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It’s no secret that the Northwoods has been submerged in a housing crisis.
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President Joe Biden has laced into Donald Trump over a failed project that was supposed to bring thousands of new jobs into southeastern Wisconsin. Now on that site, construction will start on a new data center from Microsoft, whose president credits the Biden administration’s economic policies.
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The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears skeptical of the federal government’s argument that the Environmental Protection Agency should be allowed to continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution rule in 11 states.
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Across the Midwest, many once-thriving downtown areas are in desperate need of revitalization.
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January in the Northwoods typically ends with a solid foot of snow on the ground, snowmobiles buzzing through the woods, and frozen lakes dotted with ice shanties.Those are largely missing this winter as the Northwoods grapples with a lack of snow and unusually warm temperatures.It’s causing many businesses to take a hit.
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In September of last year, federal covid funding for childcare ended.One progressive think tank projected roughly 70,000 childcare centers nationwide would close because of it. Between Michigan and Wisconsin, more than 144,000 kids would lose childcare.
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With temperatures recorded at or around 50 degrees, Rhinelander and many other communities in the region experienced record-breaking highs on Christmas Day.The unusually warm and dry weather thus far has put a damper on winter fun.
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Many states increased their wage levels Monday - but not Wisconsin, and a regional expert says that leaves some workers behind
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By 2028, high school students in Wisconsin will be required to take a financial literacy course.The School District of Rhinelander has already had this requirement.Its faculty and students were part of the push to make it a statewide requirement.
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Many businesses across the Northwoods still struggle to find and retain employees. The state unemployment rate has remained near record low for more than two years now. The Eagle River Revitalization Program is gathering more information as it works towards solutions.