Fifteen Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million in federal money this year for water rights settlements, the Biden administration announced last week.
Read More »Interior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rights
Building Commission approves $1.1M purchase for juvenile correctional facility project 
The state approved a $1.1 million land purchase for the juvenile justice facility to replace Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake.
Tagged with: Copper Lake Department of Corrections Gov. Tony Evers Lincoln Hills state Building Commission
Read More »Pumping Mississippi River water west: solution or dream? 
Waves of torrential rainfall drenched California into the new year. Snowpacks in the Sierra Nevada Mountains have swelled to more than 200% their normal size, and snowfall across the rest of the Colorado River Basin is trending above average, too.
Tagged with: Mississippi River water
Read More »Wisconsin gets $6M from feds to make roads, streets safer 
Wisconsin will get traffic safety improvement grants through a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law program.
Tagged with: David Crowley Gov. Tony Evers infrastructure Milwaukee County U.S. Department of Transportation
Read More »Appleton affordable housing project could use $1M in ARPA money 
Appleton officials recommended using federal dollars to support an affordable housing development in the city's downtown.
Tagged with: affordable housing American Rescue Plan Act Appleton Rise Apartments
Read More »Revitalize Milwaukee increases footprint with $12M in funding 
Revitalize Milwaukee, a nonprofit fixing Milwaukee-area houses invited contractors to partner up during an influx of state and federal funds.
Tagged with: Department of Health Services Public Service Commission Revitalize Milwaukee
Read More »Affordable housing proposal takes on larger community issue 
A Brookfield alderman is in hot water after comments against an affordable housing project.
Tagged with: affordable housing Brookfield Lincoln Avenue Capital
Read More »DWD unveils initiative to showcase state’s workforce development efforts 
The Department of Workforce Development announced a round of forums for employers to showcase labor development efforts.
Tagged with: Amy Pechacek Department of Workforce Development Gov. Tony Evers
Read More »MATC event connects underused businesses with project work 
Construction industry members learned about MATC's hiring goals and upcoming projects.
Tagged with: Jeffrey Hollow MATC Milwaukee Area Technical College
Read More »Milwaukee asks judge for control of former Northridge Mall 
Milwaukee officials asked for a county judge to give them control of the former Northridge Mall amid litigation with the owners.
Tagged with: City of Milwaukee Northridge Mall U.S. Black Spruce Enterprise Group Inc.
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