Wisconsin lost thousands of manufacturing jobs in 2025, driven in part by an aging workforce and hesitancy to expand hiring in an uncertain economy. 

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Experts say prices are expected to continue rising, driven by disruptions from the war in Iran, domestic refinery issues and rising demand as drivers approach the summer road trip season.

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State Sen. André Jacque, R-New Franken, will not seek reelection after more than a decade in the state Legislature.

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In response to concerns from three northeast Wisconsin towns, the Manitowoc County Board unanimously approved an 18-month moratorium on data center permitting.

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New data on Wisconsin’s tax incentives for data centers have some state leaders calling for more regulation. Others say the industry is helping drive economic growth.

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Carlos Bello sent out 60 to 70 job applications early this spring. But with less than two months left before he graduates from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he still hadn’t […]

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State regulators signed off on a first-of-its-kind plan in Wisconsin setting how large data centers served by We Energies will pay for the electricity they use and the infrastructure built to power them.

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Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin announced Friday that the federal government will transfer housing grants from a now-defunct northeast Wisconsin nonprofit to other organizations.

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A shuttered northeast Wisconsin anti-poverty nonprofit filed for bankruptcy this month, as Gov. Tony Evers urges the federal government to transfer its housing grants to other agencies.

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A University of Wisconsin-Madison employee allegedly attempted to poison a coworker he resented. 

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Dane County officials have maintained that peaceful protest will be allowed, but say violating the law will lead to arrests following a break-in at the facility last month.

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Another data center plan is moving forward in Wisconsin as the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is expected to decide on a data center rate proposal from We Energies this month and on a similar plan from Alliant Energy later this spring.

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As Wisconsin residents are still cleaning up damage from storms that rolled through the state this week, some people are now being told to evacuate their communities due to high water levels.

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A group of transmission companies is asking federal regulators to scale back competitive bidding for major transmission projects in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains.

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A more than $200 million federal loan could help complete construction on a medical isotope manufacturing facility in Janesville that will eventually support about 150 full-time jobs.

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The lopsided outcome reflects broader unease in Wisconsin over the rapid expansion of data center developments, seen both in recent polling and in local opposition across the state.

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Antitrust lawsuits from across the country against three fire truck manufacturers — including two based in Wisconsin — will now be centralized in a federal court in the Badger State.

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Rockwell Automation has filed zoning applications to develop what the company is calling a state-of-the-art factory in New Berlin.

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The city sent letters to voters who may have received two ballots telling them only to vote on one ballot.

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Nearly one-third of people who complete teacher training never enter the classroom in Wisconsin, and nearly half of the people who do become teachers leave the profession within eight years.

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