State budget deal, Hartford train derailment

7/1/2025

Wisconsin Today: Morning News

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Gov. Tony Evers says the new state budget will include one-point-four billion dollars for special education. The governor's office says he's reached a tentative bipartisan deal with Republican legislators. A majority of the Watertown School Board has resigned in the last six months. And, we hear from a Wisconsin comic book artist whose zombie book "Revival" is now a series on the Syfy channel.

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State budget deal, Hartford train derailment

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More episodes from "Wisconsin Today: Morning News"

Wisconsin races to pass budget changes, Supreme Court abortion ruling

Tax cuts, child care funding in state budget; Uber drivers strike

State budget deal, Hartford train derailment

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Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t hear maps cases, Milwaukee Public Schools lead cleanup

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