In 2016, then-President Barack Obama declared a federal emergency in Flint, Michigan after a botched drinking water switch tainted the city’s water supply and spiked lead-poisoning rates among children.

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Monday’s announcement that Gov. Tony Evers had negotiated a new deal with Foxconn wasn’t entirely a shock. The state had long expressed dissatisfaction with the company’s follow-through on its original deal, and there had been strong signals it would be significantly altered.

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Rita Parr recognizes most customers who walk into her store. As owner of Parr's Hardware for 32 years, she has known many of the shoppers for decades, a fact that comes in handy when people have a particular question or need guidance on a specific project.

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David Gotlibson remembers his first day plowing snow for Eau Claire County. A winter storm had dumped 14 inches of fresh powder, and the newcomer had his hands full.

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There was uncertainty, anger and sadness when Nathan Berg's parents both lost their jobs at a massive tire plant along the Eau Claire River. They weren't alone.

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An Eau Claire County judge last week tossed out two lawsuits challenging the city of Eau Claire's use of a common incentive to encourage redevelopment projects in its central city.

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Vice President Mike Pence is coming to Eau Claire on Thursday to promote the U.S.-Mexico trade agreement.

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Eau Claire is faced with yet another legal challenge from familiar plaintiffs over its use of a development district after the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld its right to pay developers cash incentives last summer.

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A day after Foxconn Technology Group announced it’s seeking a design/build company for a planned innovation center in Eau Claire, the company put out a separate request for proposals for a similar project in Green Bay.

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Foxconn Technology Group is seeking a designer to map out an overhaul of the company's planned innovation center in Eau Claire.

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