Residents of an island polluted with PFAS chemicals have filed claims demanding more than $40 million from a western Wisconsin city they consider responsible for the contamination.
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Canadian wildfire smoke threatens Wisconsin air quality. Here’s how to check health numbers.Â
Wisconsin faces a statewide Air Quality Advisory for fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke until noon on Thursday, June 29.
Posted inGovernment
Federal government lawsuit accuses Wisconsin town of trespassing on tribal reservation
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to try to force a northern Wisconsin town to pay for failing to renew access easements on tribal land.
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Highlights of Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ $104 billion budget plan
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ budget features tax cuts for the middle class, $2.6 billion for public education, nearly $300 million to repair the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium and a new family leave program.
Posted inHealth & Welfare
Wisconsin cigarette sales go up in smoke over 20 years
A new report shows that cigarette sales in Wisconsin plummeted over the past 20 years, fueled by higher taxes and smoking bans.
Posted inGovernment
Gov. Tony Evers to announce TikTok ban on state devices
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Friday that he will soon announce a ban on the use of TikTok on state phones.
Posted inJustice & Safety
Judge orders Wisconsin DOJ agent to stand trial in shooting
A Wisconsin Department of Justice agent who wounded an unarmed Black man during a Madison traffic stop last year must stand trial over whether the shooting was justified.
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Wisconsin secretary of veterans affairs to retire
Wisconsin’s secretary of veterans affairs, who pushed to increase resources for veterans facing homelessness and addiction, will retire at the start of the new year, Gov. Tony Evers announced.
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DNR board member’s fight to keep seat cost taxpayers $76K
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin taxpayers spent about $76,000 to fund a state Department of Natural Resources policy board member’s legal fight to remain on the board after his term expired, a news outlet reported Wednesday. The Wisconsin State Journal said it had obtained invoices through an open records request detailing state payments to Fred Prehn’s […]
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Milwaukee challenge says 2020 census undercounted population
The city of Milwaukee on Tuesday joined the ranks of other major cities that are challenging their 2020 census figures, claiming that the once-a-decade U.S. head count which determines political power and federal funding undercounted the city’s true population by 16,500 people.
Posted inEconomy, Government
Foxconn qualifies for Wisconsin state tax breaks again
Foxconn Technology Group qualified for tax breaks from the state of Wisconsin for a second year in a row in 2022 under revised contract terms that lowered benchmarks the technology company needed to meet.
Posted inGovernment, Money & Politics
New high in spending by outside groups in Wisconsin election
Outside special interest groups spent at least 50% more than the previous record high in the midterm election in Wisconsin this year, pouring more than $93 million into races for governor and other state offices.