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Burn Permits Suspended In 30 Counties MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks the public to check fire conditions before conducting outdoor burning activities. If you are in an area of High or Very High fire danger, stay vigilant and avoid outdoor burning. Spring is the most critical fire season in...

MILWAUKEE, WIS. - The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Kathryn Dunn as the new WWBIC President/Chief Visionary Officer, effective May 1st.  Dunn takes over the post previously held by Wendy K. Baumann, who stepped down as WWBIC President and Chief Visionary Officer after 31...

Community Groups Urge State Regulators to Update Air Pollution Guidelines and Increase Monitoring Beloit, WI—On Monday, May 5, four Beloit-area organizations—Healthy Climate Wisconsin, Wisconsin EcoLatinos, Good Trouble Beloit, and League of Women Voters of Beloit—submitted comments to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) calling on the agency to do more to protect Beloit...

Partners with Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc. Waukesha, WI - Waukesha County is delighted to announce the selection of Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc. as its new recycling processor, marking another significant milestone in the county's commitment to reducing service costs to taxpayers and environmental sustainability.  Collection, processing and sale of...

MILWAUKEE — David Strifling, director of Marquette University Law School’s Water Law and Policy Initiative and associate professor of law, will examine Chicago’s planned sale of water to Joliet, in a virtual program affiliated with Chicago Water Week on Friday, May 9, at noon. The examination will encompass legal, historical, and economic perspectives, including the Chicago diversion’s special...

MARINETTE, WISCONSIN – Officials at Fincantieri Marinette Marine hosted University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin and members of her team May 2, in the bustling Marinette shipyard 50 miles north of Green Bay.  The purpose of the visit was to update the chancellor on the successful international internship program Fincantieri started last year...

The Northeast Wisconsin (NEW) Manufacturing Alliance’s announced on Friday, May 2, its 2025 Aging Workforce study at the Future of Work Summit on Succession Planning at Fox Valley Technical College. The organization surveyed its members in February and March 2025 to understand the impact of the aging workforce in northeast Wisconsin. This study was...

Charge Point Operator Rolls Out Its First Four Charging Stations MENASHA, Wis. (May 6, 2025) — Zero 60™, a national electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO) brand, has launched its first renewable energy charging station in Lake Placid, New York. Founded by Faith Technologies Incorporated™ (FTI), a leader in distributed energy and eMobility charging solutions, Zero 60 is committed...

Talking Trade hosts Sandi Siegel and Ken Wasylik join Carroll University Business School Dean Tim Sullivan and Prof. Alexandra Sielaff to discuss the tariff plans of the Trump Administration, the last of five segments recorded live at Carroll University, Shattuck Recital Hall, March 20, 2025. See coverage of the event here.

Legislation from GOP lawmakers would make some state tax credit programs more flexible to drive investments in child care and workforce housing, bill authors say.  Rep. Dave Armstrong of Rice Lake and Sen. Dan Feyen of Fond du Lac are currently circulating a co-sponsorship memo for the bill.  It follows legislation...

-- Legislation from GOP lawmakers would make some state tax credit programs more flexible to drive investments in child care and workforce housing, bill authors say.  Rep. Dave Armstrong of Rice Lake and Sen. Dan Feyen of Fond du Lac are currently circulating a co-sponsorship memo for the bill.  It follows...

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced a new lawsuit Wisconsin is joining against the Trump Administration and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for reckless, devastating cuts that will effectively dismantle the federal agency that is responsible for helping keep Wisconsinites and Americans healthy and safe.