Wisconsin races to pass budget changes, Supreme Court abortion ruling

Programs providing housing for veterans who are homeless in Green Bay and Chippewa Falls are closing this fall because of funding shortfalls. Some Environmental Protection Agency workers in Wisconsin and Minnesota are among a group of federal employees placed on leave for signing a letter criticizing the Trump administration. And, firefly sightings are up.

The state supreme court struck down a law dating to the 1800s that banned almost all abortions in Wisconsin. That decision could open the door to other legal challenges.  The Department of Natural Resources is investigating a rare bear attack. And, Wisconsin has joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration over education funding.

President Trump has called for defunding the federal board that investigated a Wisconsin refinery explosion. Some say it would make workplaces less safe. Milwaukee mourns a police officer who was fatally shot. And, Governor Tony Evers talks about the compromises that led to the new state budget.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will shutter its division of diversity, equity and inclusion. We'll hear from our politics team on a big Supreme Court decision this week. And, our Wisconsin Road Trip series brings us to Kenosha to meet a 75-year-old baton-twirler, a crowd favorite at Kenosha Kingfish games.

The state budget signed last week boosts special education funding. But some educators say it fell short by not increasing general school aid. Plus, a Republican business owner announces a run for governor. Then, a Wisconsin Elections Commission report is sharply critical of a former Madison city clerk.

A developer of data centers is planning a massive new project in Dane County. They say it will bring 1,000 construction jobs. Leaders at the Universities of Wisconsin want to raise tuition. And, seven people survive a dangerous boating mishap on the Mississippi River.

The $111-billion budget signed by Gov. Tony Evers didn’t set aside money for for the state’s Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program. Family planning clinics in Wisconsin are facing funding cuts under the massive bill signed by President Donald Trump last week. And, more than half of surveyed fire chiefs in Wisconsin say they're concerned about having adequate staffing.

The state budget lawmakers passed last week came after bipartisan negotiations. Experts say Wisconsin's new voting maps were part of the reason. A man from central Wisconsin has broken a speed record for kayaking. And, Wisconsin meteorologists say federal funding cuts could make storm predictions less accurate.

In this special holiday edition, a Waupaca County mother recounts teaching her son about the pleasure of swimming in a Wisconsin lake during the summer.

Wisconsin lawmakers were in a race with Washington as they passed the state budget last night. Failing could have cost state hospitals millions. We've got details on the state Supreme Court's decision in a key abortion lawsuit. And, could more nuclear power come to Wisconsin?