Schlitz once dominated the beer market and helped make Milwaukee a thriving, working-class town. A corruption scandal and a questionable marketing strategy led to the brewery’s downfall in the 1970s.

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Wisconsin is sharing $1.4 billion with local governments this year, keeping a promise it made two years ago. But the head of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities says cities, villages and towns are still too reliant on property taxes.

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The AmeriCorps program helped fund 8,400 people working at 900 organizations around Wisconsin in 2024. The program faces an uncertain future after cuts from the Trump administration.

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Solar energy is on track to produce 50 percent of the world’s electricity supply in the 2030s, according to a UW-Madison professor and author.

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Milwaukee has a shortage of housing, but it has vacant office space. Some developers are turning those empty offices into homes. The trend is likely to alleviate, but not solve, the housing crisis.

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Wisconsin’s Tim Friede let hundreds of venomous snakes bite him in hopes of developing a universal antivenom. His sacrifice is paying off and could help save the lives of thousands of people.

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