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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 3m

Policy experts are calling on Congress to not only extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits but to address the broader issue of rapidly rising health care costs threatening to crush hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites.
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 1h

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty in a case that shines a light on the DOJ's efforts against President Trump's opponents. #JamesComey #DOJ #PoliticalJustice #FBI #LegalDrama
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 1h

When Rob Coverdale started his job in 2023 as superintendent of the K-12 Crow Creek Tribal School in South Dakota, there were 15 unfilled teaching positions.
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 1h

The IRS will furlough nearly half its workforce this Wednesday due to the ongoing government shutdown. This significant move follows an updated contingency plan posted on the IRS website. #IRS #GovernmentShutdown #WorkforceFurlough #TaxNews #PublicServices
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 2h

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners — a breakthrough greeted with joy and relief Thursday but also caution.
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 3h

President Donald Trump has called for the jailing of the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor due to their opposition to National Guard deployment aimed at immigration and crime control in #PoliticalNews #ChicagoCrime #NationalGuard #IllinoisPolitics #Immigration
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 13h

No negotiations, at least publicly, are underway, but behind the scenes quiet talks are emerging. Clusters of lawmakers, Republicans and Democrats, are meeting privately, searching for ways out of the impasse.
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 13h

President Donald Trump stated that the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should face jail time for opposing the deployment of National Guard troops aimed at tackling immigration and crime in #Politics #Chicago #NationalGuard #Immigration #Crime
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 14h

A Waukesha County judge has directed the Wisconsin Elections Commission to identify any noncitizens on voter rolls and halt voter registrations until U.S. citizenship is verified. #ElectionIntegrity #VoterVerification #WisconsinElections #CivicDuty #VotingRights
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 16h

Wisconsin Examiner reporting - More than two years after $125 million was set aside in the 2023-25 state budget to fund the remediation of PFAS contamination across Wisconsin, legislators are again trying to pass two bills to get that money out the door.
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 18h

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty in a case that shines a light on the DOJ's efforts against President Trump's opponents. #JamesComey #DOJ #PoliticalJustice #FBI #LegalDrama
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 18h

The IRS will furlough nearly half of its workforce on Wednesday as part of the ongoing government shutdown, according to an updated contingency plan posted to its website.
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 19h

Vernon County will host its Third Annual Vernon County Awards Banquet on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, at Venue in the Valley in Coon Valley, celebrating the people, businesses, and organizations that make Vernon County thrive.
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 19h

When Rob Coverdale started his job in 2023 as superintendent of the K-12 Crow Creek Tribal School in South Dakota, there were 15 unfilled teaching positions.
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 20h

The House is keeping its doors closed, while the Senate repeated its loop Wednesday of failed votes on competing bills to reopen the government. President Donald Trump is threatening to mass fire federal workers and refuse back pay for the rest.
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 20h

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops for his immigration and crime crackdown in the nation's third-largest city.
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 21h

Reporting from Votebeat and Wisconsin Watch - A Waukesha County judge on Friday ordered the Wisconsin Elections Commission to determine whether any noncitizens are registered to vote and to stop accepting voter registrations without verifying that the applicant is
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 1d

🔥 Jacob Misiorowski showed why he’s a flamethrower the Milwaukee Brewers can count on! In the critical Game 2 of the NL Division Series, Misiorowski fired three innings of scoreless relief, lighting up the radar at over 100 mph on more than half of his pitches.
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 1d

On Oct 3 a Monroe County jury convicted 52-year-old Jacob T. Sell of fifteen charges related to harassing law enforcement entities locally and across the country. The convictions, which followed a two-day jury trial, included four counts of Telephone Harassment and
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 1d

A La Crosse man has been arrested and a woman referred for charges in connection with an Oct. 1 fire that destroyed one mobile home and damaged three others at Brookview Mobile Home Park.
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 1d

The existing WIS 82/IA 9 Mississippi River bridge between Crawford County and Lansing, Iowa, will close to traffic at about 7 a.m. on Monday, Oct.
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 1d

On Oct 3 a Monroe County jury convicted 52-year-old Jacob T. Sell of fifteen charges related to harassing law enforcement entities locally and across the country.
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 1d

🔥 Jacob Misiorowski showed why he’s a flamethrower the Milwaukee Brewers can count on! In the critical Game 2 of the NL Division Series, Misiorowski fired three innings of scoreless relief, lighting up the radar at over 100 mph on more than half of his pitches. Fo
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 1d

Starting Monday, Oct. 20 at about 7 a.m., the nearly 100-year-old WIS 82/IA 9 Mississippi River bridge between Crawford County and Lansing, Iowa, will close for replacement.
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VernonReporter.Com @vernonreporter.com · 1d

Wisconsin's Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Tuesday that he will not run for governor, opting instead to seek a third term as the state's top law enforcement official.
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