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Gov. Evers, WHEDA: Celebrate groundbreaking of new single family workforce housing in Plymout

PLYMOUTH, Wisc. — Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) CEO & Executive Director Elmer Moore, Jr., together with local public leaders, employers, and ...
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Dept. of Justice: Seeks consumer protections in Character.AI bankruptcy

Wisconsin and the other states intend to remain actively engaged in the bankruptcy proceedings to protect consumers and address outstanding regulatory concerns. The states have reserved their rights ...
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Report: Nixing tax on tips, overtime would reduce state collections by $2.7 billion over 10 years

Changing Wisconsin law to mirror the federal law exempting tips and overtime from the income tax would reduce state ...
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Wisconsin tailwinds help Harken sail to international prominence

The Pewaukee-based sailing gear company was started by Peter and his brother, Olaf, more than 50 years ago in a run-down ...
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BioForward Wisconsin: Wisconsin biohealth industry outpaces national growth, generates $38.1 billion economic impact

Wisconsin’s biohealth industry is growing at nearly twice the national rate, generating $38.1 billion in total economic activity and supporting nearly 139 ...
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Forward Analytics: Study finds “No-Tax-On-Tips” proposal could cut taxes for tipped and overtime workers by $2.7B over the next decade, with an equal cost to state revenue

A new report released by Forward Analytics finds that a “No-Tax-On-Tips” proposal, paired with the pre-existing federal policy, would reduce state income taxes for Wisconsin workers who earn tips and ...
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ACLU of Wisconsin, Electronic Frontier Foundation: File lawsuit at Wisconsin Supreme Court, allege warrantless ALPR surveillance violates Constitution

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wisconsin and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today filed a petition directly with the Wisconsin Supreme Court on behalf of the Wisconsin Council ...
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USDA: Invests over one million in rural business development projects across Wisconsin

Easter Seals Wisconsin Inc. will use a $40,153 grant to assist rural entrepreneurs with disabilities who own or are developing small businesses. The Forest County Potawatomi Community will use a ...
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Kaul sues Trump administration over termination of IT modernization grants

Attorney General Josh Kaul is co-leading a multistate lawsuit against the federal government targeting what plaintiffs say ...
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FRI AM News: Harken sails to international prominence; Weinbrenner Shoe Company President Jeff Burns featured on ‘WisBusiness: the Podcast’

Peter Stark, co-president of the National Sailing Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, called the Harken brothers “trailblazers on and off the water; not only as sailors, but as engineers.” Stark ...
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Gov. Evers, WEDC: Announce Hewlett Packard Enterprise expansion in Chippewa Falls, expected to create 75 new jobs

Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), announced today that HPE plans to invest $75 million over the next five years ...
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WisBusiness: the Podcast with Jeff Burns, Weinbrenner Shoe Company

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Jeff Burns, president of Weinbrenner Shoe Company. The business, ...