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Wisconsin changes coronavirus vaccine plan, anyone over 65 to be eligible
(The Center Square) – After a slow start with coronavirus vaccinations, the state of Wisconsin is flinging open the door…
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Indiana lawmakers call for commission on election integrity
(The Center Square) – Two Indiana legislators have introduced a bill calling for the formation of a Commission on Election…
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Report: Homelessness assistance lacking in Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) – A new report ranks Pennsylvania near the bottom of all 50 states for its programs aiding…
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January-to-September state tax revenues in Minnesota were 4.2% below 2019 numbers
During the first nine months of 2020, state tax revenues in Minnesota came in at 4.2 % below the same…
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President-elect Biden Taps Wisconsin’s Andrea Palm for HHS job
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s public health boss is heading to Washington, D.C.. The incoming Biden administration on Monday announced…
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Wisconsin Republicans tired of excuses over coronavirus vaccine rollout
(The Center Square) – When can people in Wisconsin expect to get the coronavirus vaccine? Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol…
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Missouri residents pay $3,695 per capita in key state tax levies, study finds
(The Center Square) – Missouri residents pay 7.85 percent of their income per capita toward property, income and sales taxes…
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Illinois homeless population numbered 10,199 last year, study finds
(The Center Square) – Illinois had a 2019 homeless population of 10,199, or eight homeless people per 10,000 residents, according…
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WILL: Let state courts decide Wisconsin political maps
(The Center Square) – On Thursday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty,…
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Debt-to-income ratio of Iowa households averaged up to 1.33 in Q2
(The Center Square) – The median household debt-to-income ratio in Iowa during the second quarter of 2020 stood at 1.24…
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Republican state Senator wants Wisconsin Capitol security upgraded
(The Center Square) – Calling-up the National Guard may protect the Wisconsin Capitol in the short term, but one state…
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Wisconsin homeless population numbered 4,538 last year, study finds
Wisconsin had a 2019 homeless population of 4,538, or 7.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents, according to a new study…
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Wisconsin Republicans pan Gov. Evers’ State of the State
(The Center Square) – Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol found very little to like about Gov. Tony Evers’ State of…
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Gov. Evers focuses on coronavirus during State of the State
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s governor used his first speech of the new year to look back. “As I stood…
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Wisconsin Democrats decry smaller coronavirus relief package, want more
(The Center Square) – Democratic senators at the Wisconsin Capitol say the pared-down Republican coronavirus relief package is too small.…
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Wisconsin congressmen decry chaos in Capitol as un-American
(The Center Square) – At least two members of the Wisconsin legislature say Wednesday’s chaos at the U.S. Capitol is…
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Republicans blame Evers for bungling Wisconsin’s coronavirus vaccinations
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s latest coronavirus count shows most of the state’s vaccine doses are still in the fridge.…
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Wisconsin Democrats put coronavirus at top of legislative to-do list
(The Center Square) – Almost everything Wisconsin Democrats are hoping to accomplish this spring is tied to the coronavirus. The…
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Op-Ed: Remote access to meetings is not ideal
As a local government reporter, I watch a lot of public meetings – from city councils and county boards, to…
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Quarantined Oregon mink farm sees escape of infected mink
(The Center Square) — A mink has tested positive for COVID-19 after escaping from a quarantined Oregon fur farm that…
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Wisconsin Republicans question end of state’s unemployment backlog
(The Center Square) – The top Republican in the Wisconsin Senate isn’t buying the idea that Gov. Tony Evers’ administration…
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Debt-to-income ratio of Pennsylvania households below national average
(The Center Square) – The median household debt-to-income ratio in Pennsylvania during the second quarter of 2020 stood at 1.33…
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Wisconsin Senate boss: Challenging Gov. Evers’ mask order about more than masks
Wisconsin Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald Scott Bauer | AP file photo By Benjamin Yount (The Center Square) –…
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Gov. Evers orders mask requirement for all of Wisconsin
Gov. Tony Evers wears a mask during his press briefing from Madison on July 7, 2020. Image courtesy of Wiseye.org…
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Wisconsin ranks 12th highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin came in 12th highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based…
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Gov. Evers not looking to create a Wisconsin travel ban list
Drivers in Wisconsin see the Welcome to Wisconsin sign along several interstates and highways across the state. Photo from MacIver…
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