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We reached out to each of the state legislators who represent at least part of Racine County about how they think Wisconsins extra $4.4 billion should be spent. Heres what

Schools could more adequately fund special education programs, pay teachers better, improve mental health services and undo budget losses from over the past 20 years. Nonprofit leaders say more grant

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Within three weeks, the public should know if Foxconn will (or will not) be manufacturing electric vehicles in Racine County.

Wisconsin’s prison guard shortage has been getting worse for a decade. It reached a new depth this week.

Bill cuts state aid to cities at same level as any reductions in law enforcement spending.

Wisconsin police chokeholds ban, state Senate passes bill By Scot Bauer Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would prohibit police from using chokeholds, except in life-threatening situations or to defend themselves, while also approving a measure that attempts to stop the defunding of police. The chokehold measure is one in a series of police reform bills making their way through the Wisconsin Legislature a year after Georg...

The Senate is also scheduled to approve legislation that would ban police chokeholds in most instances and require officers to report uses of force.

Group’s members vow to continue pushing for change. //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Doretha Lock, right, mother of Christopher Davis, hugs Kamila Ahmed after both shared memories and calls to action Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wis. Davis was killed by a Walworth County sheriff’s deputy in 2016. Angela Major/WPR Doretha Lock was a child in 1981 when she heard about What followed Lacy’s death  — the details of which are stil...

The lead article in The Journal Times for May 23 concerned how partisan politics may derail the attempt to bring a federally qualified health center (FQHC) to Racine.