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  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    What Do the Offices on Your Wisconsin Ballot Actually Do? (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    3 Questions on Your Wisconsin Ballot: What You Need to Know (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    Abortion Is Back at the Center of Wisconsin’s Governor Race (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    Megawatts, Money, and the Midterms: Tracking Crowley, Tiffany, and Wisconsin’s Data Center Gold Rush (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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  5. Issue · Sep 2, 2026

    The 150-Megawatt Squeeze: Why Wisconsin Rapids Is Pushing Back on PNK’s AI Dream (opens the original)

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