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Area Projects Receive Thousands in Wisconsin Coastal Grants
Many area projects are receiving thousands in Wisconsin Coastal Grant dollars. On Monday (July 15), Governor Tony Evers announced that $1.3 million of grants have been awarded through the program, which aims to enrich economic development, support quality of life, and protect and improve the Great Lake resources. The city...
New opportunities and restrictions ahead of gun deer season
(WJFW)- During the gun deer season last fall hunters killed roughly 14% fewer bucks and 27% fewer does in northern Wisconsin compared to the last 5 year average. The natural resources board met in Green Bay and unanimously approved certain recommendations for the 2024 deer season. Certain counties will have new restrictions and new opportunities.
Priebus: Focus on mundane tasks will win election
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin delegates to the Republican national convention were told Thursday to be obsessed with the boring details of winning an election. That advice came from Reince Priebus, the chairman of the convention’s host committee, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, the former chief of staff to former president Donald Trump and the former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin. In other words, Priebus is qualified to hand out election advice. ...
Some groups who’ve traditionally leaned Democratic are warming up to GOP possibilities
The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee will conclude tonight when former President Donald Trump formally accepts his party’s nomination. WPR reporters Anya van Wagtendonk and Rich Kremer have been covering the state’s GOP delegation this week. They spoke with WPR Capitol Bureau Chief Shawn Johnson about Republican efforts to court unions and young voters — two groups who’ve traditionally backed Democrats.
In reversal from 2016, GOP projects unity while Democrats scramble
MILWAUKEE — Republicans find themselves in a somewhat unusual position: fully in sync, while Democrats hash out a major internal disagreement in public. It’s been a remarkable split screen playing out this week. Republicans are gathered in Wisconsin, unified and energized behind former President Trump’s candidacy, while Democrats are in open disagreement over whether President…
New doc explores Uniroyal departure from western Wisconsin
It was 32 years ago, in June of 1992, when the Uniroyal tire plant in Eau Claire shut down for good. It had been a stalwart in the western Wisconsin manufacturing landscape for some 75 years. More than 1,000 workers lost their jobs in the closure. A new documentary chronicles...
Henry Winkler Stops At Wisconsin Café For Breakfast
What a guy! Henry Winkler was in Wisconsin with “Happy Days” co-stars Anson Williams and Donny Most last week and made a stop for breakfast at a local café. This isn't the first time Henry Winkler has come to the Illinois and Wisconsin regions. A while back, he was in Illinois for a Conference he was speaking at, grabbed a drink at a local coffee shop, then went to a Children's Museum before heading home.
Inflation has come down, but prices in Wisconsin remain high. Experts explain what's going on
The state of the economy became a significant concern for many Wisconsin residents when inflation started to rise in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inflation accelerated and prices peaked at 9.1% the following year, and they didn't start receding until 2023 after the Federal Reserve launched interest rate increases aimed at cooling...
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