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Social Security Office reopens, new legislative maps, and the redpoll irruption

Rhinelander’s Social Security Office opens for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Then, the Verso paper mill has officially been bought by a Scandinavian papermaker. Mayor Shane Blaser hopes the company will restart the idled mill. Wisconsin’s Supreme Court adopts GOP-drawn legislative maps following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to reject Evers’ maps. Finally, birders are delighted as hundreds of redpolls descend on the Northwoods.

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Erin Gottsacker worked at WXPR as a Morning Edition host and reporter from December 2020 to January 2023. During her time at the station, Erin reported on the issues that matter most in the Northwoods.
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