When is it OK to leave fallen leaves in yards?

The annual autumnal ritual of raking the lawn serves many purposes, but there are advantages in letting leaf litter lie on the ground to conserve nutrients and help beneficial insects.
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Fast Facts: A supermajority in the Wisconsin Legislature?

Republicans are seeking to flip a handful of seats in the 2022 elections to give them the two-thirds majorities in the state Senate and Assembly needed to override vetoes by the governor.
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Boosters for COVID-19 are seeing a slow uptake in Wisconsin, nationwide

Awareness about an updated bivalent vaccine for Omicron coronavirus variants is limited and their uptake has been slow in the first month since their release, prompting health officials to warn about the potential for another winter wave of infections.
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Ron Johnson, Mandela Barnes clash on issues, hit talking points in first 2022 debate

A month before the 2022 election, the Republican incumbent and Democratic challenger in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate election made their cases on a variety of matters — including abortion, immigration, crime and guns — in a fast-paced, hour-long exchange.
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