Some Wisconsin counties use risk assessment tools to predict who will skip out on court or commit new crimes; critics say there are better ways to cut incarceration.
The proposed site at 760 Regent St. is currently a parking lot located across from the Kohl Center, separated by railroad tracks and Southwest Commuter Path.
Gov. Tony Evers proposes to close the "dark-store loophole" that allows big-box stores to be taxed as though their thriving businesses are actually empty buildings — meaning, of course, that residential taxpayers and small businesses pick up the tab in higher property taxes. The question is, will the Legislature agree?
Tart makes open-top galettes with fillings from butternut squash to sweet pears and pecans. Everything is sold frozen with baking instructions on the back.
From the casual classical music fan to the regular concert goer, this concert had something for everyone.
A grand opening ceremony welcomed the community Friday.
Gov. Evers will be introducing his budget in a couple weeks, and the Republicans are attempting to tie his hands by introducing their own spending bill, which would exceed the expected budget balance before the process even begins. We need a budget that gives the middle-class a tax cut and also makes needed investments in our state.
I’m getting tired of hearing the POTUS trumpet that the recent bitterly cold temperatures in the upper third of the country are proof positive that global warming is “fake news.” He's wrong, of course.
The African American/Jewish Friendship Group is working on a curriculum proposal that would bring African-Americans' role in Wisconsin history to K-12 students and help make the goal of Carter G. Woodson, Black History Month's founder, a reality.
Fire Station 14, located at 3201 Dairy Drive, will cut response times in the service area by about half.
The state's leading freedom of information advocate compared to move to Donald Trump.
The Madsplainers is wrapping up its coverage of the spring primary elections with a look at who's on the ballot for City Council.
According to records, Gonzalez was disciplined twice — once for sexual harassment, once for missing shifts without notice — in 2007.
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Gov. Tony Evers proposes to close the "dark-store loophole" that allows big-box stores to be taxed as though their thriving businesses are actually empty buildings — meaning, of course, that residential taxpayers and small businesses pick up the tab in higher property taxes. The question is, will the Legislature agree?
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From soups to buns, from chopping to mise en place, chef Paul Tseng teaches it all in the cooking classes he leads. He talks about his cooking philosophies on the latest episode of the Cap Times' food podcast.
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