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Port Washington Data Center Would Include $175 Million In Public Infrastructure Costs
Developer would front cash and be repaid from property tax revenue data center generates.
Aug 8th, 2025 by Evan Casey, Wisconsin Public RadioEconomist Expects Wisconsin Manufacturing Jobs To Mirror National Decline
Economist Menzie Chinn says new jobs report shows 'drastic change' in job market's trajectory.
Aug 7th, 2025 by Trevor Hook, Wisconsin Public RadioLiberal Law Firms Invoke GOP Process In Push For New Congressional Maps
Law firms want Republican procedure used to attempt to strike down Wisconsin Congressional maps.
Aug 7th, 2025 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public RadioUW Campuses Offer Direct Admission to 33,500 High School Students
Facing enrollment declines, campuses increase size of program by 40%.
Aug 6th, 2025 by Anna Marie Yanny, Wisconsin Public RadioWildfire Smoke Forces Wisconsin Summer Camps Indoors
Children are particularly vulnerable to wildfire smoke, health experts say.
Aug 6th, 2025 by Anna Marie Yanny, Wisconsin Public RadioEvers Offers $100 Million in Incentives to Eli Lilly’s Kenosha County Project
Company will invest $4 billion, create 750 jobs in Pleasant Prairie.
Aug 6th, 2025 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public RadioHow Wisconsin’s Small Newspapers Endure
Amid decline in local papers some survive by fostering community connections.
Aug 6th, 2025 by Lorin Cox, Wisconsin Public RadioAdvocates Push Wisconsin to Allow Fusion Voting
Would allow third parties to nominate candidates from two major parties.
Aug 5th, 2025 by Ezra Wall, Wisconsin Public RadioUS Rep. Tom Tiffany’s Bill Targets University Faculty From Abroad
Bill would make hirings harder to do. UW system employs nearly 500 visa holders.
Aug 5th, 2025 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public RadioState Lawmakers Kept Promise, Gave More to Local Governments
League of WI municipalities leader cheers this but says more reforms needed.
Aug 5th, 2025 by Joe Tarr, Wisconsin Public RadioWisconsin Sees First Measles Cases, 9 Confirmed in Oconto County
Cases reported nationally hit their highest level in 33 years in July.
Aug 3rd, 2025 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public RadioWisconsin Trucking Companies Like Trump Administration’s Rule Changes
Moving away from limits on truck's speed, driver hours worked in a day.
Aug 3rd, 2025 by Beatrice Lawrence, Wisconsin Public Radio