Rural Economy
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Chippewa Falls’ Leinenkugels Brewery is closing after 157 years
After more than 157 years, Leinenkugel’s beer will no longer be brewed in Chippewa Falls.
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Wisconsin voters pass school district’s referendum for childcare center
In the Lincoln School District – which is Alma Center-Humbird-Merrillan, voters saw a little something different on the ballot this week. It was a question that asked to borrow about $2.9 million dollars to add a childcare center onto the elementary school in Merrillan. It passed, with 57% voting in favor of the project.
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Why local business leaders helped this Wisconsin woman open a childcare center
After learning that businesses in Jackson County were losing $2.5 million a year due to a lack of local childcare, a group of employers came together to create solutions for families in their area.
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Survey: Rural Wisconsin workforce and families are hurting due to childcare gaps
The lack of childcare in Wisconsin’s rural areas is keeping people out of the workforce, or is forcing them to work part-time, according to an early childhood survey. In addition to hurting families, the situation is making it harder for employers to find workers, too.
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How Sen. Tammy Baldwin is getting help to Wisconsin families for childcare
Sen. Baldwin delivered direct support in the annual funding package to projects expanding access to affordable childcare across Wisconsin, especially in rural areas with childcare deserts.
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Opinion: Kamala Harris is the best choice for rural Wisconsin
Longtime writer of stories about Wisconsin agriculture and rural life sees Vice President Kamala Harris and her policies for farms and families as a better alternative than another round of Trump tariffs.
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Three times in four days, Eric Hovde dismisses the need to know much about the Farm Bill
“Why on God’s green earth would I need to know all the details when I’m not serving in the Senate right now?” said an exasperated California bank owner. For the third time in less than a week, Republican US Senate candidate Eric Hovde has dismissed the notion that he should have a position on Wisconsin…
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Harris-Walz campaign unveils more rural initiatives: 10,000 healthcare workers, affordable internet, easier farm equipment repairs
The campaign started new ads on 75 rural Wisconsin radio stations, hitting Trump’s Project 2025 for the harm it would inflict on the farm economy.
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This rural WI school district has a creative idea to help the childcare crisis and school funding issues
The Lincoln School District serves the Alma Center, Humbird, and Merrillan communities. Voters who live there will see a question on their ballots Nov. 5, asking them to approve a capital referendum to build a childcare center onto the elementary school in Merrillan.
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Kamala Harris unveils plan to support rural America
Harris has vowed to provide significant federal funding to support rural communities across the United States, expand small business financing for entrepreneurs in rural America, and invest in rural technical and higher education programs.
