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Data center naysayers should consider what the future would have brought to Port Washington
Impacts are minimal in comparison to what might have occurred Seldom if ever conceded by many critics of the planned $15 billion 1,000-plus-acre data center under way in Port Washington is the fact that something was…
Superior coal terminal is latest victim of declining Great Lakes shipments
A coal terminal in Superior will terminate its operations this year as cargo shippers are moving less tonnage via the Great Lakes. A decline in cargo moving across the Great Lakes via United States-flagged “lakers” has led to…
Lead paint: The 50-year saga continues
MPS finally steps up remediation Nearly 50 years after the U.S. government banned lead-based paint, Milwaukee Public Schools officials have again been trying to cover up or remove the toxic substance that parents likely…
U.S. House defangs federal protection of gray wolves in Wisconsin
Tiffany-authored bill could move management to state with over 100 wolf attacks in recent year The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill by Wisconsin Rep. Tom Tiffany that, if approved by the Senate, would…
Marquette poll finds 80 percent of Americans trust government ‘only some of the time’ or ‘never’
Independents were among the most distrustful A recent nationwide Marquette University Law School poll found that 80 percent of Americans trust the government “only some of the time” or “never,” a widespread, intergenerational…
Legislature balks as Evers demands millions for more food aid bureaucrats
Lawmakers suspect state bungling will trigger penalty for bad-payments rate, but governor won’t show data Gov. Tony Evers is pressing the Legislature for $70 million to process FoodShare applications to stave off federal…
Two-thirds of Americans under 30 say people can’t be trusted, Marquette poll finds
Badger Institute exploring impact on neighborliness, civil society, government Two-thirds of Americans under the age of 30 say they believe most people cannot be trusted, a dramatic generational shift, according to the…
Majority of Wisconsin kids fall short in math as legislators consider fix
Number of UW math degrees plummeting in age of AI As math proficiency continues to decline in Wisconsin schools, the Legislature is considering a plan to improve numeracy, or the ability to work with numbers in daily life.…
Much of America figuring out how to build more homes
Wisconsin can follow suit and cut regulations The dire need for more houses in America has even regulation-heavy cities like Los Angeles, New York City, Minneapolis and St. Paul streamlining rules — and providing a playbook…
Wisconsin DPI mired in one scandal after another
Botched report cards, lowered standards, licensing and finance scandals erode faith in DPI Accused of gutting academic standards, manipulating report cards, slacking on fiscal oversight and bungling oversight of sexual…
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