WisDOT launching pilot program with $32M in federal funding

The state Department of Transportation is launching a pilot program to study the carbon emissions of construction materials with $32 million in newly announced federal funds.  Gov. Tony Evers yesterday announced the grant from a U.S. Department of Transportation program, funded through the Inflation Reduction Act. The state DOT will

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U.S. Rep. Grothman: Statement on President-Elect Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China 

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) released the following statement in support of President-Elect Trump’s pledge to tariff Mexico, Canada and China to protect our border and stop drug trafficking into the United States.   “I fully support President-Elect Trump’s proposed aggressive economic measures against Mexico, Canada, and China, driven

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UW–Madison: New tool makes quick health, environmental monitoring possible

MADISON — University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemists have developed a new, efficient method that may give first responders, environmental monitoring groups, or even you, the ability to quickly detect harmful and health-relevant substances in our bodies and environments.  Small molecules that interact with proteins can initiate, enhance, and inhibit vital biological

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UW–Madison: Research to treat placenta could improve human pregnancies

MADISON — A gene therapy approach to boosting the placenta is safe in monkeys, according to a new, short-term study, bringing the potential treatment closer to improving birthweights of human babies and sparing them the complications of an early birth and developmental difficulties later in life. In humans, placental insufficiency

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Crawford campaign: Endorsed by Wisconsin Laborers District Council

MADISON, Wis. – Judge Susan Crawford has secured additional endorsements in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, with the support of the Wisconsin Laborer’s District Council and the Wisconsin Education Association Council, the state’s largest public-sector union. Since announcing her candidacy, Judge Crawford has secured the support of more than 100

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