WEC to acquire 90% ownership of Sky Wind Energy Center

July 27, 2021 1:04 pm Leave a comment

Milwaukee-based WEC Energy Group has agreed to acquire a 90% ownership interest in the Sapphire Sky Wind Energy Center in McLean County, Illinois. The project is being developed by Invenergy.

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GOP fails to override veto of bill ending unemployment aid (UPDATE)

July 27, 2021 12:42 pm Leave a comment

Wisconsin Assembly Republicans failed Tuesday in an attempt to override Gov. Tony Evers' veto of a bill ending $300 a week in federal unemployment aid.

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TOP BIDDERS: The biggest winning bids from around the state this past week

July 27, 2021 9:27 am Leave a comment

See the biggest winning bids from around the state this past week, from our JobTrac online bidding service.

Senators, White House in talks to finish infrastructure bill

July 27, 2021 8:33 am Leave a comment

Workers repair a park near the Capitol in Washington on July 21. Senators working on the infrastructure plan hope to have a bill ready to be voted on next week. President Joe Biden has made passing the bipartisan plan a top priority, the first of his two-part $4 trillion proposal to rebuild, but a Senate test vote failed this week after Republicans said they needed more time to finish the package and review the details. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senators and the White House are locked in intense negotiations to salvage a bipartisan infrastructure deal, with pressure mounting on all sides to wrap up talks and show progress on President Joe Biden's top priority.

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US home prices surge 17% in May, fastest in 17 years

July 27, 2021 8:26 am Leave a comment

U.S. home prices registered the fastest growth in 17 years in May as surging demand for housing outstripped the supply.

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Strong storms knock out power to thousands in Wisconsin

July 27, 2021 8:14 am Leave a comment

Strong storms moving through northern Wisconsin have left thousands of residents without power on early Tuesday.

GOP eyes overriding veto on bill to end $300 a week in additional unemployment benefits

July 26, 2021 3:42 pm Leave a comment

Gov. Tony Evers called the Republican-controlled Legislature into a special session on Monday to increase spending on public schools and higher education on the same day the Assembly planned to vote on a veto override of a bill ending $300 weekly supplemental unemployment payments.

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Carbon-capture pipelines offer climate aid; activists wary

July 26, 2021 3:06 pm Leave a comment

Project developers plan to build carbon capture pipelines connecting dozens of Midwestern ethanol refineries. Poet, the country's largest producer of biofuels, operates this refinery in Chancellor, South Dakota, shown on Thursday, July 22, 2021. The company has not indicated whether it will connect its ethanol refineries to the carbon capture pipelines. (AP Photo/Stephen Groves)

Two companies seeking to build thousands of miles of pipeline across the Midwest are promising the effort will aid rather than hinder the fight against climate change, though some environmental groups remain skeptical.

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State awards $22.4M in infrastructure grants to small communities

July 26, 2021 2:58 pm Leave a comment

Gov. Tony Evers on Monday announced 25 small Wisconsin communities will receive a combined $22.4 million in grants to pay for a variety of infrastructure projects.

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