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Whole milk back on school menus under a bipartisan bill on its way to the president's desk wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/15/r...
Whole milk back on school lunch menus, under bill on its way to Trump • Wisconsin Examiner
Schools could serve whole milk again after the U.S. House passed a measure to restore the dairy staple to school lunches.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Whole milk back on school menus under a bipartisan bill on its way to the president's desk wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/15/r...
Trump said his administration is looking 'very strongly' at reclassifying cannabis from the list of highly restricted drugs wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/15/r...
Trump 'very strongly' considering loosening federal marijuana regulations • Wisconsin Examiner
Trump said his administration is looking “very strongly” at reclassifying cannabis from the strictest category of controlled substances
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December 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Trump said his administration is looking 'very strongly' at reclassifying cannabis from the list of highly restricted drugs wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/15/r...
Our colleagues at the @rhodeislandcurrent.com are covering the mass shooting at Brown and the ongoing search for the shooter wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/15/r...
‘We have not yet solved this case.’ Suspect released in Brown University shooting. • Wisconsin Examiner
Officials say the man detained after the Brown University shooting will be released as police seek more video evidence and leads.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Our colleagues at the @rhodeislandcurrent.com are covering the mass shooting at Brown and the ongoing search for the shooter wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/15/r...
WisconsinEye shuts down coverage of state government due to lack of funds via @bspears.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/wisco...
WisconsinEye shuts down service due to lack of funding • Wisconsin Examiner
The organization first warned in November it was at risk of halting live coverage as well as pulling its video archive.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
WisconsinEye shuts down coverage of state government due to lack of funds via @bspears.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/wisco...
ICYMI: US House GOP preps health care bill for vote before new year
US House GOP preps health care bill for vote before new year • Wisconsin Examiner
House Republicans’ new legislation, House Speaker Johnson said, will address “the real drivers of health care costs."
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December 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
ICYMI: US House GOP preps health care bill for vote before new year
States will keep pushing AI laws despite Trump’s efforts to stop them
States will keep pushing AI laws despite Trump’s efforts to stop them • Wisconsin Examiner
State lawmakers of both parties say they plan to keep regulating artificial intelligence despite President Trump’s effort to stop them.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
States will keep pushing AI laws despite Trump’s efforts to stop them
Feds call out Wisconsin, 38 other states for diverting benefits owed to foster kids. @erikgunn.bsky.social reports
Feds call out Wisconsin, 38 other states for diverting benefits owed to foster kids • Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin is among the states that has diverted foster children's federal benefits to offset costs incurred by the child welfare system.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Feds call out Wisconsin, 38 other states for diverting benefits owed to foster kids. @erikgunn.bsky.social reports
As trial of Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan begins in ICE obstruction case, @isiahholmes.bsky.social has a preview. buff.ly/cD4Aziq
Trial of Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan begins in ICE obstruction case • Wisconsin Examiner
All eyes are on the Milwaukee federal courthouse where Judge Hannah Dugan will face trial in an immigration obstruction case.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
As trial of Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan begins in ICE obstruction case, @isiahholmes.bsky.social has a preview. buff.ly/cD4Aziq
Arrests nationwide have fallen to historic lows, report finds. @amandavhernan.bsky.social reports for @stateline.org.
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Arrests nationwide have fallen to historic lows, report finds • Wisconsin Examiner
Arrests in the U.S. have fallen to levels not seen in decades, according to a report that reconstructs trends in the absence of federal data.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Arrests nationwide have fallen to historic lows, report finds. @amandavhernan.bsky.social reports for @stateline.org.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, out of ICE custody, walks away with 'head held high' via @marylandmatters.org wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/12/k...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, out of ICE custody, leaves with ‘head held up high’ • Wisconsin Examiner
Abrego Garcia walked out of an ICE building to cheers and chants, led by advocates to a car that took him to rejoin his family in Maryland
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December 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, out of ICE custody, walks away with 'head held high' via @marylandmatters.org wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/12/k...
In Trump rebuke, US House approves bill to overturn collective bargaining limit
In Trump rebuke, US House approves bill to overturn collective bargaining limit • Wisconsin Examiner
The House passed a bill to overturn an executive order from President Trump that strips collective bargaining rights from federal employees.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
In Trump rebuke, US House approves bill to overturn collective bargaining limit
Trump signs order intended to block states from regulating AI
Trump signs order intended to block states from regulating AI • Wisconsin Examiner
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday night that aims to preempt states from enacting rules governing artificial intelligence
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December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump signs order intended to block states from regulating AI
On our commentary page: Editor @rconniff.bsky.social looks at how Wisconsin candidates decry money in politics while they promise to raise a ton of it
Wisconsin candidates decry money in politics, promise to raise a ton of it • Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin is among the worst states in the union for high-dollar elections and loose regulations of campaign cash
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December 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
On our commentary page: Editor @rconniff.bsky.social looks at how Wisconsin candidates decry money in politics while they promise to raise a ton of it
Calling for state-supported universal child care, Barnes meets with parents and providers. @erikgunn.bsky.social listens in.
