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Charles Yee sits in his restaurant, Emperor's Kitchen, in Brookfield, Wis, on Feb. 23, 2022. He says while the Russian invasion of Ukraine is on his mind his priorities lie in his daily battle with the supply-chain problems, inflation and staffing shortages that continue to cling to the economy. Yee's view echoes in this western Milwaukee suburb, a politically dynamic swath of one of the nation's most evenly divided states. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)

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Domestic woes overshadow European war for some US voters
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Fri,02/25/22-11:23PM , 206 Reads
BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) — From the Chinese restaurant he runs in the western suburbs of Milwaukee, Charles Yee has watched with alarm this week as Europe confronts the greatest threat to its peace and security since the end of World War II. But, at least for now, he's more troubled by challenges at home.
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Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks at Cumberland Elementary School, July 8, 2021, in Whitefish Bay, Wis. Wisconsin, Kansas, Michigan and Pennsylvania, are places with Republicans in control of state legislatures with Democratic-held governorships are on the ballot in the fall. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)

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Democrats eye key governors' races as backstop against GOP
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Sun,02/13/22-11:07PM , 174 Reads
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers was in a familiar spot earlier this month when Republican legislators sent him a bill that would have banned anti-racist teachings in schools.
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This artist sketch depicts Marc Hearron, petitioner for Whole Woman's Health, standing while speaking to the Supreme Court, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, in Washington. Seated to Hearron's left is Judd Stone II, Texas Solicitor General. Justices seated from left are Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associated Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. (Dana Verkouteren via AP, File)

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Abortion opponents eye priorities as high court ruling looms
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Mon,01/24/22-11:09PM , 160 Reads
In the nearly two months since a conservative majority of justices on the Supreme Court indicated openness to dramatic new restrictions on abortion, money has poured into the political fundraising arm of the anti-a
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For GOP, national party line trumps bringing home the bacon
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Thu,12/23/21-9:19AM , 161 Reads
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Davenport's 81-year-old Centennial Bridge across the Mississippi River creaks under the weight of tens of thousands of cars and trucks every day. Rust shows through its chipped silver paint, exposing the steel that needs replacing.
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