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Oak Creek-based SURG Restaurant Group will pit Wisconsin's top sports teams against one another this fall in the company's first annual charitable ping pong competition.

On June 2, President Obama announced his Clean Power Plan for Electrical Generation Utilities. In the plan, EPA proposes to provide states with regulatory flexibility to meet a proposed national goal of a 30% reduction of CO2 emissions from electrical generation utilities by 2030. Given the recent announcement of the Administration's energy program for carbon reductions, it is a good time to discuss energy policy.

President Barack Obama's administration stepped up pressure Wednesday on states like Wisconsin that have refused to expand Medicaid eligibility under his health care overhaul, issuing a report saying expansion would improve access to care, help contain people's costs and create jobs.

On the final day of its term, the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in with a landmark ruling on contraception this week.

Summer is here and for many in Wisconsin, that means getting out of town to escape the heat.

A 2011 state law that ended most collective bargaining for most state employees went a step further at UW Hospital, where the law known as Act 10 is eliminating union representation for about 5,000 workers.

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-St. Francis has earned a full Atrial Fibrillation Certification, making it the first hospital in the state to achieve the new certification.

Milwaukee-based TOPS Club Inc. will host its annual conference in Milwaukee from July 10 to 12. The weight loss organization, which stands for Take Off Pounds Sensibly, expects 1,200 members to attend the conference.

The Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has reached an important milestone in its efforts to become the first accredited school of public health in Wisconsin.

The Milwaukee Bucks formally introduced Jason Kidd as their new head coach today.