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Wisconsin RE Pulse – April 12 2024

By Scott RohIn newsPosted
Wisconsin RE Pulse

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NEWS

National Elections/Politics

What we know: Trump uses death of Michigan woman to stoke fears over immigration

What to expect in Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas impeachment proceedings

Spurred by Donald Trump, Housing Republicans descend into chaos after right-wing lawmakers derail vote

State Elections/Politics

Trump targets Meagan Wolfe, Robin Vos and Reince Priebus in interview focused on election falsehoods

State Sen. Robert Cowles of Allouez won’t seek reelection after 36 years in office

Senate candidate Eric Hovde questions whether nursing home residents should vote

Businessman Tony Wied launches his campaign for 8th Congressional District in Wisconsin

Trump endorses Tony Wied in race for Gallagher seat, calls on other Republican to drop out

Liberal Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley will not seek reelection

Allouez Village President Jim Rafter announces run for 30th Senate District

Kyle Keheo announces Democratic bid for Fox Crossing, Winneconne area Assembly District 55

Local Elections/Politics

Recount scheduled for Green Bay City Council race

Market Trends

Hot inflation data send mortgage rates to new 2024 highs

Wall Street Sees Record Highs

R New York becomes 1st big brokerage to join NAR challenger’

Single-family homes sales to investors hit all-time high

A new study reveals the state where private equity has the most influence on housing, health care, jobs and pensions

Homebuilders fall following hot inflation numbers

Is Your Home a Health Risk? Why Mold May Be Lurking in Your Home

Nation

President Joe Biden unveils student debt forgiveness plan in trip to Madison. Here is what to know

Fewer Americans file for jobless claims as labor market continues to shrug off higher interest rates

EPA finalizes national drinking water standards for PFAS

State

Nitrate has plagued Wisconsin’s groundwater for decades. Why is the problem so hard to solve?

Evers still struggling to find a new DNR secretary

Evers considering calling lawmakers back to act on PFAS and says he’ll veto GOP bill

Compensation for Wisconsin teachers dropped 19% since 2020, report finds

More WI school districts went to referendum this spring, but only about two-thirds were successful

Final permits aren’t yet issues for Lake superior copper mine. But opponents fear it’s all but locked in.

Wisconsin has prison problems. Government isn’t doing much to solve them, advocates say.

Unemployment claims in Wisconsin increased last week

Regional

External audits of UW schools call for significant changes to balance budgets

Three New North cities named best for Gen Z workers

Brown

Green Bay school board may propose new plan for future facilities

What’s going on with changing boundaries in the Green Bay School District?

Farmland on GB southeast side could be rezoned for multi-unit apartment project

Claude Tiller controversy costs Green Bay School District taxpayers $288,000

UW-Green Bay: Continues to buck Wisconsin’s higher education trends

AmeriLux plans $40 million expansion in De Pere. Here’s what to know about the development

New Land Enterprises plan for apartments in Green Bay closing in on deal

Brown County’s homelessness numbers ‘startling,’ says leader of Wisconsin Balance of State

Fox Valley

Coneflower Pavilion Project in Menasha Heckrodt Wetland Preserve 

New accessible playground coming to Kaukauna’s La Follette Park

Neenah lands $24 million warehouse and distribution center in its industrial park

Bridgewood Resort Hotel in Neenah will add 40 rooms with support from the city

Are Airbnbs ‘businesses’ or ‘homes’? Appleton residents differ on rentals in neighborhoods

Officials answer concerns about Fox Valley water levels following dry winter

Midwest Carrier moves into new headquarters

Winnebago

Oshkosh increased its tax levy to close a budget gap. City manager Mark Rohloff breaks down the revenue-expenditure conundrum.

Washington School site purchase plan advances

Oshkosh manufacturer honored as a Wisconsin manufacturer of the Year

Oshkosh School Board votes to change banking partner after denial of service

           

Fond du Lac

One of FDL’s proposed ARPA-funded projects won’t move forward in time. Here’s what will be funded instead.

FDL police investigating after residents report finding racist materials in their yards

Treffert Way breaks ground on new inclusive playground with sensory garden, music play and more

Fire consumes 30 acres of marsh land in FDL county after controlled burn accidentally spreads

Shawano/Oconto

Future high school will have different name

Council Oks water shows continuing at Smalley

Board to try referendum again in November

Committee nears a decision on consolidated library

New mayors ready to get started

Waupaca

Open House At Future Library

Scott Roh

Scott Roh