Is our democracy in trouble?

During Thursday’s Assembly floor session, Representative Karen Hurd (RWithee) supported legislation that would provide tax relief for hardworking Wisconsinites. One bill would exempt tips from taxation while another would allow an income tax subtraction for overtime pay, both subject to certain restrictions. Assembly Bill (AB) 38 would provide tipped workers with a state income tax exclusion ...

Massive data centers are being proposed and built in Wisconsin to help power the global boom in artificial intelligence. The centers would significantly increase demand for water and especially for electricity, but do so after years of declining usage of both. Tech companies are investing billions into the construction of data centers in Wisconsin, building massive facilities to store and proce...