For now, a tiny house in a land of lakes and giant prices
Mark LisheronFirst in a series on housing in the Badger State, Out of reach: Wisconsin’s housing crisis and hope for the American Dream. Soaring prices in Vilas County make moving hard…
Supreme battle shaping up over voter ID
Could be circumvented by constitutional amendment Wisconsin voters will on the same day this April choose a new state Supreme Court justice and also decide whether the state’s voter ID…
Port Washington data center plans put spotlight on Wisconsin power supply
Huge proposal is just one of several in the works for southeastern Wisconsin Port Washington’s announcement of another billion-dollar data center project in southeastern Wisconsin is focusing attention on the…
State Preservation Board does historic pivot on 100 East
Puts developer one step closer to massive tax break A reversal by the State Historic Preservation Review Board on the significance of the 35-year-old “postmodern” 100 East building in downtown…
Milwaukee aside, police ranks recovering across Wisconsin
Still 6% fewer officers than decade ago While Milwaukee continues to struggle putting sworn officers on the streets, the police departments in Wisconsin’s other largest cities are at or fast…
MPS stiff-arms cops in schools as allegations of robbery and assault mount
Former superintendent criticizes suggestion that police are evil In the 2023-24 school year, after Milwaukee officials agreed to put police officers back into local high schools — something that still…
Jagler: MPS could pay a price for cop recalcitrance
Dem Rep. Clancy says district should ignore its end of officers-for-sales-tax deal Almost 17 months after the City of Milwaukee cut a $184 million sales tax deal that was supposed…
“Free” Milwaukee streetcar costing over $5 million annually
Federal pandemic funds no longer available for operating costs Facing a $5 million bill to run the free streetcar known as The Hop next year, Alderman Scott Spiker wondered if…
Government overregulation stymies broadband buildout in rural Wisconsin
Pricey federal plan produces no results yet; observers down on prospects Government overregulation is imperiling the start of a $1 billion plan to expand broadband service to the hardest-to-reach places…
Minnesotans cite taxes, rules as they flee to Wisconsin
‘It’s tough enough to run a small business in Minnesota,’ but rates and regulations grew harsher under Walz, starting with COVID Outdated Minnesota liquor laws brought Jon Kreidler’s Tattersall Distilling…