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The Republican plan would also provide a $39 per pupil increase to school districts that held in-person classes for more than 50% of the 2020-21 school year, for a minimum of $781 per student. Schools that did not provide that… https://t.co/RcqoVBv1Uv

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The Republican plan would also provide a $39 per pupil increase to school districts that held in-person classes for more than 50% of the 2020-21 school year, for a minimum of $781 per student. Schools that did not provide that… https://t.co/GNo3P7UiO6

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Once abundant throughout the state, Wisconsin’s elk population was wiped out by hunting and habitat loss in the late 1800s. Starting in 1995, elk were brought in from Michigan and Kentucky in an effort to re-establish a herd. https://t.co/LM5nvBXm76

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The bill comes as the fight over abortion has intensified nationally in recent weeks. https://t.co/PPGnwBNRAk

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The bills would prohibit people assigned at birth as "male" from participating on an athletic team or in a sport designated for people assigned at birth as "female." https://t.co/lhzpuHOtuy

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The investigators will work in conjunction with an Assembly committee already reviewing the November election. https://t.co/9zrUDGwtfy

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The Urban Design Commission selected Wednesday a design dubbed "Arbor Terrace" as the winner of a competition to determine the look of stations for Madison's planned Bus Rapid Transit system. https://t.co/xiQlSgngLc

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The winner of the station-design competition gets a $10,000 prize, while the second- and third-place finishers get $5,000. https://t.co/cgx9n5Pa3l

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The bills would prohibit people assigned at birth as "male" from participating on an athletic team or in a sport designated for people assigned at birth as "female." https://t.co/lhzpuHOtuy

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The Evers administration wants to decrease state office space by 10% over the next decade. https://t.co/OW8hgYqNqw

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Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson hasn't said if he's running for a third term. https://t.co/JBrWZfUCuU

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The city's Plan Commission approved $60 million, 10-story housing project with commercial space and parking that will transform an older, low-profile piece of the Lake Monona skyline. https://t.co/yZnfV7pw2R

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Republicans have remained opposed to Medicaid expansion despite additional federal incentives. https://t.co/aR85QPs9iw

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“In a pretty short period of time, once wolves colonize a county, deer vehicle collisions go down about 24%,” said a natural resources economist at UW. https://t.co/pjYgBM8EJD

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“In a pretty short period of time, once wolves colonize a county, deer vehicle collisions go down about 24%,” said Dominic Parker, a natural resources economist at UW-Madison. https://t.co/pjYgBLR3l3

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Wisconsin’s municipal clerks have referred nearly 30 people to prosecutors for voting illegally in the presidential election out of 3.3 million votes cast, according to data from the state Elections Commission, undermining former President Donald Trump’s… https://t.co/aCUrfmrV3B

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Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said portions of next year's city budget are "in pretty dire straits." https://t.co/kSNdHYptAm

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Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said portions of next year's city budget are "in pretty dire straights." https://t.co/kSNdHYptAm

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The libraries are now at 50% occupancy with masks and social distancing still required. https://t.co/LTAiCC8z9E

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After closing to in-person use for 15 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Madison reopened its public libraries to elated visitors on Monday and kept a host of learned lessons for running the system in the future. https://t.co/LTAiCC8z9E