Mitchell Schmidt

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2020 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a news conference in Kenosha, Wis. The Wisconsin Supreme Court was hearing arguments Monday, Nov. 16, on whether to strike down the state's mask mandate being challenged by conservatives as an unconstitutional overreach of power by Gov. Evers. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers to extend statewide mask mandate into next year

November 19, 2020 at 12:48 a.m.

One day after the state reported a record 92 COVID-19-related deaths, Gov. Tony Evers announced Wednesday he plans to extend the state's emergency declaration and accompanying mask mandate through mid-January....

Haribo, a German candy-maker that has its U.S. headquarters in Rosemont, will build a gummy production facility in southeast Wisconsin. (This caption has been corrected to state that Haribo's U.S. headquarters is in Rosemont; it was formerly in Baltimore.)

From tech town to candy kingdom: With Foxconn deal on rocks, Pleasant Prairie goes gummy with Haribo

October 28, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.

Haribo will begin construction later this year on the German candy-maker's more than 130-acre gummy production facility in southeast Wisconsin, the company announced Monday. Haribo's announcement comes just two weeks...

The Foxconn campus is seen under construction Jan. 6, 2020, in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. The largest building, shown with its dark roof, is nearly 1 million square feet. The company says it is building a Generation 6 flat-screen factory, and not the Generation 10.5 facility called for in state and local contracts.

Wisconsin says Foxconn can’t collect billions in tax credits until a new contract is drafted

October 12, 2020 at 6:58 p.m.

Wisconsin is denying Foxconn Technology Group billions of dollars in state tax credits until officials come to the table to draw up a new contract for the project — once...

Wisconsin dems propose bill to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, GOP leaders doubt there’s support

October 31, 2019 at 3:34 p.m.

Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would decriminalize the possession of 28 grams or less of marijuana. However, with Republican leadership in both the Assembly and Senate resistant to more...

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