Expert warns of rural impacts from bird flu

While Wisconsin still has yet to see any cases of bird flu in dairy cattle, the head of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory warns the impact of the virus could hit rural communities hardest.  Wisconsin in December identified multiple H5N1

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Two dozen GOP lawmakers ask Trump opinion of ROFR

Two dozen GOP lawmakers have signed a letter to President Donald Trump asking whether he believes legislation to give incumbent utilities first crack at building new transmission lines is consistent with his executive order “to unleash American energy.” The letter,

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WARF spotlighting new method for breaking down PFAS

WARF is promoting a newly developed process for breaking down PFAS, which could offer another tool for addressing “forever chemicals.”  The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation touted the technology as one of its “top licensing prospects” in its clean technology portfolio,

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Expert warns of rural impacts from bird flu

While Wisconsin still has yet to see any cases of bird flu in dairy cattle, the head of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory warns the impact of the virus could hit rural communities hardest.  Wisconsin in December identified multiple H5N1 cases in commercial and backyard poultry flocks, but has yet

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Early-stage investment activity was down in 2024, Tech Council says

Wisconsin last year had its lowest levels of venture capital activity since 2018, with less than $360 million in deals captured in an initial tally by the Wisconsin Technology Council.  Joe Kremer, director of the Tech Council’s Investor Networks, yesterday presented an early look at last year’s investment landscape during

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GOP bill would direct PSC to conduct nuclear power siting study

GOP lawmakers are circulating a bill that would direct the state Public Service Commission to conduct a nuclear power siting study and create a “streamlined” approval process for certain facilities.  Reps. Shae Sortwell of Two Rivers, David Steffen of Howard and Robert Wittke of Caledonia, along with Sen. Julian Bradley

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Two dozen GOP lawmakers ask Trump opinion of ROFR

Two dozen GOP lawmakers have signed a letter to President Donald Trump asking whether he believes legislation to give incumbent utilities first crack at building new transmission lines is consistent with his executive order “to unleash American energy.” The letter, spearheaded by state Rep. Rob Brooks, R-Saukville, seeks the president’s

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Indeed Brewing Co. scrambling to determine tariff impacts

Indeed Brewing Company is “scrambling” to figure out what kinds of impacts new steel and aluminum tariffs will have on the business, including a brewery in Milwaukee.  That’s according to Ryan Bandy, the Minneapolis-based company’s chief business officer. In an interview yesterday, he said U.S. craft breweries have largely shifted

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GOP bill would expand low-income housing tax credit program

Legislation from Republican authors would expand the state’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program while requiring more than a third of the credits go toward rural projects.  Rep. David Armstrong, R-Rice Lake and Sen. Romaine Quinn, R-Birchwood, recently began circulating the bill for co-sponsorship. In a memo to other lawmakers, they

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Tech Council urging federal lawmakers to push for reversing NIH cuts

The Wisconsin Technology Council is urging the state’s congressional delegation to push for restoring National Institutes of Health funding and preventing similar cuts from being made elsewhere.  After the NIH on Friday announced cuts to grants that help cover indirect R&D costs for medical research institutions, the Tech Council sent

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Evers slams move to freeze funding for EV charging stations

Gov. Tony Evers is slamming federal officials for moving to “yank tens of millions of investments” in EV charging in Wisconsin after the U.S. Department of Transportation suspended approval of state EV infrastructure plans.  The guv’s office on Friday said the Trump administration is seeking to “retroactively suspend” EV infrastructure

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AI expert says large language model development nearing plateau

An AI specialist with the Milwaukee School of Engineering predicts models like ChatGPT will soon hit a plateau, meaning a lot less short-term impact on jobs and society than the hype suggests. Jeremy Kedziora, endowed chair of artificial intelligence at MSOE, this week addressed members of the Milwaukee Rotary Club.

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WARF spotlighting new method for breaking down PFAS

WARF is promoting a newly developed process for breaking down PFAS, which could offer another tool for addressing “forever chemicals.”  The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation touted the technology as one of its “top licensing prospects” in its clean technology portfolio, based on research conducted at UW-Madison.  In remarks provided by

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Efforts underway to address rising energy needs linked to data centers, AI

Researchers and industry are working to address the challenge of rising energy needs linked to AI and data centers amid concerns around environmental impacts and strain on the energy grid.  UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Energy Institute recently hosted a discussion on this topic, which highlighted the soaring energy requirements linked to increased

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Innovation can come from anywhere, Tech Council panelists say

As major companies in the state seek to advance and leverage new technologies, panelists at a Wisconsin Technology Council event stressed that innovation can come from anywhere.  Speaking yesterday at the Tech Council luncheon in Madison, Rockwell Automation Innovation Program Manager Krystal Thibault said organizing events like hackathons and innovation

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