Not long after Foxconn Technology Group announced plans to build a massive manufacturing facility in southeast Wisconsin, the tech giant began making promises to share its model for economic development across the entire state. But 18 months after purchasing its first building in downtown Mi…
Wisconsin is considering a bill that would clamp down on cigarette sales — both electronic and traditional — by raising the age for purchasing and using such products.The surge in popularity of e-cigarettes, some of which have been linked to severe lung damage, has prompted more than a dozen…
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross has announced his retirement as head of the state’s colleges and universities. Cross said he’ll stay on until a new UW president is chosen by the Board of Regents.
A Senate committee is set to take up a bipartisan bill Tuesday that would make it a felony to trespass or damage oil and gas pipelines. Supporters of the bill say it’s necessary to discourage unlawful activity, while opponents say it would have a chilling effect on free speech.The bill expan…
Wisconsin regulators say a proposed $700 million natural gas power plant in Superior would have significant negative effects on groundwater quantity at its preferred site on the Nemadji River.A subsidiary of Minnesota Power and La Crosse-based Dairyland Power Cooperative are planning to buil…
Husky Energy says it has received approval for its $400 million plans to rebuild the Superior oil refinery and plans to begin construction immediately. The explosion and series of fires in April of last year injured 36 people, caused a temporary evacuation and damaged the refinery’s equipmen…
