real flaws in the election system
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Exemptions that allow religious organizations to avoid paying Wisconsin's unemployment tax don't apply to a Catholic charitable organization because its on-the-ground operations aren't primarily religious, a divided state Supreme Court ruled Thursday
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The court ruled in July 2022 that absentee drop boxes may be used only in election offices and no one other than the voter can return a ballot in person
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the state Senate have fired eight more of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' appointees, including two Universities of Wisconsin regents who voted against a deal that limited campus diversity efforts.
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Fewer fish and more algae? Scientists seek to understand impacts of historic lack of Great Lakes iceAs climate change accelerates, scientists are scrambling to understand how iceless winters could affect the world's largest freshwater system
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A state appeals court says environmental regulators can't force landowners to clean up pollution from so-called forever chemicals without first implementing specific limits on contamination. The 2nd District Court of Appeals' 2-1 ruling Wednesday all but eliminates the Department of Natural Resources' authority to unilaterally mandate reporting PFAS contamination in groundwater and force responsible parties to clean it up.