Louis Livingston-Garcia

Louis Livingston-Garcia is newsletter editor for IB Madison and covers many beats, including small businesses and the airport's happenings. When he can, he likes to cover gaming, craft beverage and soccer. 

WisDOT announces effort to expand passenger rail into Dane, Jefferson, Waukesha counties

To do so, Amtrak would need to build on existing railroad infrastructure to extend two daily Hiawatha Chicago-to-Milwaukee trains

Middleton Chamber of Commerce hosting NFL’s Joe Thomas as speaker

Thomas will speak at the chamber's new Signature Series, an annual event debuting Aug. 25 in Madison

Oakstone Market coming to Cottage Grove

The market will feature over 50 local artists and makers along with a variety of food vendors

Supreme Court blocks lawsuits alleging weedkiller causes cancer

The ruling held that the company cannot be sued in state courts for failure to warn because federal regulators have deemed a link to cancer unlikely

Wisconsin taxpayers off the hook for $205M in penalties tied to FoodShare

Wisconsin will be among nine states that will avoid having to pay new penalty fees to the Trump Administration in 2027

Madison metro jobs decline from a year ago, housing permits are up

The decline affects manufacturing, trade, transportation and utilities and leisure and hospitality sectors

Ribbon-cutting on Friday celebrates Tancho Path completion

The trail connects Sun Prairie to Madison

Cambridge Winery wins 6 medals at major wine competitions

It was recently awarded six medals at wine competitions, bringing its total to nine for the year and 25 overall

DHS celebrates 50 years of Wisconsin Cancer Reporting System

The system came online in 1976 to collect statewide cancer data and is the ninth-oldest cancer registry in the United States

MMSD celebrates Grow Your Own success

The program helps MMSD district employees earn bachelor's degrees and K-9 teaching licenses