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Oneida County tax rate falls; overall levy rises
Supervisors sustain elimination of direct tourism promotion funding
The Oneida County Board of Supervisors approved its 2027 budget Tuesday on a 15-5 vote after a lengthy debate over spending priorities, with tourism promotion — or the county’s unwillingness to fund it — ranking as the most contentious issue.
County zoning weighs enforcement policy after assessor flags possible violations
The Oneida County Planning and Development Committee last Wednesday directed department staff to develop a policy for handling reports from property assessors about structures that may have been built without required zoning permits.
Wisconsin Democrats prepare transformative agenda
Up next: Collective bargaining, gun restrictions, Stewardship
After handing Republicans a devastating blow in Tuesday’s elections, and still basking in the red-hot glow of election night, Wisconsin Democrats said this week they are prepared to pursue an aggressive legislative agenda when they take office early next year.
Crowley defeats Tiffany as Democrats rule election
Alfonso holds 7th District in rare bright spot for GOP
Milwaukee County executive David Crowley defeated U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany on Tuesday to become Wisconsin’s first Black governor, as voters repudiated Republicans nationally and in Wisconsin in a landslide not seen since 1994.
Voters split on state constitutional amendments
Religious liberty proposal defeated; partial-veto measure appears to pass
Wisconsin voters delivered mixed results on proposed constitutional amendments to the state constitution Tuesday, approving one and defeating another, with the third appearing to pass but with some lingering confusion.
City council rejects Hemlock sidewalk, approves narrower street
After weeks of debate, neighborhood sentiment wins the day
The Rhinelander Common Council on Oct. 26 approved a reconstruction plan for Hemlock Street that calls for a generally 30-foot-wide roadway with curb and gutter but no sidewalks.
White paper: Planned data center build-out is far more than needed
Study raises questions about surveillance, real reasons for data center development
Data centers are multiplying at a blazing pace across the country — and so is opposition to them — but one question everybody might want to slow down and ask is: Why do we need all this computing capacity? Or more precisely, do we need all this computing capacity?
Clark campaigns on cooperation, rebuilding the Northwoods
Voters in Wisconsin’s seventh congressional district need a representative who can work across party lines, bring practical experience to Washington, and address problems that have been neglected while the nation’s political parties fight among themselves.
Alfonso campaigns on affordability, smaller government, and generational change
At 26, Michael Alfonso, the Republican nominee for Wisconsin’s seventh congressional district, acknowledges that voters may have questions about his youth, but he says they should view it as an asset rather than a liability.
Governor’s race heads into the home stretch
Crowley, Tiffany launch bus tours, pour millions into final campaign push
With Election Day quickly approaching, Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley and Republican nominee Tom Tiffany have hit the home stretch in their campaigns, with each side using massive fundraising hauls to air multimillion-dollar ad campaigns and to stage statewide bus tours to mobilize voters.