Calling for state-supported universal child care, Barnes meets with parents and providers • Wisconsin Examiner
Gubernatorial hopeful Mandela Barnes toured a Waunakee child care center and met with the operator along with parents and another provider.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Calling for state-supported universal child care, Barnes meets with parents and providers. @erikgunn.bsky.social listens in.
Elections commission denies U.S. DOJ demand for voter personal information. @henry-redman.bsky.social reports.
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Elections commission denies U.S. DOJ demand for voter personal information • Wisconsin Examiner
The Wisconsin Elections Commission denied a demand from the U.S. Department of Justice for voters' personal identifying information.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Elections commission denies U.S. DOJ demand for voter personal information. @henry-redman.bsky.social reports.
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DHS reiterates recommendations that newborns get vaccinated for hepatitis B buff.ly/3HAiem9
DHS reiterates recommendations that newborns get vaccinated for hepatitis B • Wisconsin Examiner
Medical experts were dismayed when the CDC's vaccine panel removed a recommendation that newborns received the hepatitis B vaccine.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
DHS reiterates recommendations that newborns get vaccinated for hepatitis B buff.ly/3HAiem9
Joel Brennan, former Evers administration cabinet member, announces campaign for governor via @bspears.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/11/j...
Joel Brennan, former Evers cabinet member, joins Democratic primary for governor • Wisconsin Examiner
Brennan said Trump’s “chaos and incompetence” are hurting the state and that “the numbers just aren't adding up for Wisconsin families.”
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December 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Joel Brennan, former Evers administration cabinet member, announces campaign for governor via @bspears.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/11/j...
The U.S. Senate failed to pass legislation Thursday to address spiraling health insurance costs via @jennifershutt.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/11/r...
US Senate hits stalemate on solution to spiraling health insurance costs • Wisconsin Examiner
The U.S. Senate failed to advance legislation Thursday that would have addressed the rising cost of health insurance
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December 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The U.S. Senate failed to pass legislation Thursday to address spiraling health insurance costs via @jennifershutt.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/11/r...
The Democratic National Committee will run ads Thursday on the home pages of newspapers in a quartet of Republican senators’ hometowns, calling on the incumbents up for reelection next year to support a Democratic bill to extend health care subsidies. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/11/r...
National Democrats target US Senate GOP incumbents on health care votes • Wisconsin Examiner
Democrats are targeting Republican incumbents in the U.S. Senate over a vote on extending ACA health insurance subsidies
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December 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The Democratic National Committee will run ads Thursday on the home pages of newspapers in a quartet of Republican senators’ hometowns, calling on the incumbents up for reelection next year to support a Democratic bill to extend health care subsidies. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/11/r...
A federal judge in Maryland Thursday ordered the Trump administration to “immediately” release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from ICE custody via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/11/r...
Trump administration disputes court order for release of Abrego Garcia from ICE custody • Wisconsin Examiner
A federal judge in Maryland Thursday ordered the Trump administration to “immediately” release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from ICE custody
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December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A federal judge in Maryland Thursday ordered the Trump administration to “immediately” release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from ICE custody via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/11/r...
Rare US House bipartisan vote advances bill rejecting Trump federal-worker bargaining ban wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/10/r...
Rare US House bipartisan vote advances bill rejecting Trump federal-worker bargaining ban • Wisconsin Examiner
The House will consider a bill to void President Trump’s executive order that strips collective bargaining rights from federal workers.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Rare US House bipartisan vote advances bill rejecting Trump federal-worker bargaining ban wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/10/r...
Public lands group files suit over new national park pass that features Trump wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/10/r...
Public lands group files suit over new national park pass that features Trump • Wisconsin Examiner
A public lands advocacy group sued the Trump administration over President Donald Trump’s face on the forthcoming National Park annual pass.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Public lands group files suit over new national park pass that features Trump wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/10/r...
Evers signs bills that make ‘sextortion’ a crime, extend statute of limitations for hiding a corpse wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/evers...
Evers signs bills that make ‘sextortion’ a crime, extend statute of limitations for hiding a corpse • Wisconsin Examiner
Gov. Tony Evers signed 2025 Wisconsin Act 48, also known as Bradyn's Law, making sexual extortion, or "sextortion", a crime in the state.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Evers signs bills that make ‘sextortion’ a crime, extend statute of limitations for hiding a corpse wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/evers...
Abortion patients most often rely on independent clinics, but more closed in 2025, report shows. New from Elisha Brown of the @statesnewsroom.org team focused on reproductive rights and health care.
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Abortion patients most often rely on independent clinics, but more closed in 2025, report shows • Wisconsin Examiner
Independent clinics could become even more significant to reproductive health care access if lawmakers permanently defund Planned Parenthood
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December 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Abortion patients most often rely on independent clinics, but more closed in 2025, report shows. New from Elisha Brown of the @statesnewsroom.org team focused on reproductive rights and health care.
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