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Northern Wisconsin Tribe Wants Enbridge To Remove Pipeline From Reservation

Danielle Kaeding

Wisconsin Public Radio

A northern Wisconsin tribe wants a Canadian energy firm to remove its pipeline from tribal reservation lands.

Series: The Varied Forms Of Farm To School

Garden Program Grows Youth Entrepreneurship In Brown County

Margaret Franchino

UW-Extension

In recognition of concerning national and local trends, as well as to fill an identified gardening programming gap for teens and "tweens," the Brown County UW-Extension Community Gardens Program partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay to pilot a youth farmers' market program in the summer of 2016.

Series: Literacy In Wisconsin

Finding The Credit Information That Matters

Peggy Olive

UW-Extension

Consumers who check their free credit reports for errors may be surprised to see they do not contain credit scores.

Wisconsin Farmland Values Steady As Other Midwest States See Declines

Hope Kirwan

Wisconsin Public Radio

The value of Wisconsin farmland was steady in 2016, unlike the rest of the Midwest.

Wisconsin Cities Look To Voters, Other Revenue Sources To Fund Services

Danielle Kaeding

Wisconsin Public Radio

Some Wisconsin cities are trying to find ways to maintain the same level of services in light of levy limits and rising costs.

Series: Health Insurance And The ACA

Report: Rate Of Health Care Inflation In Wisconsin Down Since ACA Implemented

Avory Brookins

Wisconsin Public Radio

A statewide coalition's annual report on health insurance costs shows the rate of health care inflation was seven times higher in Wisconsin before the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

Energy Industry Weighing How Bullish To Be On Wisconsin Frac Sand In 2017

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Companies that mine western and central Wisconsin's coveted silica sands, which are well-suited to use in hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas, have encountered mixed business prospects over the course of 2016.

Series: The Dairy State Economy

Why Milk Producers Get Whip-Sawed By Price Changes

Mark Stephenson

UW-Extension

High prices are a signal from customers indicating that they demand more product. In 2014, dairy farmers in Wisconsin and the rest of the U.S. received the highest prices for milk on record, signaling a demand that the world wanted more dairy products.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

Green Bay Receives Federal Money To Remove Lead Pipes

Patty Murray

Wisconsin Public Radio

Green Bay is the first Wisconsin city to get a half-million-dollar grant to help residents replace antiquated lead pipes.

As 2017-19 Budget Season Begins, Wisconsin Transportation Funding Debate Stalls

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Wisconsin Republicans will begin the 2017 legislative session with their majority expanded to historic numbers, but they aren’t showing a united front on transportation issues as 2016 ends.