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Poll: Wisconsin voters divided on Trump conviction, appropriate sentencing
(The Center Square) – Wisconsinites hold a wide variety of opinions on former President Donald Trump’s conviction, a recent Marquette Law School poll shows. Despite Democrats making up only 29% of respondents, 55% of registered Wisconsin voters think Trump is guilty, while 36% believe the jury decided wrongly and 9% are unsure. Half of voters believed prosecuting Trump was the right thing to do, versus 42% who did not and 8% undecided. However, opinions still fell largely among party lines, with Independents split. ...
Wisconsin got $49M to invest in personalized medicine. What does that mean?
Wisconsin is already a hub for the growing field of personalized medicine, where scientists tailor treatments to a person’s genes. But a range of challenges is holding the industry back. Advocates say it’s hard for researchers to find the workers and data they need, and that the existing health data exacerbates inequalities because it doesn’t include enough people from racial and ethnic minorities.
Popular Wisconsin Attraction Featured as Jeopardy Question
Jeopardy continues to be a cultural icon, so whenever a question pops up with a local twist, it's always fun to take a look at what it was. This Wisconsin attraction was recently featured as a question on the popular game show Jeopardy. What is the Freshwater Fishing Hall of...
Environmental lawyers say end of Chevron deference could hurt Wisconsin water quality
Starkweather Creek empties into Lake Monona at Olbrich Park in Madison. (Henry Redman | Wisconsin Examiner) Environmental and administrative lawyers say that efforts to protect Wisconsin’s water from contaminants such as PFAS could be harmed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week to overturn the 40-year-old precedent known as Chevron deference.
Ojibwe tribes from Wisconsin back EPA in lawsuit by 12 states over water rights
Two Ojibwe tribes from Wisconsin have come to the defense of the Environmental Protection Agency against a lawsuit filed by 12 states over water rights. The Lac du Flambeau and Sokaogon (Mole Lake) tribes joined five other tribal nations from around the country in defending the EPA’s new tribal water rights rule under...
Unemployment is low, the labor market tight. But more Wisconsinites are on FoodShare, or food stamps, than before COVID
The number of people enrolled in the food assistance program FoodShare in Wisconsin remains above pre-pandemic levels, according to a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report. As of April, a little over 700,000 people were enrolled in FoodShare, the Wisconsin program part of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, that helps low-income households buy food, according to the latest figures published by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. ...
Burned out: why (and how) northern Wisconsin will soon abandon coal as a power source
Standing atop Wisconsin Public Service’s Weston power plant, 220 feet above the ground, it’s impossible to miss the giant coal pile on the property. About a half-million tons of coal are at the facility at any given time, ready to ready to be burned, ready to produce much of the power used by people, businesses, and industry in northeastern Wisconsin.
Wisconsin athletics among elite group ahead of Olympic Games Paris 2024
Wisconsin athletics will be well represented in France at Olympic Games Paris 2024. As many as twelve former Badgers will make the trek oversees in search of a gold medal. Only a handful of collegiate programs, including Big Ten rivals Penn State, USC and UCLA, will send at least 10 Olympians to this summer’s games.
Wisconsin home loans record, Tension over nursing schools in Madison and Milwaukee, Home kits modeled after Frank Lloyd Wright
We talk with a guest from the WHEDA about the high dollar amount of home loans extended last year. Then we learn about plans for Arizona College of Nursing schools in Wisconsin’s largest cities. And former professor at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture talks about designing home kits.
Email Breaches Reported by SkinCure Oncology & the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
SkinCure Oncology has notified 13,434 patients about an email attack that occurred in June 2023, and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services has announced a breach of the personal information of 19,150 Medicaid recipients. SkinCure Oncology. SkinCure Oncology in Burr Ridge, IL, has issued individual notifications to 13,434 patients whose...
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