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Wisconsin News

Legislation would give state aid for generating aviation fuel from wood

Lawmakers from northern and northcentral Wisconsin are circulating a bill supporting Johnson Timber Corp. in Hayward to build a processing plant for aviation fuel made from logging debris. The legislation would reward the company with a $60 million tax credit and access to $150 million in ...

Trump loyalist Tiffany enters Wisconsin governor’s race

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A fierce loyalist of President Donald Trump who represents a broad swath of Wisconsin's rural north woods in Congress entered the governor's race in the battleground state Tuesday, shaking up the Republican primary. U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany becomes the front-runner over ...

Trump DOJ argues against Michigan effort to shut down Line 5

The Trump administration is stepping into the legal fight over whether Enbridge can continue to operate an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel, arguing that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer interfered with U.S. foreign policy when she revoked the line's easement almost five years ...

Trump approves disaster aid for six states, including Wisconsin

President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods that occurred this spring and summer. The disaster declarations, announced Thursday, will allow federal funding to flow to Kansas, North Carolina, North Dakota and Wisconsin, and for ...

DNR: Wisconsin wolf population up to 1,200

State wildlife regulators say Wisconsin’s wolf population has grown to more than 1,200 and appears to be stabilizing, according to revised population estimates. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources presented the revised estimates Thursday at the first meeting of its wolf advisory ...

GOP leader says he doesn’t want to ‘fortify’ Wisconsin Capitol

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The highest-ranking Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly said Thursday that he doesn't want to "fortify" the state Capitol, which is one of the country's most accessible statehouses, but that lawmakers are looking at ways to bolster safety in other areas such as at ...