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

Published   Jan 30, 2025 05:13PM
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... ... Read more

Iowa Misses Out As People Cross Border For Legal Illinois Ma

The Dispensary in East Dubuque, Illinois. Photo by Starting Line staff

While Iowans are increasingly flocking across the Mississippi River to obtain legal marijuana at Illinois dispensaries, Iowa’s legislative majority seems stuck in a ... Read more

Dorothea Macon: Trump needs to serve all of America

In the execution of 46 executive orders, you have singlehandedly managed to change the trajectory of a nation. You have oppressed half of a nation, attempting to limit their inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. ... Read more

Bill Barth: Have a real talk on school violence

Evers proposals deserve discussion and compromise. ... Read more

Joan Schiller: Clean energy is key to reducing lung cancer deaths

Published   Jan 30, 2025 04:40PM
We must reduce air pollution and address climate change by decreasing fossil fuels. We can’t let Wisconsin get left behind. We need to ensure that new gas plants, such as the Oak Creek Gas Plant and Paris Plant, are not built in Wisconsin. ... Read more

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Jan. 24

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers' State of the State address; GOP bills targeting immigration, student achievement standards and other issues; and UW–Madison ... Read more

Tania Ibarra: DEI is under assault. And I refuse to be silen

We can’t forget what we’ve given up to get here, and we must find the wisdom and strength to ensure that our children, and the generations to come, can live with dignity. ... Read more

Jim Rafter: Lawmakers must close unsafe Green Bay prison. Th

It has been operating for more than 125 years and its age and disrepair are evident. As such an old facility, it is extremely inefficient to run. Additionally, the institution has become unsafe in a host of ways, not only for the inmates, but their v ... Read more