Wisconsin regulators fined a utility contractor last week for nearly striking a gas main in Vernon County, a case that's stirring up questions about whether the state is tough enough on excavators.

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Opponents of a power line in southwestern Wisconsin are taking their fight against the $492 million project to federal court.

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The Wisconsin Public Service Commission won't weigh in on whether a $700 million natural-gas plant proposed for Superior will contribute to climate change despite objections made by various environmental groups.

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As a wave of consumer activism swept the country in the 1970s, Wisconsinites formed the country's first statewide consumer advocacy group focused on utilities.

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Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday re-hired dozens of Republican appointees he fired last week after a judge invalidated their legislative confirmations, marking another twist in the tangled legal battle over whether lawmakers were within their rights when they met for a lame-duck session last year.

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One of former Gov. Scott Walker's appointees is trying to go back to work after a state appellate court stayed a ruling invalidating her appointment and dozens of others.

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Clean-energy advocates will get a second chance to block the proposed construction of a natural-gas plant in northern Wisconsin, although the odds of prevailing are not in their favor.

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The Wisconsin Senate has confirmed Gov. Scott Walker's appointment of his top aid to the state's utility-regulatory body.

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State regulators have ordered Wisconsin utilities to spread $130 million in credits among their customers because of savings stemming from the federal tax overhaul last year.

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The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin awarded $7.6 million on Thursday to bolster the state's high-speed-internet offerings — laying the groundwork for what would be the largest round of broadband expansion grants in state history.

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