Wausau
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Opinion: Well-intentioned bank rule would hurt lending to small businesses in Wisconsin
Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg says the Federal Reserve should reconsider a move that could also make home ownership harder.
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Wisconsin Has 176,000 Lead Pipes. The Infrastructure Bill Will Help Take Them Out.
The bipartisan infrastructure legislation that Biden recently signed includes $15 billion to replace lead pipes across the country.
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Wisconsin Parents Are Standing Up for COVID Safety In Schools
As school boards—many times influenced by groups funded by national conservative organizations—decline to enact COVID safety protocols, local parent groups are pushing back.
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With Afghan Refugees, Wausau Gets Chance to Show Welcoming Side After ‘Community for All’ Controversy
Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg hopes the Wausau community will be welcoming to the up to 85 Afghan refugees who will be resettled in the city.
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Native American Leaders Seeking Improvements to Curriculum After Teacher Wears Racist Outfit
Insensitive depictions of Native Americans are demeaning and further negative views that help lead to violence against indigenous people, advocates said.
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After ‘Community for All’ Resolution Fails Again, Progressive Marathon County Officials Worry ‘This Might Set Us Back’
“This sends the message that some people don’t matter as much as others in our community,” one official said.
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COVID Relief Funds Were ‘Saving Grace’ for Cash-Strapped Cities
Racine, Wausau, and Madison among Wisconsin cities seeing huge benefit from millions of dollars in COVID relief.
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Wausau’s Mayor Turns a County’s Bitter Racial Debate Into a Positive Local Expression
County board member tells opponents of inclusiveness resolution, “Things are changing, whether we acknowledge it or not.”
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‘A Community For All’ Doesn’t Extend to Everyone in Some Parts of Wisconsin
Efforts to adopt measures endorsing inclusion spark opposition in Marathon County, other Wisconsin communities.
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Are Schools Infrastructure? Ask the Wisconsin Students and Educators Using Buildings Dating Back Over 100 Years.
Biden infrastructure plan meant to help districts where local voters may or may not approve critically needed repairs and staff to build a new generation of graduates.
