Spiking energy demand driven by data center development could lead to between $113 billion and $130 billion in total electricity system costs for Wisconsin by 2050, while increasing the state’s reliance on fossil fuels.

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In his 2024 campaign to return to the White House, Donald Trump stood in front of a crowd in Green Bay in October wearing a bright orange work vest, pledging that if he won the presidency again, he would reduce prices and end inflation. But more than a year later, some Wisconsin consumers say that relief hasn’t materialized.

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A Fox Valley construction company is dropping a lawsuit it filed against Green Bay over concerns about the city’s bidding process for a park pavilion project.

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A memo from state Senate Chief Clerk Cyrus Anderson says state statute gives supremacy to Senate or Assembly rules when it comes to open meetings law.

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The Columbia Wind project would be a 277-megawatt wind farm with more than 40 wind turbines.

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The Midwest electric grid operator selected a pair of out of state companies to build two major transmission line projects in Wisconsin.

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Children’s Wisconsin and UW Health have stopped providing gender-affirming care treatments to minors, citing recent federal policy changes.

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The Green Bay Packers will go on the road to take on the Chicago Bears in the NFL Playoffs for just the third time in the century-old rivalry.

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A community in rural Brown County is raising the alarm on a possible data center development after several people received offers to purchase their property from a local realtor on behalf of a Delaware-based limited liability company.

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Waukesha-based Generac is opening a new manufacturing plant in Sussex that will employ more than 100 factory workers, the company announced Monday.

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A Marshfield-based company founded by a Civil War veteran is in danger of closing and laying off 107 employees next month if its assets aren’t sold.

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The U.S. women’s hockey team heading to the winter Olympics has deep ties to Wisconsin, with four current and two former Badgers on the roster and a Fox Valley-native serving as head coach.

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A small business in Mount Horeb recently launched a new cream liqueur that’s already in more than 50 locations across the state.

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The federal government is suing one of the largest health systems in Wisconsin, claiming that it discriminated against an employee by denying a nurse's request for a religious exemption for receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.

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A broad majority of Wisconsin banking executives believe the state economy is strong, but enthusiasm is down compared to past surveys. That’s according to a new end-of-the-year survey from the […]

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A Fox Valley construction company is suing Green Bay and a contractor over concerns about the city’s bidding process for a park pavilion project.  Neenah-based Miron Construction filed the lawsuit […]

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A bill in the state Legislature would allow for community solar projects outside the control of utility companies and cooperatives, which are currently the only entities in Wisconsin allowed to provide solar power to paying customers.

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Wisconsin’s version of C-SPAN officially came off the air on Monday, almost a month after the nonprofit public affairs network announced it was in desperate need of funding. 

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The state of Texas in a new lawsuit claims Verona-based Epic Systems is running an illegal monopoly and restricting parents’ access to their children’s medical records.

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Midwest Environmental Advocates, a nonprofit law center, filed a lawsuit against the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Wednesday after the agency denied an open records request seeking unredacted documents. 

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