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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has signed into law a bill that eliminates a tax benefit for companies that move out of Wisconsin.  The measure he signed Monday targets tax deductions businesses claim when they move.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has signed into law a measure supported by mega-liquor store Total Wine & More that allows for larger quantities of liquor to be sold at a single transaction at certain

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s frac sand industry is grappling with several idled mines as the sector faces increased competition in Texas and Oklahoma.   University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Professor Kent Syverson believes the region’s frac sand

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison is setting up a new marker recognizing the campus as the ancestral home of the Ho-Chunk tribe.  The university announced Monday that UW-Madison leaders and Ho-Chunk Nation officials dedicated the

A Republican lawmaker from Markesan says a state budget up for approval by the full legislature  this week makes historic investments in Wisconsin schools and infrastructure.   “The budget achieves our priorities without raising the tax burden on Wisconsin

Former Green Bay Packers player and current Marian University Senior Vice President for University Relations Dr. George Koonce has been nominated to join the Packers board of directors.  Packers shareholders will vote on new board members during their annual meeting July

A major street reconstruction project starts this week in Beaver Dam. Starting Monday Stone Street will be closed from South Spring Street to Roedl Court for installation of new water and sewer lines.   The city did not

The Ripon School Board has approved creating a play-based charter school.  The board last week voted to accept an $800,000 five year grant to create the charter school at Barlow Park Elementary School starting in the fall of 2020.  The Ripon

VIROQUA, Wis. (AP) — Farmers are questioning whether growing hemp for grain will ever be profitable in Wisconsin, but say there could be a future in hemp fiber and CBD products.  The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and