ICE arrests Milwaukee Islamic Society leader

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Brian Fraley: DOJ prod gets DPI to release $8M Forward Exam workplan & waterpark workshop details

It took fourteen months, a mountain of ignored requests, the retention of a respected public policy legal powerhouse and a formal intervention by the Wisconsin Attorney General to finally see more of the picture. But now that the Department of Public Instruction has been forced to open its books, the picture emerging is one of calculated stonewalling and staggering taxpayer expense.

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Samer Alatout: The quiet criminalization of student speech

Whether or not the university formally adopts IHRA, the logic is already at work. And that logic is corrosive, because it places students — especially Palestinian, Arab, Muslim and allied students — in a position where their political speech is preemptively shadowed by suspicion.

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ICE arrests Milwaukee Islamic Society leader

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Talking Trade Special Episode: Assessing the U.S. and international energy landscape in time of war

A new special episode of “Talking Trade” features segments from the recent WisPolitics-State Affairs virtual luncheon focused on energy issues amid the Iran conflict. See coverage of the event in a recent story…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options

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Brian Fraley: DOJ prod gets DPI to release $8M Forward Exam workplan & waterpark workshop details

It took fourteen months, a mountain of ignored requests, the retention of a respected public policy legal powerhouse and a formal intervention by the Wisconsin Attorney General to finally see more of the picture. But now that the Department of Public Instruction has been forced to open its books, the picture emerging is one of calculated stonewalling and staggering taxpayer expense.

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Samer Alatout: The quiet criminalization of student speech

Whether or not the university formally adopts IHRA, the logic is already at work. And that logic is corrosive, because it places students — especially Palestinian, Arab, Muslim and allied students — in a position where their political speech is preemptively shadowed by suspicion.

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WI gas prices up by a third in a month, though below U.S. average

While Wisconsin gas prices remain lower than the national average, they’ve jumped by nearly a third over the past month amid the conflict in Iran.  The state Department of Revenue’s latest economic update report shows retail prices of gasoline in Wisconsin averaged $3.62 per gallon on Tuesday, below the national

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