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News In Your Area
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Study: Past housing discrimination affects present childhood asthma risk
New research, including data from Madison, found children are at a higher risk of developing asthma if they live in a neighborhood affected by redlining.
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Federal lawsuit alleges Verona-based Epic Systems violated antitrust law
Epic Systems, a Verona-based health care software company, is being accused of violating antitrust law in a lawsuit filed in a New York federal court on Monday.
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Petition urges Wisconsin lawmakers to set groundwater standards for PFAS
The petition seeks groundwater standards in line with federal drinking water limits unveiled earlier this year.
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Wisconsin veterinary clinic tries new model, choosing co-op over corporate ownership
As an alternative to corporate ownership, a veterinary clinic with locations in Spring Green and Mazomanie last year became Cooperative Veterinary Care, which could be the first employee-owned vet co-op in the nation.
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Wisconsin realtors hopeful for further mortgage rate declines, but supply is bigger issue
Some Wisconsin realtors are hopeful mortgage rates will decline slightly through 2025 after the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut last week.
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Bus Rapid Transit rolls out in Madison
The east-west BRT route includes dedicated bus lanes and heated stations where riders can pay their fares before boarding.
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Thousands polka in Monroe as Wisconsin event quintuples previous world record
The record to beat was 802 dancers in Germany in 2013, according to Guinness World Records. On Saturday, more than 4,000 people registered for the dance.
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Wisconsin’s first electric garbage trucks hit Madison streets
Electric vehicles don’t produce tailpipe emissions, and city officials say the new trucks will help improve air quality in Madison neighborhoods.
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Janesville plans to take ownership of GM Assembly Plant site by early 2025
The 240-acre site on Janesville’s south side has seen no redevelopment since the automaker closed its doors in 2009. Now, city ownership could allow for federal grant funding and a new master plan.
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More people reporting harmful blooms, related illnesses on Wisconsin lakes
Reports of algal blooms and related illnesses have surpassed last year’s total on Wisconsin lakes, and state environmental and health regulators say more could emerge this fall.