Joe Schulz covers news in northeastern Wisconsin and statewide business, labor and economic issues for Wisconsin Public Radio.
Joe Schulz
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‘This is our Super Bowl’: As the NFL draft draws near, Green Bay area leaders say they’re ready
With the NFL’s largest offseason event coming to its smallest city in just days, local leaders say Green Bay is ready to welcome tens of thousands of visitors.
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‘The federal government will find you’: Immigration officials wrongfully told a Fox Valley man to leave the US
A 68-year-old Fox Valley man, who was born in western Pennsylvania, recently received a notice from federal immigration officials telling him to leave the country or face removal.
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New report highlights importance of exports for Wisconsin manufacturers, farmers
The report examined what goods produced in Wisconsin sell to international markets, who buys those products and where in the state they come from.
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Airbnbs still available near Lambeau a little over a week out from the NFL draft
The NFL draft is expected to draw close to 250,000 people to Green Bay. But a little more than a week out from the event, multiple Airbnb properties near Lambeau Field still had availability.
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UW-Oshkosh names new chancellor to oversee university
The Universities of Wisconsin system has selected the next chancellor to oversee UW-Oshkosh as the university continues to try and close a structural deficit.
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Future of federal energy assistance uncertain as Wisconsin’s moratorium on utility shutoffs ends
Wisconsin’s seasonal moratorium on utility shutoffs ends Tuesday, just weeks after the Trump administration fired all of the federal employees running a program that provides energy assistance to low-income households.
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Trump says tariffs will bring back manufacturing, but Wisconsin’s labor shortage may stand in the way
The shifting rollout of Trump’s tariffs has made it hard for manufacturers to plan for the future.
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Air Wisconsin Airlines planning another round of layoffs affecting over 100 people
After announcing a major workforce reduction at the beginning of the year, Air Wisconsin is planning another round of layoffs affecting more than 100 people.
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Democratic state lawmakers announce bill to crack down on election bribery in Wisconsin
Democratic state lawmakers are introducing a bill aimed at shoring up state law to prevent major political donors from handing out checks to voters who sign election-related petitions.
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3 Wisconsin electric utilities apply for rate hikes in 2026, 2027
Three of Wisconsin’s major electric utilities are asking state regulators to allow them to raise their electric rates in 2026 and 2027. The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin approved rate hikes for those same utilities in 2023.