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Wisconsin telephone taxes continue to decline as business model, tax policy shifts
(The Center Square) – The end of landline telephones in Wisconsin will result in a 97% drop in the state’s telephone taxes. A recent report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum looks at how the state’s telephone tax revenue has plummeted since the mid-1990s. “Revenue from the state tax on telephone company property sank last year to its lowest level since the 1970s, a reflection of a shifting telecommunications landscape and...
Wisconsin wants to be tech mecca. After Foxconn broken promises, the state says this time is for real
The Biden administration has designated Wisconsin as home to one of 31 regional Tech Hubs authorized under the CHIPS and Science Act, with a focus on bio-health. Backers say the effort could create 30,000 jobs over 10 years, and spur $9 billion in economic development. A separate $3.3 billion investment...
Paddle the Wisconsin River's new water trail, the Great Pinery Heritage Waterway
It's still being developed, but a newly-designated water trail in the middle of Wisconsin already is attracting thousands of paddlers and may well be on its way to receiving national designation by the National Park Service. Called the Great Pinery Heritage Waterway, it stretches 108 miles on the Wisconsin River...
Area Athletes To Compete In Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Games
The Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-Star games will be held this week at the JustAgame Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells. The girls games are scheduled for Wednesday and the boys will play on Thursday. Here are the area senior girls basketball players scheduled to participate:. Division I North:. Ayana Bousum, Marshfield.
Early morning storms hit hard, causing outages, localized flooding in Northeast Wisconsin
(WLUK) -- Strong early morning storms caused thousands of power outages throughout Wisconsin. Heavy rains also caused some localized flooding and damage. Sturgeon Bay Utilities says the heavy rainfall has caused significant issues within its sanitary collection system with the wastewater treatment plant operating at maximum capacity. They ask residents...
The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show’s 2023 Best of Show – read a Q&A with the winner
The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show is a three-day event, Sept. 5-7 2024, co-presented by PBS Wisconsin and Nancy Zieman Productions that celebrates all things quilting. One of the highlights is the annual 10-category juried and judged Quilt Contest, which is exhibited at the event in Madison, Wisconsin. PBS Wisconsin spoke...
High-Risk Recall: Cookie Mix Pulled from Wisconsin Shelves
There has been a massive trend of food being recalled here in the Midwest. It hasn't been one grocery store in particular that has issued all of these warnings. However, it still is pretty concerning how many we've seen in 2024. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the...
Wisconsin Pastel Artist Exhibit Awards
The Rahr-West Art Museum is pleased to present That Special Place, a juried exhibit of pastel art by Members of the Wisconsin Pastel Association and announce the ribbon winners. The Wisconsin Pastel Artists is a dynamic group of artists working in the pastel medium. Juror David Carpenter presented the following...
Wisconsin Supreme Court splits cost of consultants in redistricting case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday ordered the six groups that submitted maps in the lawsuit against the state’s old gerrymandered political maps to split the $128,000 owed to two consultants hired by the Court to assess proposed maps. The Court ultimately didn’t need to decide which maps should be chosen after Gov. Tony Evers […] The post Wisconsin Supreme Court splits cost of consultants in redistricting case appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
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