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Madison – Today the competitive bidding process started with a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a new $1.2 billion 765-kV transmission line that would run through several counties in Wisconsin. Earlier this month, a $568 million package of 345 kV lines in Wisconsin started the RFP process.  Our coalition of ratepayer, consumer protection groups, taxpayer...

Madison, WI - One City Schools announced today that its Board of Directors has voted to delay the opening of One City Preparatory Academy’s high school program until at least the 2026-27 school year, and instead limit the schools grade level offerings to its current 6 to 8th grade format. The decision, made at its February 25th, 2025...

MADISON, Wis. – Trade missions are an economic development tool that have worked throughout much of history and still have a role today, even in an age when face-to-face meetings across borders can be easily supplanted by virtual talks. Maybe it’s time for Wisconsin to incentivize a “trade mission” of sorts in search of...

(MILWAUKEE) — At the onset of ACT 12’s passage, the District made every effort to work with the City of Milwaukee and with stakeholders to ensure compliance with ACT 12.  As we have shared, Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) stands ready to implement a School Resource Officer (SRO) program as soon as officers are made available to...

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University Law School will release the results of its first statewide poll of 2025 with an in-person event featuring Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School Poll, and Derek Mosley, director of the school’s Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education, on Wednesday, March 5, at 12:15 p.m. at Marquette Law...

Milwaukee, Wis. – A package you didn’t order could be a fun surprise, but be careful – especially if it comes with a QR code. It might be the setup for a scam.  In a "brushing" scam, you receive a package you didn’t order, often without a return address. This is often a setup by unscrupulous companies who...

While Wisconsin still has yet to see any cases of bird flu in dairy cattle, the head of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory warns the impact of the virus could hit rural communities hardest.  Wisconsin in December identified multiple H5N1 cases in commercial and backyard poultry flocks, but has yet to find any bird...

-- While Wisconsin still has yet to see any cases of bird flu in dairy cattle, the head of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory warns the impact of the virus could hit rural communities hardest.  Wisconsin in December identified multiple H5N1 cases in commercial and backyard poultry flocks, but has yet to find any...

MADISON – Jenn Rittenhouse has been hired as Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s District 4 Coordinator in west-central Wisconsin.  Rittenhouse will be responsible for working with county Farm Bureaus to develop and implement programs to serve Farm Bureau members and to coordinate membership recruitment and retention efforts. She will be serving the counties of Buffalo,...

MILWAUKEE, WI, February 25, 2025 — UW-Milwaukee’s annual Women Leaders Conference returns on March 7, 2025, at the Pfister Hotel and online. Join a powerful network of professionals for a day of connecting, recharging and igniting potential.  This dynamic event brings together inspiring leaders, industry experts and changemakers from a wide range of industries for...

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (Feb. 26, 2025) – UScellular is continuing its commitment to encourage purposeful use of technology by inviting people to take a break from their devices for Global Day of Unplugging on March 7. And to empower youth to have a voice in inspiring healthier digital habits, UScellular formed a Board of Connectors comprised of youth from Boys...

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