CarePool lowers rural transit barriers for elderly, disabled

As a young entrepreneur, Josh Massey witnessed the agony his grandmother experienced riding the Medicare vans to medical appointments and other visits from her rural Wisconsin home.  His grandmother was a frequent customer of this “old-school” van program, he said. “She would spend upwards of three hours each way from

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October brought an increase in home sales and prices in Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s existing home market saw another sharp increase in sales and prices in October, according to the Wisconsin Realtors Association’s latest analysis.  The uptick was fueled by record-low mortgage rates, according to WRA. For the seventh straight month, mortgage rates fell into record-low territory, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropping

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Dec. 10: WisPolitics.com-WisBusiness.com virtual event: ‘Trade Reset: How a New Washington, D.C., Administration May Change Trade Policy Near and Far’

Midwest trade experts and a top Canadian official examine trade issues during a WisPolitics.com-WisBusiness.com virtual event. Panelists will discuss the new US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) and how the ongoing China-U.S. trade conflict may change under a new president. Thurs, Dec. 10, noon to 1 p.m. Central Time Panelists: U.S. Rep.

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TUE News Summary: Evers, Kaul sue over lame-duck laws; WILL asks court to block Dane County order on private gatherings

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Dec. 3: Virtual luncheon on the state of local budgets Join WisPolitics.com for a virtual lunchtime discussion about the state of local budgets with Milwaukee County Exec. David Crowley, Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich, Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg, and Jason Stein research director at the

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