Wisconsin is getting workforce grants from the American Rescue Plan Act to be used for a variety of issues facing local workers and businesses, according to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
More easily accessible broadband internet and other various infrastructure projects are on the list to get major federal funding for Wisconsin in the next few years.
Unemployment rates are down in Wisconsin and South Carolina, two states that rank in the middle of state economies recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a push for an infrastructure bill that would provide broadband access across the state, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin visited Wausau to give details on what it means for local communities.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin is praising new federal funding for rural communities in Wisconsin to make improvements and update wastewater and drinking water infrastructure.