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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, at the podium, said he's not ruling out vetoing the entire state budget on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Madison, Wis. Evers spoke after a ceremony to raise the rainbow gay pride flag outside the state Capitol in recognition of gay pride month in June in Madison. (AP Photo Scott Bauer)

Evers says vetoing entire state budget is an option

By Scott Bauer Jun. 01, 2021 02:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 27, 2021, file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks with media at a news conference in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin will receive $700 million less than initially expected in federal coronavirus relief money and get it in two payments a year apart, news that Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said Tuesday, May 11, 2021 was problematic. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer File)

Evers promises to preserve grants in face of less stimulus

May. 12, 2021 04:17 PM EDT

Wisconsin receiving less than expected from federal stimulus

By Scott Bauer May. 11, 2021 01:17 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 14, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden removes his mask to speak at a news conference at the White House, in Washington. Ten liberal senators are urging Biden to back India and South Africa’s appeal to the World Trade Organization to temporarily relax intellectual property rules so coronavirus vaccines can be manufactured by nations that are struggling to inoculate their population. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

Senators to Biden: Waive vaccine intellectual property rules

By Aamer Madhani Apr. 16, 2021 06:00 AM EDT

Members of the National Guard help motorists check in at a federally-run COVID-19 vaccination site set up on the campus of California State University of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

VIRUS TODAY: White House says U.S. vaccinations picking up

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 01:08 PM EST

In this Feb. 10, 2021, photo, Jeff Zients, White House coronavirus response coordinator, attends a virtual meeting with mayors from the African American Mayors Association in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex. Scientists would gain vastly expanded capabilities to identify potentially deadlier mutations of the coronavirus under legislation advancing in Congress. The U.S. now maps only the genetic makeup of a minuscule fraction of positive virus samples, a situation some experts liken to flying blind. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Government rushes virus gene-mapping as mutations spread

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Feb. 17, 2021 12:06 AM EST

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...

Police, firefighters to get vaccine next in Wisconsin

By Scott Bauer Jan. 11, 2021 11:07 AM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police and firefighters in Wisconsin will be eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine starting Jan. 18, state health officials said...

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

By The Associated Press Sep. 29, 2020 01:40 PM EDT
Journal Times, Racine, Sept. 27 Stop the politics and help Kenosha Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.,...

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2020, file photo, a worker prepares tabulators for the upcoming election at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, N.C. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing millions of American voters worried about their health to scramble to vote by mail for the first time. But a requirement in a handful of states, including presidential battleground North Carolina and Wisconsin, that a witness or notary public sign a ballot envelope is tripping up some voters early. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, file)

Voters struggling with witness rules in early voting

By Gary D. Robertson And Scott Bauer Sep. 25, 2020 09:43 AM EDT

In this image from video, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks during the fourth night of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)

The Latest: Biden vows to unite an America mired in crises

By The Associated Press Aug. 20, 2020 04:12 PM EDT

Reporters sit and listen as Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

WHAT TO WATCH: Joe Biden's big moment at the DNC

By Michelle L. Price Aug. 20, 2020 12:32 AM EDT

President Donald Trump reacts after speaking to a crowd of supporters at Mankato Regional Airport, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in Mankato, Minn. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Wisconsin Democrats lay blame on Trump at convention's start

By Scott Bauer Aug. 17, 2020 11:50 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 26, 2016, file photo, delegates cheer as Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears on the screen during the second day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Democratic presidential candidate former Vice Presiden JoBiden’s presidential nominating convention will highlight the U.S. political spectrum from the left flank of New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to the Republican old guard of former Ohio Gov. John Kasich. But that doesn’t mean there’s room for every prominent Democrat who would get a share of the spotlight at a routine convention taking place without the backdrop of a pandemic. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Democratic convention speakers span spectrum of US politics

By Bill Barrow Aug. 11, 2020 12:48 AM EDT

Wisconsin Democrats decry Trump unemployment benefits order

By Scott Bauer Aug. 10, 2020 02:19 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic leaders expressed hope Monday that President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring states to pay for a quarter of...