Disconnected
Electricity transformed rural America nearly a century ago. Now, millions of people on farms and in small towns desperately need broadband.
The true scope of the broadband access problem is unknown because federal data is widely known to underestimate coverage gaps.
Rick Barrett, Kelli Arseneau and Christopher Miller, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Published
2:10 pm UTC Jun. 3, 2021
Athens, Wis.
- As the last hour of daylight fades, Kat Becker parks across the street from the Peterson/Kraemer funeral home.
Becker shuts off the engine of her powder blue Toyota Prius and reaches for her laptop computer. Her two children, Maple and Ted, peer over her shoulder from the back seat.
New Law Restricts Local Governments’ Ability to Address Climate Change House Bill 1191, now Public Law 180, takes away local governments’ power to restrict natural gas or set energy-saving regulations on buildings. Enrique Saenz May 5, 2021
Beginning July 1, local governments in Indiana will have much less power to enact regulations that would reduce their contributions to climate change.
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law House Bill 1191, authored by Rep. Jim Pressel and co-authored by the chair and vice chair of the House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee, Rep. Ed Soliday and Rep. Ethan Manning.
The law takes away the power of local governments to prevent the use of fossil fuels and to enact other energy-saving and energy-producing regulations.
Director of Corporate Services and Water Luke West completes national-Level management credential Luke West, director of corporate services and water, has successfully completed the Robert I. Kabat Management Internship Program (MIP), a comprehensive, six-week program with courses held both online at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
SCOTT CITY – Luke West, director of corporate services and water at Wheatland Electric Cooperative Inc., has successfully completed a national-level management credential sponsored by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
West recently received his certificate for successful competition of NRECA’s Robert I. Kabat Management Internship Program (MIP), a comprehensive, six-week program providing in-depth analysis of the functions and processes of electric cooperative management.
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