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It's said that when you’re stupid, you don’t know you’re stupid. Now we hear that President Donald Trump's administration will be laying off nearly all of the staff of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Since 2009, virtually all practical control over wind and solar projects in the state has rested with the appointed (not elected) Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. Recently, the PSC denied my request to intervene, along with two other individuals, in…

Have you noticed the latest freakout from mostly Democrats about the actions President Donald Trump has taken since being reelected?

The changes were made by state Superintendent Jill Underly, who is running for reelection in April.

"Northland College has no sustainable path forward,” Northland College Board of Trustees chair Ted Bristol said.

The Athletic Board approved administrators' recommendations to extend contracts for four Badgers head coaches. Here are the details.

RaceVotesPctMonona Grove School Board (4 advance) 100% of precincts reporting Kylie Kay Duensing56012.0%x-Stephanie Lehmann1,11524.0%x-Susan Manning *1,16825.1%x-Peter Sobol *99821.5%x-Bural M. Coffey81117.4% Fitchburg City Council, Dist. 3, Seat 5 100% of precincts reporting x-Jay Allen *26431.2%Austin James Bond17520.7%x-Logan Reigstad40648.0% Madison City Council,…

Republicans have already declared the budget "dead on arrival." But some version of the budget is likely to survive by the time lawmakers finish rewriting it this summer.

The investigation that resulted in the charges began on Jan. 26 after a violent incident in Beloit.

Records indicated that the vehicle, an Alfa Romeo SUV, was reported stolen out of Chicago.

So far, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has focused on shutting down the U.S. Agency for International Development and made sweeping (possibly illegal) layoffs of government employees. But these two areas are just a tiny fraction of government expenses.

In a statement, UW system President Jay Rothman said he expects Chenoweth to serve for an extended period, noting interim chancellors can serve for up to three years.

Firefighters entered the restaurant and found a stove top burner turned on with no pilot light lit. They re-lit the pilot light and monitored conditions as natural gas levels dissipated.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is giving America’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money, raising the stakes in the president’s fight against “wokeness” and sowing confusion as schools scramble to comply.

Voters narrowed the three-way race for state superintendent for several municipal and school races on Tuesday.

This expansion is specifically aimed at improving Epic Systems' annual User Group Meeting, which thousands of people attend.

Two teens were arrested Tuesday in a shooting Thursday that killed an 18-year-old man on the Far East Side, Madison police reported.

"He was big in bankruptcy law and just about everything. And he was very good at helping young lawyers get their footing," a colleague said.

Artists are invited to apply for an outdoor spot for their work through March 13.

"We're going to ask people to look for canoes for us around the state. ... There's got to be thousands," marine archaeologist Tamara Thomsen said.