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This combination of photos shows a general view of Times Square near 42nd Street in New York in the 1920s, left, and a general view of Times Square in New York on March 10, 2021. As hopes rise that the pandemic is ebbing in the United States and Europe, visions of a second “Roaring Twenties” to match last century’s post-pandemic decade have proliferated.. (AP Photo, File)
In visions of post-pandemic life, Roaring '20s beckon again

By Jake Coyle May. 28, 2021 09:51 AM EDT

New Wisconsin Senate leader acknowledges 'rocky start'

By Todd Richmond Apr. 15, 2021 02:53 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate's new majority leader acknowledged Thursday that he got off to a “rocky” start after he ran afoul of Assembly...

FILE - Rower Tori Murden appears aboard her 23-foot, American Pearl, in Bas-du-Fort in Guadeloupe on Dec. 3, 1999. A musical about Murden, who was the first American to row across the Atlantic Ocean solo, was supposed to make its stage debut at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts in the summer 2020. But due to the global pandemic, it is instead making its world premiere this month as a recording available on Audible. (AP Photo/John Riley, File)
The pandemic ruined one musical's debut plans. Not for long

By Mark Kennedy Apr. 08, 2021 10:20 AM EDT

WI--Wisconsin Schools Superintendent

By Scott Bauer Mar. 26, 2021 09:30 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The race to become Wisconsin's top education official that is open for the first time in more than a decade pits a rural superintendent...

Wisconsin lawmakers claim $555K in expenses during pandemic

By Todd Richmond Mar. 23, 2021 01:12 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state lawmakers claimed more than $555,000 in daily expense reimbursements in 2020 even though they never convened for a floor...

Evers OKs dentists to vaccinate as millions become eligible

By Scott Bauer And Todd Richmond Mar. 22, 2021 01:07 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Monday signed a bill that allows dentists to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, the same day that more than 2 million...

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press Feb. 03, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Wisconsin State Journal. January 26, 2021. What’s this? Cooperation at the state Capitol? More, please The first major...

In evenly split Wisconsin, partisan divides may only grow

By Nora Eckert And Anya Van Wagtendonk Of Wisconsin Watch Jan. 30, 2021 01:01 AM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — This summer, amid the country’s roiling pandemic and racial unrest, Sage Conrad hung signs outside of the café her parents own. The simple...

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press Jan. 27, 2021 10:00 AM EST
The Capital Times. January 20, 2021. Editorial: The Wisconsin Legislature has its own ‘sedition caucus’ After...

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2021 02:47 PM EST
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Jan. 13 Time to get youngest students back to school A survey of students, parents...

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2011 file photo, protesters participate in a daily sing-a-long at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. The singers gathered without a permit. Security breaches at the U.S. Capitol and statehouses around the country haven't led to any changes at the state Capitol building in Madison. Gov. Tony Evers closed the building in March to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Lawmakers have been allowed to continue working in the building and the public has been allowed inside to watch their proceedings. But for the most part, the building is a silent hulk. Thousands of protesters occupied the building for three weeks in 2011. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer File)
Closed Wisconsin Capitol deflates security concerns

By Todd Richmond Jan. 08, 2021 02:31 PM EST

Virus, elections, budget top Wisconsin legislative agenda

By Scott Bauer And Todd Richmond Jan. 02, 2021 01:01 AM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Pandemic response measures and changing election procedures will take center stage when the Wisconsin Legislature opens its 2021-22...

FILE - In this May 28, 2015 file photo, signs for Hachette Book Group are displayed at BookExpo America in New York. Hachette cancelled a memoir by Woody Allen, whose daughter Dylan Farrow has alleged he sexually abused her, after employees staged a walkout in protest. Skyhorse Publishing later released the book. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Publishing saw upheaval in 2020, but 'books are resilient'

By Hillel Italie Dec. 14, 2020 11:23 AM EST

FILE - In this May 28, 2015 file photo, attendees at BookExpo America visit the HarperCollins Publishers booth in New York. The annual publishing convention and trade show, a decades-old tradition, may be coming to an end. ReedPop, which has managed BookExpo for a quarter century, announced that it was dropping the event, along with the fan-based BookCon. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Publishing saw upheaval in 2020, but 'books are resilient'

By Hillel Italie Dec. 14, 2020 10:35 AM EST

Evers: No holiday tree in state Capitol this year

Nov. 13, 2020 12:31 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' administration will not place a holiday tree in the state Capitol rotunda this year since the building remains closed due...

Wisconsin legislators keep same leaders for 2021-22 session

Nov. 10, 2020 12:51 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Meet the Wisconsin Legislature's new bosses, same as the old bosses. Republicans and Democrats in the state Assembly...

The Notre Dame cathedral is reflected in a window of the closed English and American literature Shakespeare and Co. bookstore, in Paris, France, Thursday, Nov. 05, 2020. Iconic Parisian bookshop Shakespeare and Co. has launched a support appeal to its readers after its owners say that coronavirus-linked losses, and a crippling months-long lockdown, have left the future of the veritable institution in doubt. "We've been minus 80 percent since the first confinement in March, so at this point we've used all our savings," Sylvia Whitman, daughter of the shop's co-founder George Whitman, told the Associated Press. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Virus-hit Paris bookshop Shakespeare & Co appeals for help

By Thomas Adamson Nov. 06, 2020 03:07 AM EST

Senate Republicans name LeMahieu new majority leader

By Todd Richmond Nov. 05, 2020 05:13 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Senate Republicans chose new leaders Thursday as they prepare to use an expanded majority to revise the next state budget, draw new...

Poll workers sort out early and absentee ballots at the Kenosha Municipal building on Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Wisconsin Democrats beat back GOP supermajority push

By Todd Richmond Nov. 04, 2020 05:43 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2020, file photo, Theola Carter, left, and Carrie Braxton fill out their ballots on the first day of the state's in-person absentee voting window for the Nov. 3 election outside the City-County Building In Madison, Wis. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP File)
Trump, Biden in close race as Wisconsin again in spotlight

By Todd Richmond Nov. 02, 2020 11:57 PM EST