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State fines contractor for unlicensed plumbing work

A Michigan company hired by the City of Ashland to replace water meters was fined $10,000 by state regulators last fall for using unlicensed workers to perform plumbing installations, according to enforcement records.

Cap Times to host Youth Press Corps

The Cap Times will host middle and high school students this July for the 2026 Youth Press Corps, a summer journalism camp coordinated by the Greater Madison Writing Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Deleted photo in Kenosha raises public records law questions

A parent speaking at a recent Kenosha Unified School District Board of Education meeting raised concerns about transparency and student privacy after a Southport Elementary School teacher allegedly photographed a second grade class on a personal phone and sent the picture to another teacher.

Delafield town chair sues city, mayor over open meeting complaint

The chairman of the Town of Delafield has sued the Delafield Common Council and Mayor Tim Aicher over what he says is a violation of the state open meetings law, but also has three more complaints involving Delafield pending with the Waukesha County District Attorney’s Office.

State Senate OK’s $14.6M debt service, NIL bill on 17-16 vote

In a rare moment of drama in the Senate on Tuesday, a bill that would give the UW-Madison athletics department millions to pay down debt and free up other money for revenue-sharing with players passed by a single vote that changed just as the legislation appeared doomed.