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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — When Oklahoma Republicans finally passed a massive tax hike for hundreds of millions of new dollars for public schools and teacher pay raises, they thought they would get a thank you. Source: LacrosseTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Mayor Jim Schmitt said the new faces could mean projects and proposals may be approved faster and with less controversy.        Source: GreenBayPressGazette.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

The governor signed 11 bills aimed at bolstering the state's foster care system, which has been especially burdened by the opioid crisis.        Source: WisconsinRapidsDailyTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Rebecca Dallet easily defeated Michael Screnock for Wisconsin Supreme Court Judge in the State wide election but in Juneau County it was a different story.  Screnock recorded 2,600 votes among Juneau County voters compared to just 2,157 for Dallet.  Its assumed Screnock had an advantage in the area serving as a Judge in nearby Sauk County.  Juneau County did vote with the State on the statewide referendum.  The referendum would have eliminated the state Treasurer position.  The referendum failed.  1,787 Juneau County voters agreed to eliminate the position while 2,730 agreed to keep the position. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

The results of Tuesday’s state Supreme Court election surprised at least one political expert. UW-Milwaukee’s Mordecai Lee says Michael Screnock used a conservative strategy that’s been winning in Wisconsin. “I’m really astonished by these results, because one would have though that the way a conservative judge has run for Supreme Court would work again,” he […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]