Stories tagged: "Superior"

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Infrastructure Biden Headed to Superior to Promote Infrastructure Deal

The president has been making the rounds promoting the bill passed last year.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow February 25, 2022 5:26 pm CST
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Local Coverage Superior to Use COVID Relief Money For Broadband, Child Care, Social Services, and More

City’s $17 million in ARPA funds would also be used to purchase electric and hybrid vehicles, and to address the environment.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson February 4, 2022 3:53 pm CST
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Coronavirus Masks and a Return to Virtual Classes: How Schools Are Dealing With COVID Outbreaks

Wisconsin school districts are struggling to address the ever-spreading virus, and some are taking action.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson January 13, 2022 3:45 pm CST
Infrastructure Bridge rebuilding in Ashland County
Infrastructure Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Passed. Here’s What it Means for Wisconsin.

Measure expected to provide around $5.5 billion in transportation projects to Wisconsin and a variety of other job-creating improvements.

Cara Spoto Cara Spoto Julian Emerson Julian Emerson November 8, 2021 4:04 pm CST
Climate Harmful blue-green algae blooms, like this one seen on Lake Monona in Madison, are becoming more frequent along Lake Superior as climate change continues to make conditions right for the species to bloom. (Photo by JT Cestkowski)
Climate How Climate Change Is Causing Harmful Algae Blooms on Lake Superior

The blooms pose the biggest threat to children and pets, and they’re only becoming more common.

JT Cestkowski JT Cestkowski October 12, 2021 5:24 pm CDT

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FILE - Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels, left, speaks as former President Donald Trump, right, listens at a rally Aug. 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wis. Michels casts himself as an outsider, although he previously lost a campaign to oust then-U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold in 2004 and has long been a prominent GOP donor. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File) Elections Connecticut Businessman Michels Will Run for Wisconsin Governor After Defeating Kleefisch
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Boulder Jct Broadband Banner Infrastructure How Little Boulder Junction Went Big on Bringing Broadband to Town
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Business ‘I Don’t Want to Move’: How Wisconsin’s Broadband Gaps Hurt Rural Communities

Almost 400,000 state residents lack high-speed broadband in a time when all aspects of society are becoming more dependent on it.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson June 16, 2021 5:08 pm CDT
Coronavirus Cedarburg is set to receive about $1.2 million in aid from the American Rescue Plan. (Photo by Olivia Stern)
Coronavirus Coming to the Rescue: Pandemic Relief Aid Is Starting to Be Put to Work in Wisconsin Communities

Stimulus funds in Biden’s American Rescue Plan credited with restoring a state budget surplus and keeping more than 2 million Wisconsin families afloat.

Olivia Stern Olivia Stern June 11, 2021 1:35 pm CDT