WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks as other House Democrats listen during a news conference on the For the People Act at the east front of the U.S. Capitol March 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. The House is scheduled to vote on the act today. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

GOP opposition to state and local aid remains as Senate heads toward vote on COVID bill

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Wisconsin's Poet Laureate Dasha Kelly Hamilton

Poetry for the people

Civil Rights & Immigration Catherine Capellaro -
On Inauguration Day, while the country was still on edge after the horrific violence of Jan. 6, Dasha Kelly Hamilton — Wisconsin’s newly inaugurated...
Row of transgender pride flags along a curb

Protecting women or a transphobic agenda in new sport participation bills? 

Civil Rights & Immigration Melanie Conklin -
To kick-off March as Women’s History Month, three Republican lawmakers — Rep. Barb Dittrich (R-Oconomowoc), Rep. Janel Brandtjen (R-Menomonee Falls) and Sen. Kathy Bernier...
COVID 19 vaccine gloved hand holding vial

Johnson & Johnson vaccine gives a boost to educator vaccination plan

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The newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine for the coronavirus will help Wisconsin boost vaccinations for educators, who became eligible for the shot this...
Act 10 protests at the Wisconsin Capitol 2011. Photo by Emily Mills CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Public employees seek a voice at work that they’ve lacked for 10 years

Politics & Government Erik Gunn -
For tens of thousands of Wisconsin workers who lost most or all of their rights on the job a decade ago, one provision in...
Police block a road during the October Wauwatosa curfew, after having just shot rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters and their cars. (Photo by Isiah Holmes)

A closer look at ‘ghost arrests’ of protesters in Wauwatosa

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More than 40 people who protested in Wauwatosa during 2020 were listed as “arrested” in police documents. Despite police even assigning booking numbers to...

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