Steil was appointed to the role last week by Rep. French Hill, the House Financial Services chair who has emerged as a major crypto backer in Congress.

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The State Building Commission on Friday approved a new proposal to use unspent funds for a new engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It comes after Republicans on the commission blocked a similar proposal last month.

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A Dane County judge will appoint a special prosecutor to investigate animal abuse allegations at a Blue Mounds dog breeding facility. 

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Students at Abundant Life Christian School returned for classes at the private Madison school for the first time since a shooting there left three people dead.

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Brown County plans to close its downtown jail facilities and construct a new $15 million pod this spring at the Brown County Jail.

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State workers are vacating several Madison office buildings as the state prepares to put those downtown properties up for sale. 

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Jim Gaffigan talks with WPR's "BETA" about his first comedy special to appear on Hulu, "The Skinny."

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The developer says data centers are getting bigger, with energy consumption rivaling that of entire cities.

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Actor Jim O'Heir spoke with WPR’s “BETA” about his time on "Parks and Recreation, which he illustrates in his recent book.

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WPR's "BETA" sat down with critic Craig D. Lindsey to boogie to the music and talk about how it worked in the film.

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A new professional volleyball league launches its inaugural season this week, including a Madison team with decorated players like star Badger alumni Sarah Franklin and Lauren Carlini.

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Morgan Geyser has petitioned Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren, who committed her, for release four times since June 2022. 

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Kohl's Corp. plans to close 27 underperforming stores across the country by April, the Menomonee Falls-based retailer announced Thursday. 

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A northern Wisconsin tribe has returned barricades to the side of four roads at the heart of a longstanding dispute with the town of Lac du Flambeau, sparking fears that homeowners will once again face restricted access to their properties.

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Jobs in the legal cannabis industry have more than tripled from 2017 to 2022. Despite Wisconsin restrictions on cannabis, UW-Stevens Point Professor Brian Barringer says this program meets growing industry demand.

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A cyberattack on a third-party software platform used by school districts across Wisconsin resulted in the unauthorized access of student and staff information.

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The Juneau County Sheriff's Department said in a statement that 47-year-old Virgil Thew was apprehended Thursday afternoon.

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Deb DeLuca, who is the first woman to lead the Port of Duluth and Superior, spoke about navigating trade and political winds with WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition.”

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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has once again signed on to legislation that would ban transgender student athletes from competing on teams that don't match their assigned gender at birth.

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Three candidates have filed nomination papers for state Superintendent of Public Instruction.

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