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MADISON, Wis. – The final extension of the federal student loan payment pause runs until Jan. 31, 2022. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) encourage student loan borrowers to be cautious of offers from questionable student loan debt relief companies, to be aware of fraudsters taking advantage...

RACINE, WI, November 15, 2021: This weekend Reciple launched the first ad-free recipe platform that is equitable for small creators. Reciple eliminates the frustrations that users normally have with recipe blogs: slow load times, intrusive pop-ups, and content created to hit a specific word count, while also paying creators up to 10x more than traditional ad platforms. 

A team of UW-Madison students is getting a $250,000 award for carbon dioxide sequestration research through a global competition backed by the Musk Foundation. The XPRIZE for Carbon Removal Student Competition recently announced $5 million in awards for student teams. The Madison team is getting the largest possible award for the student competition for...

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), announced $20 million in grant awards to 11 regions in Wisconsin to help more than 2,300 Wisconsinites as part of the much-anticipated Worker Advancement Initiative. The initiative, announced earlier this year and funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), will serve Wisconsinites whose previous employment...

-- A team of UW-Madison students is getting a $250,000 award for carbon dioxide sequestration research through a global competition backed by the Musk Foundation.  The XPRIZE for Carbon Removal Student Competition recently announced $5 million in awards for student teams. The Madison team is getting the largest possible award for the student competition...

MADISON — Approximately 500 Wisconsin Army National Guard troops are reporting for State Active Duty as authorized by Gov. Tony Evers to support local partners in ensuring public safety in conjunction with hundreds of officers from volunteering local law enforcement agencies. “We continue to be in close contact with our partners at the local...

MADISON —Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) Executive Director and CEO Joaquín Altoro has accepted a position in the Biden Administration. This week Altoro was sworn in as the Administrator of Rural Housing Service within the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development.  “We are appreciative of Joaquín Altoro’s strategic vision and leadership to help WHEDA advance...

(Bayfield, Wis.) -- The Bayfield Chamber and Visitor Bureau is inviting community members to drop off new or gently used coats, sweaters, hats, mittens and other warm clothing items as part of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s Big Bundle Up campaign.The Wisconsin Big Bundle Up is a statewide collection program running November 12, 2021 through January 7,...