After months of negotiation, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican leaders in the Legislature said Monday they’ve reached a deal that would spend down the state’s budget surplus on tax relief and education. But whether the deal would actually pass appeared uncertain after several ...
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson has endorsed Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany’s bid for Wisconsin governor, officially ending any speculation he might challenge Tiffany in a GOP primary. Thompson, who was elected governor a record four times, had said last year that he was considering running again in 2026. In a statement released Friday afternoon by Tiffany’s campaign, Thompson referenced his Wisconsin upbringing. “Growing up in Elroy instilled in me the values that shaped my time as governor,” Thompson said. “Tom Tiffany comes from those same Wisconsin roots. From his ...
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The Big Ten joined the Southeastern Conference in crossing the $1 billion mark in total revenue for the 2024-25 fiscal year, marking a significant uptick in payouts to its member schools. The league reported roughly $1.47 billion in total revenue in its federal tax ...
There’s something fishy going on in the frigid, dark depths of Lake Superior. In the deepest part of the lake, a quarter mile below the surface, researchers are discovering a growing number of extraordinarily thin lake trout that weigh about half their typical, healthy body weight. ...
Some Wisconsin health professionals are bracing for a bad year for Lyme disease, as tick activity was already higher in April than at the same time last year. In much of the nation, emergency room visits for tick bites are at their highest weekly rate for this time of year since 2017, ...
The Michigan Department of Transportation continues to adjust spring weight restriction areas in an annual move to protect roads. Effective 7 a.m. today, weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including U.S.2/U.S. 141 at the Menominee River bridge west of Iron Mountain, then east on U.S. 2 to St. Ignace, north on I-75 to M-134, then east to and including M-134 on Drummond Island. Additionally, restrictions will be lifted on all of M-149 in Schoolcraft County from U.S. 2 to the terminus of M-149, and on M-185, ...
