Milwaukee County intends to approve roughly $1 million in Community Development Block Grants for low- and moderate-income housing projects in September, according to a tentative schedule presented Monday.

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Dane County nonprofit groups will receive $18,718 in grant awards to assist them in their efforts to restore natural areas and promote conservation.

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Milwaukee County supervisors on Thursday unanimously approved allocating $1,644,101 in Community Development Block Grants, which are financed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Two Wisconsin state agencies have failed to follow federal law and their own policies in issuing economic development grants, the U.S. government said in a strongly worded letter sent to Gov. Scott Walker's administration.

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Milwaukee County can only fund about half of every dollar requested through 51 applications for 2013 Community Development Block Grants.

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Public health officials in La Crosse County will use part of a $450,000 state grant to persuade more landlords to ban smoking in their apartment buildings.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced $25,000 grants to each of four recipients in the Great Lakes region, including a Minnesota tribe and a Wisconsin nonprofit organization.

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The state Department of Natural Resources will spend $3.5 million the next two years on 15 dam construction projects, according to a news release from the DNR.

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Wisconsin on Thursday received more than $17 million in freight rail awards that will go toward rail infrastructure and support job growth.

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By JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans plan to attach a 5 percent cut in the Federal Aviation Administration’s budget to legislation necessary to prevent another shutdown of the agency, according to a GOP summary of the ...

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