La Crosse passes data center moratorium (LA CROSSE)
Another data center moratorium advances. The La Crosse City council on Thursday approved a temporary block on any data centers entering the community. While it is not a ban, the city will be pausing any consideration of hyperscale data projects until the city’s zoning and permitting can be updated to handle the requests. Numerous other Wisconsin communities have passed similar measures, including La Crosse County itself.
More land added to Devil’s Lake State Park (BARABOO)
More land added to Wisconsin’s most popular state park. The Natural Resources Board unanimously approved addition of 37 acres of land to Devil’s Lake State Park. The new addition is the one of the last sections of private land still inside the park borders. The addition will allow the state to create public access to the park through Tower Road on the east side of the property.
Rep. Krug calls for investigation after Milwaukee vote totals delayed on Tuesday (UNDATED)
A Republican lawmaker wants an investigation into an error that caused a delay in Milwaukee’s election returns. Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections Vice-Chair, Representative Scott Krug says he wants to eliminate doubt in elections security. Five of nine data sticks that should have contained vote totals from ballot counters instead were brought to Milwaukee’s central count location with the wrong files Tuesday night. The Milwaukee Elections Commission called it a human error and that no vote totals were compromised or delivered incorrectly. The Commission will deliver a report to the city council next week.