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Opinion | Locals urgently need state guidance on data centers
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (400+ words) As Wisconsin continues to be a desired destination for the development of hyperscale data centers, it is imperative that the Wisconsin State Legislature take action " responsibly and without further delay. Wisconsin can leverage data center investment, but only if we…...
Opinion | Time for a data center moratorium
2+ week, 3+ day ago (577+ words) The Douglas County Google Data Center complex is visible on March 6 in Lithia Springs, Ga." The Marquette Law School Poll that was conducted in mid-March asked Wisconsinites to weigh in on the construction on AI data centers. The reaction was…...
Calling from Wisconsin parks: Ham radio operators make connections
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1162+ words) University of Wisconsin-Madison physics professor emeritus Clint Sprott is the eight-time winner of Wisconsin Parks on the Air, a ham radio competition. Here, he operates from the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway near Muscoda." "Whiskey, nine, alpha, victor!" Headset on, alert…...
Editorial | Put a moratorium on data center construction
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (494+ words) People opposed to a data center proposal at the former Pennhurst state hospital grounds attend an East Vincent Township supervisors meeting on Dec. 17 in Spring City, Pa." The Madison Common Council voted unanimously in January to ban the construction of…...
'Finally able to breathe': De Forest data center critics get their wish
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (753+ words) After months of community pushback, De Forest officials have determined a QTS data center proposal is "not feasible" and are expected to reject an annexation from the town of Vienna that would have been required. A data center proposal rallied…...
Madison punts on joining data center boom, passes one-year moratorium
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (1139+ words) A protest is held on the steps of the Wisconsin state Capitol building in opposition to proposed data centers in Wisconsin last month. Madison is pushing the pause button on permits for new large data centers within city limits until…...
Data centers threaten Wisconsin's rural charm, residents say
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1791+ words) If you drive'roughly 15'miles north of Madison to'De Forest,'you'll'find a quintessential small Wisconsin town. Snowmobiles are allowed on side'streets,'signs promote church fish fries, lampposts display banners honoring local veterans, and one of its roads is named after a…...
Dane County schools expect changes under new law banning cell phones
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (1486+ words) By next school year, every public school district in Wisconsin will be required to restrict cell phones in classrooms after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed a bipartisan bill into law. While most Dane County schools already have some kind of…...