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Wisconsin law firm paying for free Ubers for July 4 festivities
Wisconsin Watch
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July 3, 2025
Reading Time: Wisconsin law firm paying for free Ubers for July 4 festivities by PrincessSafiya Byers / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, Wisconsin Watch July 3, 2025 If you or someone you know is planning to drink for the holiday, there are...
Rib Mountain man kayaks Wisconsin River in record time
Wisconsin Public Radio
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July 4, 2025
This spring, Andy Nevitt paddled down the entirety of the Wisconsin River faster than anyone on record, in just 3 days, 20 hours and 45 minutes. Nevitt, a nurse anesthetist from Rib Mountain, beat the previous record by just under six hours. And...
Wisconsin summer home exterior maintenance checklist
Sheboygan Sun - Wisconsin
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Warm weather is fleeting in Wisconsin, so we pack a lot of outdoor activity into late spring, summer and early fall, including exterior home maintenance. Here are some essential home maintenance tasks for summer to protect your home from...
Check out Wisconsin's largest public companies
The Business Journals
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July 4, 2025
The List features 42 public companies based in Wisconsin and is ranked by total revenue for latest fiscal year. Information on The List was obtained from financial statements, online sources and SEC filings available for each public company based...
Wisconsin Legislature passes and Evers signs budget
Superior Telegram - Minnesota
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July 3, 2025
Wisconsin lawmakers voted to approve a state budget late Wednesday night that spends more than $111 billion over the next two years, cuts more than 300 state jobs and increases funding for the child care industry and the Universities of Wisconsin...
Wisconsin's House Republicans help push Donald Trump's spending bill to final passage
Green Bay Press Gazette - Wisconsin
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Wisconsin's House Republicans all voted to send President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill to his desk to sign into law. The final version of the president's bill is projected to add hundreds of billions of dollars more to the federal...
Hemmed in by development, small farmers are part of conservation effort in a Wisconsin county
Wisconsin Public Radio
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July 4, 2025
On an overcast June day, along a rural road in Ozaukee County, 45-year-old Vang Lee put new strings on his pea trellises. Across the street behind him, bulldozers moved dirt for a new housing development. One mile outside Milwaukee, 25 farmers —...
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce: Reacts to inclusion of workers’ compensation fee...
Wis Business
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MADISON – Early Thursday morning, the Wisconsin Legislature passed Wisconsin’s biennial budget, which implements a fee schedule for the state’s workers’ compensation program. Within an hour, Governor Evers signed the full budget into law. WMC...
Milwaukee With Kids weekend guide: Fourth of July events and more
Radio Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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July 3, 2025
Every week, Milwaukee With Kids answers a simple question for families across the area: What are we going to do this weekend? From indoor activities to outdoor adventures, we’ve got you covered. For the full weekend list, make sure to visit the...
Milwaukee Super Charger Vs. Rapid Charger: What's The Difference?
SlashGear
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July 3, 2025
Battery-powered tools have become the go-to for homeowners and DIYers, and for good reason. Unlike their gas or plug-in counterparts, cordless tools are more convenient to use. They're generally more portable and easier to lug around to the...
McDonald’s vs. the media: There will never be another political showman like Trump
Washington Examiner
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July 4, 2025
One day after Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg penned a story under the headline “Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’: The Republican Nominee’s Preoccupation with Dictators, and His Disdain for the American Military, Is...
Wisconsin theater company celebrates 90 years on stage
Wisconsin Public Radio
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July 3, 2025
The Peninsula Players’ summer season is underway, marking 90 years of performing for audiences on the shores of Green Bay. The Door County company is recognized as the oldest resident summer theater program in the country. “Ninety years is a...
Wisconsin’s credit unions may soon outstrip banks in total assets
In Business - Wisconsin
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Wisconsin credit unions may soon overtake banks in total assets after steadily gaining ground for more than a century, The Capital Times reports. According to state regulators, statewide credit unions held $66 billion in total assets at the end of...
Wisconsin Dairy Processors: Applaud state budget investments
Wis Business
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July 3, 2025
MADISON, WI – Members of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded Governor Tony Evers and legislative leaders on the bipartisan passage and signing of the 2025-2027 biennial state budget into law. The bill includes more than...
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Statement on the 2025-27 Biennial Budget
Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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MILWAUKEE – Today, Governor Tony Evers signed into law the 2025-27 Biennial Budget that was passed by the Wisconsin State Legislature. The biennial budget includes several priorities that Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley advocated for....
Wisconsin Legislature passes budget with workers' compensation fee schedule
Madison Reporter - Wisconsin
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July 3, 2025
Early Thursday, the Wisconsin Legislature approved the state's biennial budget, which includes a fee schedule for workers' compensation. Shortly after, Governor Evers signed it into law. Scott Manley, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs...
Milwaukee Department of City Development proposes two new TIDs to create new housing opportunities Downtown and in the Bronzeville neighborhood
Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin
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July 3, 2025
Proposed TIDs to support 100 East Wisconsin and Compass Lofts developments Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s Department of City Development (DCD) is proposing the creation of two new tax incremental districts (TIDs) to support the development of...
Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Reject Marijuana Legalization Amendments That Democrats Sought To Add To Budget
Marijuana Moment
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July 3, 2025
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate and Assembly have rejected another attempt to legalize marijuana, defeating amendments to budget legislation that would have ended prohibition in the state and established new medical and recreational...
Wisconsin Gov. Evers Signs $360M Child Care Investment in Bipartisan Budget
WLIP - Wisconsin
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July 3, 2025
FILE – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers gives the annual State of the State address, Jan. 22, 2025, at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File) MADISON, Wis. (WLIP)— Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bipartisan state budget...
Wisconsin bank CEOs’ outlook on economy holds steady
In Business - Wisconsin
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In the Wisconsin Bankers Association’s latest Economic Conditions Survey of Wisconsin bank CEOs, 86% of respondents rated Wisconsin’s current economic health as “excellent” or “good.” Most survey respondents (59%) predict that Wisconsin’s economy...