News Clips
Politics
Robin Vos backs Rebecca Kleefisch for governor, calls Tony Evers 'dysfunctional'
Wisconsin State Journal, January 20, 2022
Biden says he thinks Congress can pass parts of broken-up Build Back Better plan
CNBC, January 19, 2022
Biden commits to Harris as his running mate for 2024
Politico, January 19, 2022
Mandela Barnes raises $1.23 million during last 3 months of 2021 in Wisconsin U.S. Senate race
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 19, 2022
Health
COVID-19 hospitalizations down slightly in Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal, January 20, 2022
WHO says there’s no evidence healthy children and adolescents need Covid boosters
CNBC, January 18, 2022
Milwaukee Common Council passes mask ordinance
WISN 12, January 18, 2022
Omicron surge shows signs of easing in states hit early by the fast-spreading variant
CNBC, January 17, 2022
Supreme Court weighs whether to rein in Dane County Board's delegation to health agency
APG Wisconsin, January 17, 2022
Utilities & Energy
The U.S. is divided over whether nuclear power is part of the green energy future
Wisconsin Public Radio, January 18, 2022
Cardinal-Hickory Creek: Judge blocks Mississippi River crossing for $492M power line
Wisconsin State Journal, January 15, 2022
Sludge pond plan burns utility ratepayers
Kenosha News, January 16, 2022
DNR to hold public hearing on Enbridge Line 5 pipeline project
Wisconsin State Journal, January 13, 2022
Regulators approve $90M pollution controls despite plans to phase out coal
Wisconsin State Journal, January 7, 2022
Environment
DNR asks anglers near Bay of Green Bay to avoid eating rock bass more than once a week due to 'forever chemical' contamination
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 18, 2022
Entire state meets 2010 air quality standard after Rhinelander mill reduces sulfur dioxide pollution
Wisconsin Public Radio, January 14, 2022
Wisconsin DNR board to vote on rules for PFAS in firefighting foam
WIZM, January 15, 2022
Prairie chicken management plan up for review
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 15, 2022
DNR to hold second meeting on proposed Kewaunee County farm permit
Wisconsin State Journal, January 13, 2022
Legal
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments in redistricting case
Wisconsin Public Radio, January 18, 2022
A Wisconsin judge rules absentee ballot drop boxes are not allowed under state law
Wisconsin Public Radio, January 13, 2022
Conservative law firm challenges Gov. Tony Evers over homeowner assistance program
Wisconsin State Journal, January 13, 2022
Prosecutors add dozens of charges in Wisconsin parade deaths
Associated Press, January 13, 2022
Supreme Court denies Robin Vos' request to block deposition over records request in election probe
Wisconsin State Journal, January 12, 2022
Employer & Consumer
MMAC’s Sheehy: Milwaukee’s mask mandate is “blunt instrument” and threatening to businesses
Milwaukee Business News, January 19, 2022
Wisconsin Republicans seek to tighten unemployment benefits
Associated Press, January 18, 2022
Texas, Arizona have recovered all the jobs lost when COVID-19 hit
The Wall Street Journal, January 18, 2022
Looters raiding LA cargo trains of Amazon, UPS shipments
NewsNation Now, January 15, 2022
U.S. retail spending, manufacturing drop as Omicron and inflation surge
The Wall Street Journal, January 14, 2022
Economic Development
First interest rate hike designed to curb inflation could come in March: Chicago Fed president
Milwaukee Business Journal, January 13, 2022
Exact Sciences, maker of Cologuard, plans a $350 million expansion and 1,300 new jobs in Madison
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 13, 2022
Final Foxconn eminent domain lawsuit settled
Wisconsin Public Radio, January 12, 2022
Exact Sciences buys genetics lab for $190M to enter hereditary cancer testing market
Milwaukee Business Journal, January 10, 2022
Kohler Co. acquires Curtis Instruments to drive electrification efforts
Business Insider, January 10, 2022
Transportation & Infrastructure
Airlines cancel some flights after reduced 5G rollout in US
Associated Press, January 20, 2022
Biden admin slammed for missing deadline to implement key GOP priority in infrastructure law
Fox Business, January 19, 2022
Major U.S. airline CEOs warn 5G could ground some planes, wreak havoc
CNBC, January 17, 2022
DOT: I-41 reopening early, project ahead of schedule
Fox 6, January 15, 2022
Education
Nearly $24 million in Navient settlement will help 5,100 Wisconsin student loan borrowers
Wisconsin State Journal, January 18, 2022
UW System names 2 finalists in presidential search
Wisconsin State Journal, January 15, 2022
Navient student loans settlement; Wisconsin part of $1.85B action
Fox 6, January 13, 2022
MMSD adopts new COVID quarantine guidelines, ends contact tracing
The Capital Times, January 13, 2022
What UW-Madison staff want in the next chancellor
The Capital Times, January 12, 2022
