Infrastructure

Infrastructure Potholes have multiplied on Wisconsin roads as state funding fails to keep up with needs and state restrictions prevent local governments from affording repairs. (Photo by Julian Emerson)
Infrastructure A Billion Reasons the Potholes Will Persist

$75 million added, but $1.4 billion in repairs needed

March 9, 2020
Infrastructure Eau Claire County Trunk Highway TT (Photo by Julian Emerson)
Infrastructure Evers Releases Help for Rough Roads

But the $75 million is far from what's needed for potholes, bridges and more

March 6, 2020
Infrastructure Gov. Tony Evers
Infrastructure Evers Allocates $75 Million for Crumbling Roads

Money will pay for 152 projects in nearly every county across the state

March 4, 2020
Infrastructure Denis Olson of Blanchardville braves the car-rattling ride on Iowa County Trunk Highway F every day on his drive to work in Barneveld. (Photo by Susan Lampert Smith)
Infrastructure Drivers Shaking With Anger Because of Bumpy Roads

Public meeting shows frustration at years of budget cuts

January 28, 2020
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Wisconsin Cities and Counties Seek Tax Hikes to Fix Failing Roads

Officials in 37 cities and counties say spending dollars for roadways hasn’t kept pace with needed repairs under the Republican-led legislature.

December 23, 2019

Coronavirus Coverage

Coronavirus Wisconsin Surpasses 1,500 Cases of COVID-19. Death Toll Now 25.
The coronavirus crisis has stopped graded learning at schools across Wisconsin. Shown here is Lac du Flambeau Public School, which is surrounded by patchy cellphone service and few internet options, making equitable, graded virtual learning impossible. (Photo via Lac du Flambeau Public School/Facebook) Education Outbreak Widens School Achievement Gaps
Aerial view of the Marquette University campus from the school's website. Politics Public Supports Tactics to Fight Coronavirus
Coronavirus Packed Prisons Could Be Next COVID-19 Hotspot