AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoAI & Data Centers in Wisconsin: Microsoft cut back its Mount Pleasant AI data center plan after local pushback, while a separate report says Wisconsin could recoup billions by rethinking data-center tax breaks and incentives. Local Governance: Milwaukee’s plan commission approved a data-center moratorium, and Wisconsin DMV launched “Find My DMV,” an interactive map to route residents to in-person services. Public Safety Tech: A Wisconsin Assembly race spotlights Flock camera concerns, as candidates debate privacy, tracking, and accountability. Healthcare & Research: HealthPartners and Essentia Health announced a merger that would create a major regional system; UW-Stout researchers also reported a patent for a process detecting an amino acid linked to major diseases. Energy & Climate: Environmental groups sued the EPA over power-plant carbon rule rollbacks, while Wisconsin solar keeps growing with a 715 MWp portfolio acquisition that includes a Barron County project. STEM & Community: UW-Madison and partners are running statewide community assemblies to tackle local housing issues, and UW-Eau Claire hosts a chess simul with International Master John Bartholomew.
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