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WHEDA head explains why housing is so expensive in Wisconsin and how to build more
The city of Green Bay recently loosened zoning regulations on residential neighborhoods. Wisconsin’s top housing official hopes other communities will follow its lead.
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How rising property taxes in Wisconsin could shape the midterm elections
Both political parties blame each other for Wisconsin property tax bills rising in 2025.
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2 children in Wisconsin die of respiratory illness in season’s first pediatric deaths
Two children in Wisconsin have died of respiratory illnesses, the state Department of Health Services announced.
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Trapper Schoepp gets personal on new album ‘Osborne’
After BMX accidents in his youth, musician Trapper Schoepp said doctors introduced him to prescription painkillers. His journey through recovery after years of addiction — and the anger and desperation of recovery — fuels the creative fires of the album ‘Osborne.’
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Dugan’s attorneys argue ICE arrests at courthouse were ‘hardly routine’
Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan chose not to testify in her defense in the high-profile federal case.
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Former Wisconsin conservation warden fined in 2023 wolf killing
A former state conservation warden has been ordered to pay a fine for killing a wolf at his northern Wisconsin home two years ago, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Winter solstice ushers in longest night and clearest Wisconsin skies
While the solstice marks the year’s deepest darkness, it also represents renewal — a moment that invites reflection, celebration and a chance to step outside and look up.
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Superior’s arts group returns from pandemic with whimsy and history
Showcasing marshmallow sculptures and casket-room murals, the Superior Council for the Arts group returns from the COVID-19 pandemic with new events, starting with a juried art show on Jan. 9.
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Unemployment is at a 4-year high nationwide. What’s happening in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin’s aging population and large agriculture sector complicate the picture of how the labor market is doing, says UW-La Crosse economist Marissa Eckrote-Nordland.
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Data center opponents launch recall of Port Washington mayor
Residents who have been opposing a $15 billion data center in Port Washington for months are now trying to recall the city’s mayor.










