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Michigan appeals court upholds state permits for Line 5 tunnel under straits

Enbridge Energy’s plans to build a protective tunnel around an aging pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes can continue, a Michigan appeals court ruled. The state Public Service Commission properly issued permits for the $500 million project, the Michigan Court of ...

Bergman sees DeJoy’s resignation as a positive step for mail service

U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet is urging the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors to prioritize the needs of rural communities as it considers a successor to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. In a Monday letter, DeJoy asked the board to begin looking for his successor. DeJoy has had ...

Electric vehicle charging port installed on UW-Green Bay campus

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Thanks to a charitable donation from an alumnus, there is a new place to charge electric vehicles as two ChargePoint stations will be installed on the University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus. The newly built Cort Condon Hall has the first charger in place and a second charger will be installed in The Weidner’s Lot A in the coming months. “As more students are bringing EV and PHEV vehicles to campus, it is exciting to be able to give them the opportunity to charge right here on campus and contribute to the sustainability mission of the university,” said ...

Incumbent, GOP-backed challenger to face off in Wisconsin school race

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Democratic-backed incumbent state schools leader will face a Republican-supported challenger after both advanced in Tuesday's three-person primary. The winner in the April 1 general election will guide education policy in the battleground state during ...

Evers unveils $119B budget, calls for tax cuts, pushback on tariffs

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday decried what he called “irresponsible decisions in Washington” and “needless chaos,” saying his new two-year spending proposal was designed to prepare for drastic cuts from the federal government. Evers released ...

Incumbent Wisconsin schools leader, GOP-backed challenger advance in primary

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Democratic-backed incumbent state schools leader will face a Republican-supported challenger after both advanced in Tuesday's three-person primary. The winner in the April 1 general election will guide education policy in the battleground state during President Donald Trump's second term. Jill Underly, currently serving her first term as state superintendent, and Brittany Kinser, a private school advocate, both advanced in Tuesday's primary. Jeff Wright, a rural school superintendent, was eliminated. Underly was first elected to head the Wisconsin ...