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Convention Center Moves Forward
District board hires Atlanta-based architectural firm for $300 million project.
Dec 20th, 2019 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public RadioEvers Says Changes to Foxconn Deal Likely
Foxconn offers statement with no mention of changing contract.
Dec 20th, 2019 by Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public RadioBill to Ban “Sanctuary Cities” Returns
GOP proposal penalizes cities, counties that don't cooperate fully with immigration enforcement.
Dec 19th, 2019 by Miranda Suarez, Wisconsin Public RadioBig Property Tax Hikes Hitting State
Report predicts highest increases in a decade, driven by state’s school districts.
Dec 19th, 2019 by Hope Kirwan, Wisconsin Public RadioAudit Calls for Scrutiny of Foxconn
Require CPA to verify all tax credits go for work done in Wisconsin, state audit suggests.
Dec 18th, 2019 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public RadioMilwaukee Tool to Expand Company
Plans 2.5 million square foot campus in Menomonee Falls, 1,800 new jobs by 2025.
Dec 18th, 2019 by Alana Watson, Wisconsin Public RadioState Home Sales Dip in November
And overall sales for 2019 down 1.4 percent from 2018.
Dec 17th, 2019 by Brady Carlson, Wisconsin Public RadioFoxconn Says it Can’t Find Workers
Can’t attract talent, company says, throwing more doubt on state-subsidized deal.
Dec 17th, 2019 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public RadioElections Commission Splits on Judge’s Ruling
Ruling would purge 234,000 names from voting rolls, commission ties 3-3 on how to respond.
Dec 16th, 2019 by Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio2019 Sets Record, State’s Wettest Year
4 of the state's 5 wettest years ever recorded were in the last decade.
Dec 16th, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public RadioUniversities Offer Varsity Video Gaming
Growing trend: UW-Stout, Lakeland and Carrol universities latest adding it to varsity athletics.
Dec 14th, 2019 by Megan Hart, Wisconsin Public RadioWill Census Undercount State’s Minorities?
Cities, social service agencies work to assure an accurate count.
Dec 14th, 2019 by John Davis, Wisconsin Public Radio