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A new national survey says one in five Americans 50 and older has nothing in savings for retirement.Wisconsin workers young and old are being urged to take action now, to avoid added financial stress in their later years.
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Wisconsin lawmakers recently debated reforms for payday loans. Efforts to protect consumers come amid new research about financial pain associated with cash advances offered through smartphone apps.
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January in the Northwoods typically ends with a solid foot of snow on the ground, snowmobiles buzzing through the woods, and frozen lakes dotted with ice shanties.Those are largely missing this winter as the Northwoods grapples with a lack of snow and unusually warm temperatures.It’s causing many businesses to take a hit.
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In September of last year, federal covid funding for childcare ended.One progressive think tank projected roughly 70,000 childcare centers nationwide would close because of it. Between Michigan and Wisconsin, more than 144,000 kids would lose childcare.
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With temperatures recorded at or around 50 degrees, Rhinelander and many other communities in the region experienced record-breaking highs on Christmas Day.The unusually warm and dry weather thus far has put a damper on winter fun.
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Many states increased their wage levels Monday - but not Wisconsin, and a regional expert says that leaves some workers behind
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By 2028, high school students in Wisconsin will be required to take a financial literacy course.The School District of Rhinelander has already had this requirement.Its faculty and students were part of the push to make it a statewide requirement.
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Many businesses across the Northwoods still struggle to find and retain employees. The state unemployment rate has remained near record low for more than two years now. The Eagle River Revitalization Program is gathering more information as it works towards solutions.
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Monday felt like the winter weather we’ve all come to expect from December in the Northwoods.Even with the latest snowfall, the near outlook for winter weather isn’t great.In the Northwoods, the lack of snowfall goes beyond dashing those dreams of a White Christmas.
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Republican lawmakers are calling for layoffs and criticizing remote work policies at state agencies after an audit revealed that state employees were spending substantially more time working from home than in their offices.
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Wisconsin's largest business lobbying group is suing the state Department of Justice over an open records request it says the agency delayed for a year and a half before denying.