The US Department of Commerce has awarded Wisconsin with nearly $50 million to move forward with a plan that creates a technology hub in the state that will be dedicated to eventually creating 30,000 jobs in the biohealth tech industry, thanks to behind-the-scenes work from Sen. Tammy Baldwin. We’ll also check in on a rural initiative to help refugees from the war in Ukraine start a new life in Wisconsin.

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