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Economy Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) listens as Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers delivers the governor's State of the State speech at the state Capitol Jan. 22, 2020, in Madison, Wis. (Photo © Andy Manis)
Economy Wisconsin Republicans Wrongly Take Credit for $4.4 Billion Surplus. They Could Actually Cost the State Nearly $4 Billion.

Democrats mock GOP for trying to take credit for billions in surplus while simultaneously trying to strip away policies that led to the extra money.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring June 10, 2021 3:11 pm EDT
Money A bill in the state legislature would eliminate a sales tax on menstrual products that many say discriminates against women.
Money North Carolina Women Are Taxed $8 Million a Year for Tampons. New Legislation Could End That.

North Carolina is one of 30 states that tax menstrual products but there's a push to repeal this "pink tax" that women largely pay for these essential items.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska June 10, 2021 12:49 pm EDT
Infrastructure As city simulators challenges go, resolving the semiconductor situation would be an impressive challenge.
Infrastructure The PlayStation 5 Proves Supply Chains Are Essential Michigan Infrastructure. Yes, Really.

Gamers and auto workers both are left in the lurch by one key component they can't get. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Livonia) wants to make sure that crisis doesn't happen again.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel June 9, 2021 9:41 am EDT
Education Houseless children are entitled to an education in the US
Education Who’s Helping Virginia’s Houseless Students?

RICHMOND-Post-pandemic, Virginia districts need help reaching houseless students and money is available. But they have to ask.

Megan Schiffres Megan Schiffres May 20, 2021 5:44 am EDT
Family In this 2016 file photo, people gather in front of a Flint, Mich. church before participating in a national march to highlight the push for clean water. (Image via Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
Family NC Could Shrink Drinking Water Lead Levels Under This Federal Plan

An ambitious piece of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal would replace lead pipes across the country.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska May 7, 2021 6:50 am EDT

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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) listens as Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers delivers the governor's State of the State speech at the state Capitol Jan. 22, 2020, in Madison, Wis. (Photo © Andy Manis) Economy Wisconsin Republicans Wrongly Take Credit for $4.4 Billion Surplus. They Could Actually Cost the State Nearly $4 Billion.
As city simulators challenges go, resolving the semiconductor situation would be an impressive challenge. Infrastructure The PlayStation 5 Proves Supply Chains Are Essential Michigan Infrastructure. Yes, Really.
Ever Lopez with his family after he was denied his diploma at Asheboro High School this past weekend. (Image via the Lopez family) Education Denied his Diploma for Displaying a Mexican Flag, an NC Teen Calls for Change
Chance Trevillian, 30, is a first-time political candidate in Virginia. Politics There’s a Chance for Democrats in Southwest Virginia
Voting Democratic candidate for Governor of Virginia Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy answers a question during a debate held in Bristol, Va., on Thursday, May 6, 2021. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP)
Voting Democrats Debate: How Do You Fix the Economy in Southwest Virginia?

BRISTOL-Historically, Southwest Virginia and Southside have had the two highest poverty rates in the Commonwealth. How do you fix that?

Brian Carlton Brian Carlton May 7, 2021 3:40 am EDT
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Economy ‘We Survived it’: Michigan Business Owner Made it Through a Year of Unpredictability

A local Michigan store owner gets a second chance of opening her business as we see economic growth with more pandemic support than ever before.

Olivia Potenziano Olivia Potenziano May 6, 2021 12:41 pm EDT