Crowley wants to limit AI chatbots for children under 13 and increase penalties for circulating AI-generated sexual images of minors.
news
Posted inArts and Recreation
Watch: How Wisconsin’s lake sturgeon are making a comeback in the Milwaukee River basin
More than 23,000 lake sturgeon have been released through a 20-year conservation program. Watch the sights and sounds of Sturgeon Fest as Wisconsin works to restore the species to the Milwaukee River basin.
Posted inEconomic Development
Use of NDAs for Wisconsin data centers wider than previously known
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. signed five nondisclosure agreements with developers, including three for projects for which local NDAs weren’t previously disclosed.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Wisconsin officials can count ballots that arrive late if officials make errors, judge rules
The order came after Madison voters sued to have officials count ballots that arrived at the city on time but didn’t make it to the polls by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Posted inEconomic Development, Health and Wellness
Energy bills are rising in Wisconsin. Who feels it most?
Some Wisconsin communities are hit harder by increasing energy prices. Explore where energy costs take the biggest bite out of household incomes — and why there’s debate over what those numbers mean.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
You asked. We got answers. Wisconsin governor candidates respond to reader questions.
Wisconsin Watch asked the public to submit questions for David Crowley and Tom Tiffany. Here’s what the candidates said about firefighters, bike paths, transgender rights and other topics.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Hundreds of Wisconsin election offices not using cybersecurity best practices
Government entities have been pushing all election officials to use government domains, but that is a challenge for small jurisdictions with limited resources.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Wisconsin’s controversial anti-union law faces a reckoning this fall. Here’s what that could mean.
Control of state government and a lawsuit heading to the Wisconsin Supreme Court could shape the future of Act 10.
Posted inEconomic Development
We Energies strikes deal to power Oracle data center with nuclear energy
The utility says the proposal to allow Oracle to tap electricity from the Point Beach nuclear plant could save other customers millions in fuel costs.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Public Safety & Criminal Justice
Two Wisconsin sheriff races test the future of local ICE cooperation
Voters in Sauk and Winnebago counties will choose between sheriff candidates with competing visions for local law enforcement’s relationship with ICE.