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>> Personal safety is top of mind for current and would be elected officials after another threat breaches security of the president and state regulators put their foot down, saying Wisconsinites will not subsidize data center energy costs.
[MUSIC] I'm Frederica Freyberg tonight on here.
And now the candidates running for governor say if they fear for their personal safety inside Wisconsin politics redistricting rulings as advocates celebrate new protections from data centers, we check in with the Citizens Utility Board and local research into treating severe mental health with psychedelics gets a boon from an executive order.
It's "Here& Now" for May 1st.
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