Parents with children in Eau Claire public schools argued in a lawsuit that the school district’s policy violates constitutional protections for parental rights and religious freedom.
Author Archives: Associated Press
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US Supreme Court rejects push to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from ballot in Wisconsin, Michigan
The Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the presidential ballot in Wisconsin and Michigan.
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JD Vance touts deportation plan in Eau Claire, where tensions flared over refugee resettlement
The flaring tension over the resettlement of refugees in Eau Claire served as a backdrop to a campaign rally with Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance.
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Ahead of presidential debate, Donald Trump threatens to jail adversaries
Former President Donald Trump posted a warning on his social media site threatening to jail those “involved in unscrupulous behavior” this election, which he said would be under intense scrutiny.
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Autopsy determines man killed at Green Bay Correctional Institution was strangled
An inmate found dead at the Green Bay Correctional Institution in northeastern Wisconsin was strangled, investigators said.
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‘Joyful warriors’ Kamala Harris, Tim Walz campaign together in Eau Claire; vice president, JD Vance at airport at same time
Vice President Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, spent their first full day campaigning together across the Midwest. Harris overlapped on a Wisconsin tarmac with Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance.
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Kamala Harris tells roaring Wisconsin crowd November election is ‘a choice between freedom and chaos’
A roaring crowd greeted Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin as she opened her political case against former President Donald Trump.
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Trump receives enough delegate votes to officially be Republicans’ nominee
Donald Trump swept a majority of votes from national convention delegates and announced Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his vice presidential running mate.
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Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing: A long and violent history of denied treaty rights
Ojibwe and other Indigenous people are fighting to keep their way of life vibrant in the face of new threats like climate change and lakeshore development.
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Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes centerpiece of 2024 GOP messaging
Republican lawmakers at the federal and state levels are throwing their energy behind the issue of noncitizen voting, introducing legislation and fall ballot measures. The activity ensures the issue will remain at the forefront of voters’ minds in the months ahead.
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In Wisconsin campaign stop, Donald Trump calls hush money trial judge ‘crooked’
Donald Trump returned briefly to the campaign trail and called the judge presiding over his hush money trial “crooked” a day after he was held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order.
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Wisconsin Elections Commission rejects recall effort targeting Robin Vos
Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission rejected a petition that sought to force a recall election targeting Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.