Economic trends in Wisconsin have recovered considerably a decade since the Great Recession. UW-Madison economics professor Noah Williams discusses what effects are on the workforce, particularly between rural and urban areas.
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel decided to allow farmers to extract CBD oil as part of the state's industrial hemp pilot project. Rob Richard of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation discusses what this can mean for farmers.
Hundreds of applications to grow hemp in Wisconsin have been filed with the state. The plant has a long history of Wisconsin, and there is considerable interest in what its future role it could play in the state's economy.
Gov. Scott Walker signed changes to Wisconsin landlord-tenant laws. Ron Hegwood of the Apartment Association of Southeast Wisconsin and Aaron Romens of the Tenant Resource Center weigh in on these new policies.
The question over where the Foxconn plant will draw its water from continues. UW-Parkside geosciences professor John Skalbeck said the application process to use Lake Michigan water differs from the diversion by Waukesha.
Closures of Boston Store and Younkers outlets will affect hundreds of retail workers across Wisconsin. UW-Whitewater economist Russ Kashian explains trends in brick-and-mortar retail and what it means for both consumers and workers.
The southeast corner of Wisconsin has consistently had the state's highest rates of evictions over the last 10 years, according to data from Princeton University's Eviction Lab.
More than 2,000 Wisconsin jobs hang in the balance as mass layoffs loom for employees of Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Other big-box stores, such as JC Penney and Toys "R" Us, have also reported decreasing their workforce in Wisconsin in 2018.
Wisconsin agriculture is feeling the squeeze after China announced retaliatory tariffs against the United States. Ginseng Board of Wisconsin president Bob Kaldunski discusses the perspective of growers of a product popular among Chinese consumers.
