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A coalition of grassroots organizations organized a protest in downtown Milwaukee Friday, to demonstrate against the Trump administration's mass layoffs in the federal government and to show support for federal workers.

Last spring semester, pro-Palestinian encampments went up at UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee. Over the summer, five student groups were suspended over an Instagram post that the university said used “intimidating language” aimed at the local Jewish community and students. This week, UW introduced a new protest policy that some are already calling "unconstitutional" as students returned to campus.

There's a temporary public art installation in the downtown Germania building highlighting the relationship of politicians to the oil lobby, and the nature of survival from extreme weather.

Temperatures reached nearly 90 degrees Monday, but that didn’t stop people from turning out by the thousands for a demonstration downtown. The Coalition to March on the RNC hosted a rally in Red Arrow Park in protest of the Republican National Convention.

The Coalition to March on the RNC has focused its planning efforts on a major march the first day of the convention. But the group has been sparring with the city over a permit to protest.

Judge Brett Ludwig promises a fairly quick ruling after lengthy court hearing Wednesday.

At UW-Milwaukee, leadership and pro-Palestinian protesters came to an agreement to remove an encampment this week. But some staff and Jewish groups have criticized how the university handled the situation.

While student encampments are down at UW schools, conversations around divestments are just beginning. Here's what you need to know to make sense of what comes next.

There's a history of harm being done to marginalized students at UW-Madison, but there's a just-as-long history of students protesting and calling for a more inclusive campus. The 'Sifting and Reckoning' project archives those student-led movements.

The movement on college campuses to support Palestine came to Milwaukee and Madison on Monday, April 29.