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Social Security insolvency would lead to a projected 22 percent cut in benefits by 2032.

Accelerating Social Security shortfall could hit Wisconsin’s rural communities hardest The Social Security trust fund is projected to reach a shortfall by the end of 2032, and Wisconsin could feel a significant economic impact if the insolvency leads to reduced benefit payments.

The minority grant program was established by state Legislature in 1985.

Wisconsin Supreme Court rules college minority grant program unconstitutional In a unanimous ruling Thursday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court declared undergraduate retention grants for certain minority students are unconstitutional.

Superior is not facing a data center proposal, but city council members want to study effects of such projects.

Superior joins growing number of Wisconsin communities to pass data center moratorium The city of Superior has passed a moratorium on data centers as a nearby Duluth suburb weighs a massive data center complex proposed by Google.

The MariBell Transmission Project could improve power across the Midwest for data centers, but it may not offer connections to the towns selected for 200-foot power poles.

Group seeks to fight 'largest transmission line ever constructed' in Wisconsin A proposed upgrade to the electric transmission line in Wisconsin’s Driftless region is facing opposition from local farmers and homeowners, and a group's lawsuit is trying to stop its construction.

Serviceberry enthusiasts are hoping to expose more people to this largely unknown berry. Though the native fruit is commercially harvested in Canada, experts say building a U.S. market could be a challenge.

Serviceberries are a sweet native fruit — and these Midwesterners want you to try them Serviceberries, or juneberries, are a native fruit beloved by wildlife. But now they’re moving from backyards to farms, and some hope they’ll soon be on your plate.

Spring officially ends at 3:24 a.m. on June 21 with the summer solstice, which is Latin for “sun stands still.” Writer Chris Hardie reminds us of summer’s simple joys and how to make the most of the season before it slips away.

'Drink in summer sweetness while you can': Reflections on the solstice A Wisconsin writer reflects on the summer’s simple joys and how to make the most of the season before it slips away. The essay is featured in his book "Back Home: Country Tales Through the Seasons."

Scott Martin rebuilt his body, mind and identity after losing both hands and parts of both feet.

Wisconsin soccer coach documents journey from ‘flesh-eating disease’ to recovery As his soccer career was taking off, Scott Martin contracted a rare illness and was placed in a coma. To save him, surgeons had to amputate Martin’s hands and parts of both feet. He writes about the experience in his new memoir.

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