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Democrat Missy Hughes suspends campaign for governor

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By Shawn Johnson Verified
| Wisconsin Public Radio Verified
The Democratic primary for governor got a little less crowded Monday as Missy Hughes suspended her campaign, throwing her support behind Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez. Hughes, the former head of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, is the first of seven Democratic candidates for governor to drop out of the race.
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Federal Judge Sends Immigration Case Back to Wisconsin Supreme Court

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By Shawn Johnson Verified
| Urban Milwaukee Verified
The federal courthouse for the Western District of Wisconsin in Madison. John K. Wilson/WPR A lawsuit challenging the authority of county sheriffs to work with federal immigration authorities is headed back to state court. The case was filed last year by the ACLU of Wisconsin on behalf of the immigrants’ rights group Voces de la Frontera. It challenges what are known as immigration detainers, where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, asks local jails to hold someone for up to 48 hours.
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Tony Evers says school leaders ‘beside themselves’ following failure of education and tax deal

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By Shawn Johnson Verified
| Rice Lake Chronotype Verified
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers says school leaders are “beside themselves” after the Legislature rejected a deal he negotiated that would have boosted education funding in exchange for tax cuts. In an interview with WISN-TV in Milwaukee, Evers blamed the impasse on “politics,” but focused his criticism on Democratic state senators and U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, the Republican candidate for governor. The $1.8 billion deal the state Senate rejected May 13 would have spent $315 million on special education.
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