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For February, the Wisconsin State Patrol advises motorists to be aware of the risks when driving and operating around semis and other commercial vehicles.

Since 2017, Wisconsin has averaged 7,140 crashes involving large trucks every year. Preliminary data shows 89 people died of those incidents in 2021.

Alcohol-induced deaths rose nearly 25 percent in Wisconsin in 2020, the biggest one-year increase in at least two decades.

Republican legislative campaign committees significantly outraised their Democratic counterparts over the last half of 2021 and begin the election year with a big cash advantage, according to Wisconsin fundraising reports reviewed by WisPolitics.com.

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he wants Michael Gableman’s review of the 2020 election to be complete with a final report by the end of February.

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has dubbed Alliant Energy a best place to work for LGBTQ+ equality.

For the fifth consecutive year, Alliant Energy received a perfect score from the organization.

Certain Wisconsin households may qualify for a credit to pay for Internet service.

Those who qualify can receive up to $30 per month to pay for Internet access. On tribal lands, that amount increases to $75 per month. Payments are administered through the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program.

Apparently, there’s nothing like a cold-weather story to warm up memories from folks in Wisconsin.

For the first time in a decade, the state taxes paid by Wisconsin residents and businesses in 2021 grew as a share of income in the state. Yet the historically low levels of federal and local taxes in recent years have meant that the overall tax burden — and related spending on public services — have kept dropping for Wisconsinites.

The DMV offers IDs free of charge for those who need one for voting.

Wisconsinites can use the ID to vote in the Spring Election this year if they have no other form of identification, such as a driver’s license or passport.

Speaker Robin Vos has brought in the National Conference of State Legislatures to survey Wisconsin State Assembly staffers about their job duties and pay amid bipartisan concerns over recruiting and retaining aides to state representatives.