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With Civic Media News, I'm Terri Miller.
Major concerns about housing, healthcare, transportation, and social isolation are mounting for seniors across Wisconsin, and they're calling on lawmakers to act.
That's according to a grassroots coalition coined as the Senior Empowerment Project.
Volunteer Marge Roganbach says they're seeing a consistent theme across both urban and rural communities.
Many older adults lack the resources to age in place.
People would like to stay in their homes.
That's not always feasible.
We don't have enough staff for our nursing homes.
So I don't know how we can possibly have enough staff that are helping people stay in their homes when they need help.
But it is a priority.
Rogan Buck says many are also worried about being able to keep up with property taxes and maintenance for their homes.
The groups planning an event in Baraboo in July to advocate for funding.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
says the company's new data center in Wisconsin is a model for reducing impact on the environment.
Speaking at Microsoft Build 2026, Nadela says their Racine County facility will only use the same amount of water as a single restaurant would over the course of a year.
Pizza Hut is bringing back a dining experience familiar to many 80s babies nationwide.
Over 150 locations owned by young brands are being remodeled to reflect the chain's 1990s dining room aesthetic.
The retro dining rooms are coming to a handful of Wisconsin pizza huts, including those in Rice Lake, Black River Falls, and Platteville.
And the DNR is asking for public input as it updates its list of Great Lakes beaches ahead of the summer season.
The DNR reviews the beach list each year to help determine which beaches receive water quality monitoring.
Officials say the monitoring program helps local health departments test for elevated E. coli bacteria levels and notify the public if water conditions become unsafe.
More information and proposed beach list updates are available on the DNR website.
More news can be found at civicmedia.us.
It's the Brewers and the Giants.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with sports.
The Brewers and the Giants wrapping up their four game series in Milwaukee today.
The crew losing last night wanted nothing, despite a solid showing from Brewers lefty Robert Gasser trying to get a spot in the starting rotation.
Yeah, I mean, that's always the goal.
But at the end of the day, you know, you got to you got to put up results and, you know, teams here to win games.
Obviously tonight was a tough one.
But I feel like again, that was right step in the right direction.
So hopefully keep stacking some games and keep pounding the zone and limiting walks.
NFL interceptions dropped off last season for the Packers defense in 2025.
What will it take to get more picks in 2026?
You got to seek the ball, man.
I mean, it's so important in any game after.
So you really got to seek the football.
Your mind got to be on the football at all times.
You know, you got you got
dreaming about.
You got to sleep with it.
You got you know, you got to smell it.
It's all types of stuff like the ball.
Got to be on your mind all the time.
That's
Packers safety.
Javon Bullard with sports.
I'm Mike Clemens.
I'm meteorologist Brandon Bourbons, partly sunny skies today and isolated shower or storm later in the day.
Highs in the lower 80s showers becoming likely tonight.
Perhaps a thunderstorm or two as well with lows in the low to mid 60s.
More showers on Friday with high temperatures in the lower 80s.
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