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A GOP proposal to establish certain reporting, water recycling and utility rate requirements for data centers moved forward in the Wisconsin Assembly Tuesday.

A Wisconsin College Republicans group raised more than $1 million last year thanks to dual $500,000 donations from Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein, two of the state’s biggest GOP megadonors.

For 20 consecutive years, Greendale High School won the Wisconsin School Music Association State Marching Band Championship in their division. The band makes up nearly 25 percent of the student body. It recently performed before the Rose Bowl and has participated in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade twice.

Microsoft Corp. is proposing to build 15 more data centers in Mount Pleasant as part of two new  data center campuses with a total taxable value of more than $13 billion.

As energy-hungry data centers pop up all across Wisconsin and the nation, fusion startups, including one in partnership with UW-Madison, are working to bring a new energy source to market to meet the colossal need.

After the closure of Northland College in Ashland last year, a newly formed nonprofit group is exploring creation of a microcollege to continue its mission.

In the first 10 months of 2025, ICE arrested nearly 1000 people in Wisconsin — an almost 25 percent increase from all 2024 arrests. Meanwhile, immigrants in Wisconsin say they are feeling more afraid than ever.

Milwaukee’s Woodland Pattern is set to host its 32nd Annual Poetry Marathon and Benefit. Wisconsin’s Poet Laureate has attended programs there for over 45 years and has a special bond.

Mom Amanda Vogel uploaded a video in December 2025, after pulling her daughter from the School District of Pittsville in Wood County. According to the school district officials, Vogel’s video is harassment.

A memo from state Senate Chief Clerk Cyrus Anderson says state statute gives supremacy to Senate or Assembly rules when it comes to open meetings law.