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Not until coastal journalists stop viewing rural people as an exotic species.

For decades, appointees of governors from both parties usually got routine Senate votes confirming them.  Not anymore.

Construction industry news, trends and jobs for building professionals who want mobile-friendly content.

Plus: Plumbing equipment company expanding in Menomonee Valley. And a recap of weeks real estate news.

Voting along party lines, members of a state Senate committee rejected an update to Wisconsin’s commercial building codes Thursday by a vote of 3-2.

Food insecurity is on the rise. New data on global food security and nutrition indicate a significant increase in the number of people on this planet lacking access, at times, to enough food for an active and healthy life.

Party-line vote leaves 2015 building code in place. Concerns over cost.

Thank you. How much effort does it take to write or say those two little words? Apparently quite a bit, as it happens too infrequently.

It has been an extraordinarily dry summer in my neck of the woods. Our farm lies in an area designated by “exceptional drought.”

Duncan psychatrist Dr. Routledge was honoured with award for his contributions to rural medicine