Iowa County

Incidental Take Notice for Iowa County

Bill Would Give Local Governments Veto Power Over Solar, Wind Farms

GOP proposal would block state regulators from approving projects without local signoff first.

It’s Butter Vs Margarine. Again

140 years after original ban on 'oleo,' legislators propose limits on its use.

Wisconsin Approves First Large-Scale Wind Project In More Than A Decade

Large solar project near Whitewater also approved.

How Wisconsin’s Small Newspapers Endure

Amid decline in local papers some survive by fostering community connections.

Wisconsin Gardeners, Food Pantries Unite to Feed the Hungry

Amid federal food aid cuts, a call to 'Plant A Row for the Hungry.'

Creating a community that thrives in Dodgeville

WEDC Deputy Secretary’s visit includes Vibrant Spaces, dental clinic projects

Iowa County Resident Pleads Guilty to Filing Fraudulent Income Tax Return, Fails to Report Embezzlement Income

DNR Wardens, Civilian Staff Honored For Heroic Acts Of Public Service

Awards Recognized Valor, Lifesaving And Meritorious Service

Inferior Care Feared As Counties Privatize Nursing Homes

In past three decades, 22 Wisconsin counties have sold or closed facilities.

Baldwin Brings Home $3.45 Million for Wisconsin Dairy Businesses

Nationwide, Senator Baldwin’s Dairy Business Innovation Initiative has invested over $150 million to help dairy producers and processors innovate and add value

Wisconsin Republicans Launch Pro-Harris Campaign

Group of two-dozen GOP members, including former lawmakers, are backing Harris over Trump.

Democrats Target Rep. Novak in New District

Remapped Assembly district is 55% Democrat. But incumbent Republican is running hard.

DHS to Mark International Overdose Awareness Day with New Investments to Reduce Drug Overdose Deaths

Strategies will focus on harm reduction services and supports

Incidental Take Notice For Iowa County

Second Man Sentenced for Murder of Dodgeville, Wis. Woman

March 6, 2024

Man Receives Life Sentence for Murder of Dodgeville, Wis. Woman

February 6, 2024

Wisconsin’s Largest Solar Park Now Operational

Badger Hollow, owned by We Energies and two other utilities, has 830,000 panels.

Incidental Take Notice For Iowa County

Two Found Guilty of Homicide in Connection to Death of Dodgeville, Wis. Woman

December 7, 2023

Senator Baldwin Delivers Over $38 Million to Improve Airports in Wisconsin

Funding to bolster safety and improve connectivity from Baldwin-backed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Sierra Club Finds We Energies Behind On Clean Energy

Report gives We Energies a 'D'; other utilities in state ranked higher.

Concerns About Forced Labor in China Delaying Wisconsin Solar Projects

Customs reviews needed for foreign-made panels that sit in Chicago-area warehouse.

Gov. Evers Appoints Ian Mickelson as Grant County District Attorney

Wisconsin Public Service Plans $451 Million Solar and Battery Project

850,000 solar panels part of WEC Energy Group's $5.4 billion spending on green energy.

Gov. Evers Appoints Zachary Leigh as Iowa County District Attorney

State Solar Projects Delayed For Months

Utility companies point to supply chain issues, Chinese tariff dispute.

Utilities Delay Closing Coal Plants

Alliant, We Energies say supply chain slowing down shift to renewables.

2 Utilities Raising Rates for Clean Energy Transition

We Energies and WPS say proposed rate increases will pay for investment in renewables.

Senator Baldwin Visits Darlington and Dodgeville to Highlight Federal Investments She Brought to Lafayette and Iowa Counties

$4 Million Investment in Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County and Funding for Iowa County Food Pantry

Baldwin Works to Secure More Than $187 Million for Wisconsin in Omnibus Appropriations Legislation

Federal funding delivers support to local projects in Wisconsin championed by Senator Baldwin during the Congressional appropriations process

80% of State’s Judicial Races Uncontested

39 of 49 judges in state’s circuit and appellate courts face no opposition.

Speaker Vos Struggles to Maintain Control

Assailed by GOP rebels. ‘Conspiracy theorists have taken over the party.’

Gov. Evers Highlights More Than $23 Million in Broadband Access Grants in Rural Wisconsin

Grants to connect more than 3,600 locations with new fiber broadband service

State Added Most Solar Ever in 2021

300 megawatts of utility-scale solar came online in Wisconsin, as renewable energy grows.

WEC Energy Quitting Coal By 2035

The utility that owns WE Energies will transition to natural gas and renewables.

Baldwin Works to Secure More Than $176 Million for Wisconsin in Senate Appropriations Package

Federal funding would deliver support to local projects in Wisconsin championed by Senator Baldwin during the Congressional appropriations process

Nearly 200 Officers Fired Or Forced Out Are Back On The Job

Hired again across the state after allegations including sexual harassment, drunken fights.

Rep. Todd Novak joins WHEDA Board

Wisconsin National Guard tops 900,000 COVID-19 tests collected; testing week shortened over Thanksgiving holiday

State Officials Prepare for Self-Driving Vehicles

Madison will be national testing site. ‘It will change our lives’.

8 More Counties Plan Referendum on Gerrymandering

51 of 72 counties support non-partisan redistricting, 8 more counties will vote in November.

Governor Walker announces more than $31 million in freight rail awards

Governor Scott Walker today announced awards for seven freight rail improvement projects totaling more than $31 million in grants and loans.