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Tiffany reports over $8 million haul for gov race, while Barnes leads Dem field in fundraising

July 16, 2026 By BAYLOR SPEARS, Wisconsin Examiner With 26 days until Wisconsin’s primary election, campaign finance reports filed by U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany shows he raised over $8 million, the bulk of which came from...

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In a Wisconsin land rush, data centers made them millionaires

July 16, 2026 By Tom Kertscher, Wisconsin Watch Whether artificial intelligence data centers are essential to modern life, an existential threat or something in between, one impact is clear: As they pave over homes and...

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Fight over who expands Wisconsin’s power grid heads to Washington

July 16, 2026 By Paul Kiefer, Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin’s largest transmission utility is seeking federal intervention months after the Midwest’s regional grid operator awarded a major project to a startup competitor...

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Wisconsin governments have received $160 million in opioid settlement funds. Here’s where it’s going.

July 15, 2026 By Addie Costello and Hongyu Liu, Wisconsin Watch Story originally posted by Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin and 87 local governments are expected to receive more than $874 million by 2038, up from...

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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson set to become Budget Committee chair

July 15, 2026 By HENRY REDMAN, Wisconsin Examiner Wisconsin Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is set to take up the gavel as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee following the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R...

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Wildfires expose millions in the Midwest and Northeast US to dangerous smoke

July 15, 2026 By DORANY PINEDA and JACQUELINE GANUN Associated Press Heavy smoke from several large wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota is expected to engulf large swaths of the Midwest and Northeast U.S...

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Finishing a distant second in fundraising, Milwaukee latecomer drops out of 1st CD primary

Statewide air quality advisory issued through the weekend as wildfire smoke expected to blanket Wisconsin

Gov. Tony Evers to endorse David Crowley in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary

David Crowley restarts Wisconsin governor bid after Sara Rodriguez quits race over finance problems

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez quits Democratic governor’s race over campaign finance problems

Wisconsin agencies purchasing alternative fuel vehicles under new Clean Fleet Policy to cut fuel costs and emissions

Tiffany reports over $8 million haul for gov race, while Barnes leads Dem field in fundraising

In a Wisconsin land rush, data centers made them millionaires

Fight over who expands Wisconsin’s power grid heads to Washington

Wisconsin governments have received $160 million in opioid settlement funds. Here’s where it’s going.

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Tiffany reports over $8 million haul for gov race, while Barnes leads Dem field in fundraising

In a Wisconsin land rush, data centers made them millionaires

Fight over who expands Wisconsin’s power grid heads to Washington

Wisconsin governments have received $160 million in opioid settlement funds. Here’s where it’s going.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson set to become Budget Committee chair

Wildfires expose millions in the Midwest and Northeast US to dangerous smoke

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