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Streetcar Confronts Limited Funding, Operations Challenges

Streetcar Confronts Limited Funding, Operations Challenges

System manager Andrew Davis-Lockward was forced to resign in 2024.

How Will Trump Affect Wisconsin’s Climate and Clean Energy Programs?

How Will Trump Affect Wisconsin’s Climate and Clean Energy Programs?

His executive orders target federal programs that awarded billions to Wisconsin.

Wisconsin’s ‘Lame-Duck’ Laws Could Be Reviewed By State Supreme Court

Wisconsin’s ‘Lame-Duck’ Laws Could Be Reviewed By State Supreme Court

Kaul and Republicans still battling over 2018 laws giving legislators more power.

Kohl’s Appoints Third CEO in 3 Years

Kohl’s Appoints Third CEO in 3 Years

Sales for Wisconsin-based department store chain have fallen for nearly 3 years.

Milwaukee’s Brenda Cárdenas Is New State Poet Laureate

Milwaukee’s Brenda Cárdenas Is New State Poet Laureate

Blending poetry, music, visual mediums to 'paint pictures with words.'

Three of Wisconsin’s Neighboring States Hike Minimum Wage

Three of Wisconsin’s Neighboring States Hike Minimum Wage

Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan all much higher. Will Wisconsin lose workers?

Wisconsin Innocence Project Wins Grant to Revisit Old Cases

Wisconsin Innocence Project Wins Grant to Revisit Old Cases

$1.5 million grant a 'game changer', will pay for more staff, DNA testing and justice.

Great Lakes Have Lost 25% of Ice Cover Since 1973

Great Lakes Have Lost 25% of Ice Cover Since 1973

They have lost 14 days with winter conditions each decade since 1995.

Report: Wisconsin Taxes Hit Record Low in 2024 
Report

Wisconsin Taxes Hit Record Low in 2024 

Lowest tax burden in at least half a century, Wisconsin Policy Forum report finds.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Declines to Release Voter Records

Wisconsin Supreme Court Declines to Release Voter Records

Records for people deemed incompetent to vote sought by conservative group.

Judge Dismisses Business Group’s Lawsuit Over Local Control of Large Farms

Judge Dismisses Business Group’s Lawsuit Over Local Control of Large Farms

Counties and towns have passed ordinances to regulate CAFO operations, while farm groups want to prevent them.

Supreme Court Considering Whether GOP Can Block State Ban On Conversion Therapy

Supreme Court Considering Whether GOP Can Block State Ban On Conversion Therapy

At issue is whether Legislature is within its power to suspend rules for state agencies without passing a law to do so.