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Total number of law enforcement officers working in Wisconsin drops to another new low in 2023

Nearly 14,500 police officers were patrolling the streets around Wisconsin in 2008, but there were fewer than 13,000 as of the end of 2023, a drop of 11% over the past decade-and-a-half, marking another record low total in the state.

Republican lawmakers file lawsuit challenging partial vetoes by Evers to student literacy bill

Peter Barca sits in a chair in a room with a U.S. flag in the background next to a window with lowered blinds.

Elections

Former US Rep. Peter Barca announces run for Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District

Jill Karofsky, Rebecca Dallet, Ann Walsh Bradley and Annette Ziegler sit in high-backed leather chairs at a judicial bench with nameplates reading J.A.W. Bradley and C.J. Ziegler on its surface alongside an open book and documents, with a U.S. flag in the background of a room with marble masonry.

Courts

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have

Education

Jason Tadlock on reviewing school library book challenges

Two touchscreen printed ballot voting machines stand in a room with wood-paneled walls and plaques listing the names of donors, next to a small plant on a windowsill.

Courts

People with disabilities sue in Wisconsin over lack of electronic absentee ballots

Education

Monica Treptow on literacy and resources in school libraries

Three people sit in chairs at the either end of a long, curved wood legislative dais with more than a dozen seats, in a room with a vaulted ceiling over a back wall with a U.S. flag and a sign showing an image of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome, the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin and the words Joint Committee on Finance.

Politics

Republican lawmakers ignore Evers' call to spend $125M to combat 'forever chemicals'

Tony Evers stands and speaks into a microphone mounted on a wood podium, with people standing behind him and to his side in a room with U.S. and Wisconsin flags in the background.

Courts

Lawsuit asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to strike down governor's 400-year veto

Donald Trump stands behind a podium at the front of a stage with a row of U.S. flags and multiple television monitors of different sizes in front of pipe and drapes as a backdrop, with people seated in chairs behind him and others facing him while standing on the floor of a large room.

Politics

Former Trump staffer who said to 'fan the flame' after 2020 loss hired to lead Republican Party of Wisconsin

One person stands next to a five-gallon plastic bucket and lifts another bucket and hands it to another person standing on the back of a utility task vehicle with a larger plastic tank in its cargo space, with the UTV parked on a ridgeline with leafless trees and power lines in the background.

Agriculture

Republican lawmakers file lawsuit challenging partial vetoes by Evers to student literacy bill

Elections

Former US Rep. Peter Barca announces run for Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District

Courts

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have

Education

Jason Tadlock on reviewing school library book challenges

Courts

People with disabilities sue in Wisconsin over lack of electronic absentee ballots

Education

Monica Treptow on literacy and resources in school libraries

Politics

Republican lawmakers ignore Evers' call to spend $125M to combat 'forever chemicals'

Courts

Lawsuit asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to strike down governor's 400-year veto

Politics

Former Trump staffer who said to 'fan the flame' after 2020 loss hired to lead Republican Party of Wisconsin

Agriculture

Midwest maple syrup producers adapt to uncertainty as climate changes

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: David Helpap, Mayor Mitch Reynolds

Politics

How often do non-US citizens vote in Wisconsin elections?

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