News Clips
Politics
LeMahieu on ‘UpFront’ says not enough GOP votes yet to remove sales tax referendum provision
WisPolitics, June 5, 2023
Wisconsin Republicans look for rebound, Democrats stay on offensive as 2024 fights loom
U.S. News, June 4, 2023
Republicans won’t fund new UW-Madison engineering hall, broadband expansion
The Capital Times, June 2, 2023
Wisconsin Elections Commission approves plan to allow company to sell new election equipment to local governments
Wisconsin Public Radio, June 2, 2023
Republicans announce Aug. 23 as the date for presidential debate in Milwaukee
TMJ 4, June 2, 2023
Health
Milwaukee zoning board approves new North Side addiction treatment clinic
Wisconsin Examiner, June 5, 2023
How Covid made it nearly impossible to pass new vaccine rules
Politico, June 4, 2023
A woman is in custody after refusing tuberculosis treatment for more than a year
Wisconsin Public Radio, June 3, 2023
Briefing highlights ‘continuing erosion’ of licensed practical nurse workforce
WisBusiness, May 25, 2023
Audit faults grant, ventilator distribution in Wisconsin during height of COVID-19
CBS 58, May 24, 2023
Utilities & Energy
Wisconsin utility watchdog: Proposed rate hikes would push profits further above national norms
Wisconsin Public Radio, June 5, 2023
Should utility bills be based on ability to pay? It's under consideration in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 1, 2023
Transmission company plans to spend $91 million to buy, renovate Pewaukee headquarters
Milwaukee Business Journal, May 24, 2023
Wisconsin utilities seeking rate hikes
Wisconsin State Journal, May 19, 2023
Charter, Frontier, TDS win in Wisconsin’s $17M funding round
Fierce Telecom, May 19, 2023
Environment
Republican lawmakers propose plan to combat PFAS pollution in Wisconsin
Fox 47, June 5, 2023
EPA completes verification analysis of PFAS scientific testing of pesticide products
National Law Review, June 3, 2023
Wetlands in Wisconsin may fare better than other states after Supreme Court limited federal regulation
Wisconsin Public Radio, June 2, 2023
WMC threatens legal action over proposed policy changes that aim to protect surface water quality
Wisconsin Public Radio, June 1, 2023
New DHS assessment makes immediate recommendations for contaminated Wausau park
Wausau Pilot & Review, June 2, 2023
Legal
Three companies agree to pay more than $1 billion to settle ‘forever chemical’ claims
WXOW, June 4, 2023
Wisconsin Supreme Court affirms court of appeals decision that anti-assignment clause does not prohibit post-loss assignment of insurance rights
National Law Review, June 3, 2023
State getting $7.5M settlement from opioid addiction treatment producer
Urban Milwaukee, June 3, 2023
States sue 3M, DuPont over toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in drinking water
CNBC, June 2, 2023
Unions are relieved as the Supreme Court leaves the right to strike intact
Wisconsin Public Radio, June 1, 2023
Employer & Consumer
SEC says Binance misused customer funds, ran illegal crypto exchange in U.S.
The Wall Street Journal, June 5, 2023
SixLine Semiconductor wins 2023 Gov’s Biz Plan Contest
WisBusiness, June 2, 2023
Adaptive reuse could help address Wisconsin's affordable housing shortage
Wisconsin Public Radio, May 30, 2023
Microsoft closes on $50 million land purchase adjacent to Foxconn in Mount Pleasant
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 30, 2023
Fed prepares to skip June rate rise but hike later
The Wall Street Journal, May 31, 2023
Transportation & Infrastructure
UK-based company to repurpose electric vehicle batteries in shuttered Chippewa Falls frac sand plant
Wisconsin Public Radio, June 5, 2023
Wisconsin DMV adds new security, design upgrades to driver license and ID cards
Channel 3000, June 5, 2023
Biden admin. announces $570 million in rail crossing safety projects
Spectrum News 1, June 5, 2023
Ford EVs will use Tesla charging tech in surprise partnership between rival automakers
CNBC, May 25, 2023
Ford sees growth in gas-powered vehicles amid EV shift
Fox Business, May 22, 2023
