Stories tagged: "rural economy"

Agriculture "Fighting Bob" La Follette's birthplace, still operating as a dairy farm, is shutting down. (Photo by Susan Lampert Smith)
Agriculture 170 Years Later, ‘Fighting Bob’ La Follette’s Childhood Dairy Farm Is Shutting Down

The legendary progressive politician's birthplace will become Wisconsin's latest dairy farm loss.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith December 15, 2021 4:26 pm CST
Economy The rolling hills of Buffalo County. (Photo by Julian Emerson)
Economy Op-Ed: Rural Communities Need Support to Keep Wisconsin Strong

Kriss Marion, a small-business owner and Lafayette County supervisor, writes in support of rural communities.

Kriss Marion Kriss Marion July 26, 2021 8:45 am CDT
Infrastructure U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin. (Photo provided)
Infrastructure Baldwin Now Heads Senate Panel Key to Expanding Broadband Across Rural U.S.

Subgroup of the powerful Appropriations Committee helps coordinate all who are working to fill the gaps in service.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow February 26, 2021 6:57 am CST
Infrastructure Rural Broadband Will Need Federal Help. Here’s What Trump Has Done and What Biden Proposes.
Infrastructure Report: One in Four Across Rural Wisconsin Still Lack Internet Speeds Needed for Today’s Economy

Legislature will be asked to do more as the pandemic requires more online time for work, school, and social contact.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson January 6, 2021 11:30 am CST
Agriculture Burlington, Wisconsin
Agriculture Evers Is Launching a 12-Member Commission on Helping Rural Communities. Here’s Who’s on It.

Farmers and small town economies were already in crisis, and then came a pandemic

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson June 8, 2020 1:05 pm CDT

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Milwaukee about the Biden administration's lead pipe and paint remediation efforts. (Screenshot via C-SPAN) Infrastructure ‘Moral Imperative’: Harris Talks Lead Remediation in Milwaukee
Senate President Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) speaks during a press conference unveiling a Republican legislative package that would make it harder to access unemployment benefits and BadgerCare. GOP lawmakers claimed the bills will help address the worker shortage. (Screenshot via WisEye) Economy Public Assistance Would Be Harder to Access Under GOP Bills
Graphic via Desirée Tapia Healthcare Health Insurance Sign-Ups Hit New Record in Wisconsin During Biden’s First Year
State Capitol dome interior Elections Years After Stripping the Office of Its Powers, GOP Sees Secretary of State as Key to Controlling Elections
Economy (Imagine by Shutterstock)
Economy Not Just Farmers, Rural Residents ‘In Town’ Have Their Own Issues

Gap growing between monthly expenses and an affordable home

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson January 29, 2020 6:58 pm CST