(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s new budget includes $5 million that will re-start the state’s film tax credits and create a state film office as part of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism.
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed the state’s budget into law in the early morning hours Thursday after the state Legislature passed the bill during sessions that spanned all of Wednesday with the Assembly running into early…
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s $114.2 billion budget passed the Wisconsin Senate on Wednesday night on a 19-14 vote with support from five Democrats while Senate President Mary Felzkowski voted against the bill.
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed into law bills that would require a nuclear power siting study for the state and the creation of nuclear power summit.
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s Supreme Court overturned the state’s 1849 abortion law with a Wednesday ruling, stating that legislation since then should supersede and replace the law in a 4-3 decision.
(The Center Square) – Most U.S. voters oppose having data centers built in their community and even more oppose the data centers if tax incentives are awarded to have them built, according to a poll released Wednesday morning by Libertas…
(The Center Square) – A group of Uber and Lyft drivers are pushing back against recent legislation that would classify drivers for companies such as Uber, Lyft and DoorDash as independent contracts while allowing them to create portable benefits options…
(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will have increased policing on Wisconsin waterways for the upcoming holiday weekend as it takes part in Operation Dry Water, a national campaign to prevent impaired boating.
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin manufacturers exported $24 billion worth of products in 2024 while making up 5% of the state’s total workforce, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce.
(The Center Square) – While $2.3 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds were spent by Wisconsin K-12 schools, test results have shown that students still have not recovered from the learning loss.
(The Center Square) – The University of Wisconsin System has seen an increase in staff and salaries over the past 10 years while student enrollment has dropped by 16,000, according to an audit released by the chairs of the state…
(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled, in a 5-2 decision, that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources can enforce rules against companies deemed to have polluted the environment without going through a formal rulemaking process including defining…
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin diners tipped an average of 20.1% in the first quarter of this year, one of the highest rates in the country, according to data from restaurants that use the Toast platform in each state.
(The Center Square) – Expanding Wisconsin’s second income tax bracket of 4.4% for all filers will reduce the state’s tax collections by $323 million next fiscal year and $320 million in 2026-27, according to estimates from Wisconsin’s Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin Senate approved an exception to the state’s tax incremental financing rules for a planned data center in Port Washington.
(The Center Square) – A bill that would create portable benefits options such as health care and retirement for gig workers who drive for companies such as Uber or DoorDash passed both the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly.