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Construction Well Underway on "The Stella"

The conversion of the former Heritage House in downtown Kenosha into a boutique hotel is on track for completion early next year.

That’s the latest from Ted Matkom, Wisconsin Market President for Gorman & Company, the project’s developer.

Dental Care Access Problem Eases in Racine County

Racine---Low-income residents on Medicaid in Wisconsin often times have a hard time finding a dentist because low Medicaid reimbursement rates have made many dentists reluctant to accept them.

Foxconn Incentives Criticism Persists

Democrats aren’t letting up in using the $3 million Foxconn incentives package as a campaign issue.

This past  week Senate Democratic leader Jennifer Shilling of La Crosse suggested that the Foxconn deal could be in trouble, given the pending departure from

Downtown Kenosha Developments: Two Purchases on Council Agenda

The Kenosha City Council is expected to vote Monday night on two downtown land purchases that'll act to advance a couple of high profile projects. 

Coal Dust Controversy Spreads At Large Southeast Wisconsin Power Plant

(WPR)---Nationwide, more than 200 similar power plants have shut down in recent years, or plan to do so. Earlier this month, We Energies shuttered it's coal-fired Pleasant Prairie

1st Congressional District: Vos Not Running

Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos will NOT run for the 1st District Congressional seat being vacated by Paul Ryan.

In a statement issued Friday, Vos said he can do more good continuing to push state-based conservative changes---so---he will—instead--- run

Milwaukee Common Council Questions Foxconn's Hiring Goals

Workforce Diversity Primary Concern For Council

(WPR)---Some members of the Milwaukee Common Council are questioning Foxconn Technology Group's promise to hire a diverse workforce when building and operating its planned LCD

Southeastern Wisconsin Counties Have Highest Eviction Rates In State

Researcher: Data Shows Evictions Are Not Limited To Large Cities

(WPR)---Wisconsin's southeastern counties have the highest eviction rates in the state, according to a new database compiled by Princeton University researchers.

List of Democratic Candidates in the 1st District Could Get Longer

Even though Randy Bryce and Cathy Myers have been campaigning for months for the Democratic nomination in the 1st Congressional District, Peter Barca says he’s considering a run of his own, now that Paul Ryan is out of the race.

Ryan Reaction: Open Mike in Downtown Kenosha

In downtown Kenosha Wednesday, it wasn't easy finding people who were willing to sing Paul Ryan's praises outright. 

Many of the two or three dozen people who were approached--like Margaret Cochran--were happy to see him go. "I'm ecstatic," she said. "He's