Health officials: Stay home July Fourth to avoid infection

July 2, 2020 12:50 pm Leave a comment

Wisconsin health officials urged people Thursday to spend the Fourth of July weekend at home as coronavirus infections surge in the state.

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EPA settles lawsuit over hazardous waste near Franklin landfill

July 2, 2020 12:39 pm Leave a comment

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with the garbage-disposal giant Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc. over allegedly illegal hazardous-waste practices at a landfill in Franklin.

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House approves $1.5T plan to fix crumbling infrastructure

July 2, 2020 9:54 am Leave a comment

The Democratic-controlled House approved a $1.5 trillion plan Wednesday to rebuild the nation's crumbling infrastructure, in a plan that would pour hundreds of billions of dollars into projects to repair roads and bridges, improve transit systems, extend interstate railways and dredge harbors, ports and channels.

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Judge throws out Racine’s coronavirus plan

July 2, 2020 9:25 am Leave a comment

A judge on Wednesday threw out Racine's coronvirus ordinance as unconstitutional.

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Michigan judge allows restart of disputed oil pipeline

July 1, 2020 4:22 pm Leave a comment

A shot from a television screen provided by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy shows damage to anchor support EP-17-1 on the east leg of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline within the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan. A Michigan judge ruled on Wednesday that Enbridge could resume pumping oil through the pipeline, nearly a week after shutting it down because of damage to the support. (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy via AP)

A Michigan judge on Wednesday allowed Enbridge to resume pumping oil through a Midwestern pipeline, nearly a week after shutting it down because of damage to a structure that anchors a section of the line running through a Great Lakes channel.

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Health officials close indoor service at Madison bars

July 1, 2020 11:38 am Leave a comment

Public health officials are closing indoor service at bars in Madison as the Fourth of July weekend approaches and as the number of coronavirus cases accelerate, many involving young people in Wisconsin's largest college town.

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US construction spending fell 2.1% in May

July 1, 2020 9:29 am Leave a comment

U.S. construction spending fell for a second month in May with both home building and nonresidential activity declining.

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Survey: Companies added 2.4 million jobs in June

July 1, 2020 9:25 am Leave a comment

U.S. companies added nearly 2.4 million jobs in June, according to a private survey, a large gain that still leaves total employment far below its pre-pandemic number.

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Billions of dollars in aid for small businesses go unclaimed

June 30, 2020 11:06 am Leave a comment

FILE - In this May 4, 2020 file photo, waitress Jill Lawrence. right, waits on customers at Shakers American Cafe Monday in Orlando, Fla. Restaurants, retailers and salons are desperately trying to stay afloat as the U.S. economy reopens in fits and starts after months in a coronavirus lockdown. But billions of dollars allocated by Congress as a lifeline to those very businesses are about to be left on the table when the government's Paycheck Protection Program stops accepting applications for loans Tuesday, June 29. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Billions of dollars offered by Congress as a lifeline to small businesses struggling to survive the pandemic are about to be left on the table when a key government program stops accepting applications for loans.

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