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For more than 50 years, The Clean Water Act has guided decisions when it comes to our lakes, rivers, and groundwater. How it’s been put to use to clean up waterways in Wisconsin is the topic of this month’s Science on Tap. Then, scammers targeting student-loan borrowers in Wisconsin are shifting into high gear, spurred by the uncertainty surrounding President Joe Biden's debt-cancellation plan. And finally, Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov.-Elect Sara Rodriguez will be sworn in today at noon in the Capitol Rotunda in Madison.

Airports and highways are expected be busy in the days around Thanksgiving, with AAA expecting travel to meet or exceed pre-pandemic levels. Then, Wisconsin’s projected state budget surplus is now forecast to hit nearly $6.6 billion by July. Governor Tony Evers will spend the next several months working on a budget to determine what to do with that money. Finally, snowy owls have been a bit slow to return to Wisconsin this year, partly due to a mild fall.

Outside special interest groups spent at least 50 percent more than the previous record high for Wisconsin’s midterm election this year, with the bulk of the spending going toward the governor’s race, according to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. Then, the Watersmeet Township School District is making a change this school year. It’s bringing Ojibwe culture and language into the classroom. Finally, researchers are gearing up to dive into bear dens. It’s to better understand the reproductive health of Wisconsin’s black bear population.