October 10, 2026 7:48 pm
(The Center Square) – A Wisconsin lawmaker says he believes future data center projects in the state won’t be using an exception to state law to put large-scale projects into tax increment districts. Rep. Shae Sortwell, R-Two Rivers, is currently pushing the end to sales tax breaks for data centers but voted to give exceptions to allow data centers in ...
(The Center Square) – The leader of an open government group says that he intends to test Wisconsin law by wagering on the result of the governor’s race and also voting. H.O.T. Government President Jay Stone says that he has placed a prediction market wager on the result of the race on now intends to challenge the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s ...
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin has crossed another threshold in its measles outbreak. The state’s Department of Health Services on Monday said Wisconsin has more than 250 measles cases. “As of October 6, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services has confirmed 258 cases of measles in Wisconsin so far in 2026,” the Health Department said in its latest update. As ...
(The Center Square) – A group of Wisconsin Republican representatives are calling for the end to a data center tax break that has led to $1.5 billion in foregone sales tax to the state and $369 million estimated in tax breaks each year once the projects are complete. Rep. Shae Sortwell, R-Two Rivers, was the only “no” vote when the ...
