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Whether to build more power plants in Wisconsin to serve a growing number of data centers is a tricky question, according to a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report.
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Take a look back at WPF's top five findings from 2025 on various issues facing Wisconsin.
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Zhen Xu took a research risk. Jim Adox bet his career on it. The result: A new field called histotripsy and a growing company with a non-invasive liver cancer treatment.
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Can changes to Milwaukee's zoning code to allow accessory dwelling units, or "granny flats," help make housing more affordable?
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American Science & Surplus is a beloved Milwaukee store that nearly closed this year. The store’s new owner shares how they’re operating the business during economic hardships.
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John Rinaldi’s brush with a famous business expert got him out of the engineering department and into marketing. Then his factory automation products began to take off.
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For those in southeast Wisconsin who are looking for basic needs like food, housing, clothing or transportation, IMPACT 211 is built to connect them to resources. The call data IMPACT receives can give a glimpse into the health of the area's social safety net.
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Brady Street is one of Milwaukee’s most dangerous streets for traffic injuries and fatalities. City of Milwaukee Engineer Kevin Muhs shares how the city aims to change that.
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With the recent federal government shutdown, many Milwaukeeans were wondering about the future of their FoodShare benefits. A group of women started pairing people in need with people who could help.
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An Ohio State University professor started StormImpact to help utilities answer these types of questions. Then he became its top sales person.
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Communities throughout the U.S. are grappling with an affordable housing crisis. Milwaukee officials hope a new affordable housing development will make a difference.
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How two Iowa professors pioneered and commercialized a tumor-imaging and tumor-killing treatment that sends two forms of radioactive lead into the body.