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Flood Advisory

WGTD February 23, 2019

Flood Advisory National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 1134 AM CST Sat Feb 23 2019

1134 AM CST Sat Feb 23 2019

* Flood Advisory for Minor Flooding in Kenosha, Racine, Walworth counties and...

Foxconn Executive Says Project Unlike Anything Happening In The World

wpr.org February 22, 2019

Evers Addresses Manufacturers 1 Day After GOP Budget Veto

(WPR)---A Foxconn Technology Group executive said the work the tech manufacturing giant is doing in Wisconsin has never been done anywhere else in the world.

Bill Mitchell, the chief...

New Report: Local Governments in Wisconsin Rely More Heavily on Property Taxes for Funding Than Other States in the Midwest

WGTD February 21, 2019

Wisconsin Policy Forum Analysis Shows State Is Outlier Among Others In Local Revenue Mix

(WPR)---Wisconsin leans on property taxes to fund its cities more than any other Midwest state, according to a report released Thursday by the Wisconsin...

Apartment Developers Leave Mt. Pleasant Meeting Less Than Enthused

WGTD February 20, 2019

Edited for clarity 2-21 8:45a

Mt. Pleasant---The out-of-town developers who are proposing badly-needed apartments received a chilly reception from the Plan Commission Wednesday, calling into question whether workforce-styled housing is politically...

Advocate: Opioid Crackdown Had Chilling Effect On Those With Chronic Pain

wpr.org February 20, 2019

Chronic Pain Sufferers Caught In Difficult Place As 2016 CDC Guidelines Have Made Opioid Prescriptions More Difficult To Get

(WPR)---One day in the mid-1990s, Kate Nicholson was sitting at her desk working at the Wisconsin Department of Justice...

Gov. Tony Evers Says Business Incentives Should Be Discussed

wpr.org February 19, 2019

Governor's Budget Proposal Will Bring Scientists Back To DNR

(WPR)---Gov. Tony Evers says offering businesses incentives to create or maintain jobs in Wisconsin is something that should be re-examined.

Under former Gov. Scott Walker’s...

Mason Promotes $15 Minimum; Red Zone Recommendations; RSD Crashes

WGTD February 18, 2019

Updated at 10:50p to reflect new information in Twin Lakes PD story

Racine---Saying the city should set an example, Mayor Cory Mason is vowing to pay all city employees at least $15 an hour within four years. The first step will come Wednesday night when...