Retirement
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Referendum to fund county-owned nursing home will not be on local November ballots
More than a month after the sale of a county-owned nursing home in rural Wisconsin fell through, the Lincoln County Board on Tuesday voted against allowing voters to decide whether to provide more funding to the facility.
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Madison-based NeuGen sues over retirement losses
Neugen says hundreds of employees saw an 18 percent drop to their investments in a MassMutual retirement fund.
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Gambling elements in apps and games are often difficult to spot
Gambling addiction can be easy to hide from others, according to gambling counselor Patricia Jirovetz. Jirovetz also said that what counts as gambling isn’t always clear. “(Some) video games are […]
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Northwoods officials: Accessible internet, housing and child care are key to jobs growth
Northern Wisconsin businesses face many of the same challenges as the rest of the state, according to a pair of regional economic development leaders. Sheldon Johnson and Tommy Wartman lead […]
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Wisconsin Republican makes case for returning nearly $3B to taxpayers
A bill to cut state income taxes by over $2.9 billion and exempt retirement income from state taxation passed out of the Wisconsin state Assembly and received a public hearing […]
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Wisconsin’s Driftless region is the setting for Rebecca Gilman’s off-Broadway play, ‘Swing State’
In a lower Manhattan off-Broadway theater, tucked away from the traffic and bright lights, an old farm house nestled on 40 acres of remnant prairie introduces theatergoers to a Wisconsin […]
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Should you invest in a ‘gold IRA’? Regulators warn against fraud
Ads for investing in a “gold IRA” are a mainstay on conservative media, including Fox News. But according to a recent report by The Washington Post, the companies behind those […]
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With some bipartisan support, Republican lawmakers bring back tax break for retirees
A pair of Republican state lawmakers have reintroduced a bill to exempt retirement income from state taxes this week. State Rep. David Steffen, R-Howard, and state Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara, R-Appleton, […]
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Tourism destinations helped push rural Wisconsin’s net-migration beyond its neighbors in recent decades
Wisconsin has led the Midwest in rural migration since 1980, bolstered in recent years by people moving to areas known for tourism as they near or enter retirement age. That’s […]
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Appleton group gives, receives gifts to connect neighbors and create community
When Sarah Scanlan met a woman she messaged on Facebook in her Appleton garden, she expected to give away camomile tea leaves. But then the two connected over composting, too, […]