ATC restarts push for grid upgrades serving Port Washington data center
The transmission utility filed a revised application after Wisconsin regulators ordered it to start over amid repeated project changes.
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Elections
Tom Tiffany swims to safety after plane makes emergency lake landing
Tiffany, the Republican gubernatorial candidate, said his plane began to submerge after he made an emergency landing in Lake Wausau.
Milwaukee audit logs show no evidence of election fraud, experts say
Conspiracy theories circulated after the Milwaukee error in August, but logs of what happened reveal nothing askew.
Elon Musk won’t face criminal charges for offering voters $1 million checks during 2025 Supreme Court election
Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley said he was “befuddled” by the decision.
Fact Briefs – bite-sized fact checks of trending claims
Did David Crowley approve providing tablets to jail inmates?
Yes. Crowley’s office said the tablets were provided to help inmates stay connected to family.
Did Tom Tiffany try to overturn the 2020 presidential election result?
Yes. He voted against certifying the results and signed on to a legal brief that supported overturning the results.
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Opinion
Guest opinion: Wisconsin has tried to improve reading for decades. Will this time be different?
After years of stalled literacy efforts, Wisconsin’s latest reading law offers a fresh test of whether schools, policymakers and the public can stick with reform, Jim Zellmer writes.
Guest opinion: What Wisconsin’s Democratic primary reveals about data center politics
Voters’ views on data centers may be more nuanced than a simple for-or-against debate, Rob Smith and Devan Patel of the Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy write.
Guest opinion: Why Wisconsin needs more employee-owned companies
Conner Scott writes that after years of searching for the right workplace, employee ownership gave him a reason to stay.
