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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released its annual estimates for general school aids

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In blow to schools, Michigan officials miss July 1 budget deadline — again

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Jordyn Hermani / Bridge Michigan, Simon D. Schuster / Bridge Michigan

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Sarah Hagenow reflects on role in final interview as “Alice in Dairyland”

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Why a new federal school choice program may require a massive marketing budget

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Matt Barnum / Chalkbeat

Politics

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Francesca Hong bets Wisconsin will embrace Democratic Socialism statewide

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Baylor Spears / Wisconsin Examiner

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Exclusive: Wisconsin Democrats’ Black Caucus adopts policy platform, will require responses from gubernatorial candidates

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Who is the billionaire supporting Lisa Demuth’s campaign for Minnesota governor?

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Michelle Griffith / Minnesota Reformer

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Van Orden’s social media history shows pattern of anti-Muslim, racist comments

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Environment

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Businesses gather signatures opposing Line 5 tunnel following Bad River drilling fluid spill

A coalition of more than 200 business owners from throughout the Great Lakes region is calling on the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to reject permits for Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel pipeline, urging other business owners to sign on to a joint letter…

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Kyle Davidson / Michigan Advance

Jul 2, 2026, 9:51 AM CT

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Ashland residents protest Line 5 construction’s use of Lake Superior water

Environment

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Ashland residents protest Line 5 construction’s use of Lake Superior water

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Henry Redman / Wisconsin Examiner

Nearly 40 years after Shelly Hansen vanished in Wisconsin’s Northwoods, unsealed records reveal a hidden suspect

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Nearly 40 years after Shelly Hansen vanished in Wisconsin’s Northwoods, unsealed records reveal a hidden suspect

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Matthew DeFour / Wisconsin Watch

$15.3 million is headed to Wisconsin and other Midwest communities to recover from recent disasters

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Now rural communities are connecting, rather than just preserving, wildlife habitats

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Now rural communities are connecting, rather than just preserving, wildlife habitats

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Kim Kobersmith / The Daily Yonder

Michigan plans to reissue Line 5 permit amid federal review, court fight

Environment

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Michigan plans to reissue Line 5 permit amid federal review, court fight

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Kelly House / Bridge Michigan

Looking for a native plant sale? Here are a bunch!

Environment

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Looking for a native plant sale? Here are a bunch!

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Laura Herberg / Bridge Michigan

Up North Michigan, schools struggle between pull of home and promise of college

Education

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Up North Michigan, schools struggle between pull of home and promise of college

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Ron French / Bridge Michigan

Enbridge, Line 5 foes argue tunnel plan before Michigan Supreme Court

Environment

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Enbridge, Line 5 foes argue tunnel plan before Michigan Supreme Court

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Kelly House / Bridge Michigan

Massive national forest project needs a closer look at impacts, alternatives

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Environment

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Massive national forest project needs a closer look at impacts, alternatives

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Steve Garske / Bridge Michigan

US plans to clear-cut in Michigan forest. Some fear for endangered species

Environment

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US plans to clear-cut in Michigan forest. Some fear for endangered species

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Laura Herberg / Bridge Michigan

U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments on whether Line 5 case will proceed in state court

Environment

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U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments on whether Line 5 case will proceed in state court

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Kyle Davidson / Michigan Advance

Judge upholds Line 5 permit in Wisconsin

Environment

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Judge upholds Line 5 permit in Wisconsin

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Isiah Holmes / Wisconsin Examiner

Army Corps of Engineers releases final report on Line 5 tunnel leading up to permitting decision

Environment

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Army Corps of Engineers releases final report on Line 5 tunnel leading up to permitting decision

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Kyle Davidson / Michigan Advance

Commentary

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Extreme heat is rising — and so is the risk to your heart

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Celebrating the 4th of July in the midst of a federal crackdown

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Ruth Conniff / Wisconsin Examiner

Weather

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With excessive heat in the Midwest, PSC is reminding customers of utility disconnection laws

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Extreme heat expected this week in Milwaukee

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Health

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State health dept. confirms US cuts for pregnancy prevention, seeks other funding

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Erik Gunn / Wisconsin Examiner

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Wisconsin Laborers union breaks new ground with peer support for troubled members

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Erik Gunn / Wisconsin Examiner

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Medicare rolls out $50 GLP-1 drugs. ‘Pandemonium’ ahead for Michigan doctors?

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Robin Erb / Bridge Michigan

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Would Hunters Take a Lyme Disease Vaccine? We Asked

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Bram Sable-Smith / KFF Health News

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