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Northwoods Policy Network launches to promote state’s rural northern region
9 Dec 2025
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A new advocacy group called the Northwoods Policy Network has formed to promote the state’s northern region, with a focus on business attraction and economic viability for rural communities.
Paul Schecklman, the nonprofit’s executive director, says the group aims to drive conversations around what’s important for northern Wisconsin and help achieve regional goals. That will include conducting “unique, thorough” research on issues of importance for the region, as well as lobbying efforts.
“It’s connected to Wisconsin and our work is going to benefit the state as a whole, but from the perspective of rural, outstate northern Wisconsin, what barriers can we remove?” he said yesterday in an interview. “How can we drive more interest? And how can we get the people in our region to tune in a little bit more, and demand some of these opportunities … [and] have a voice at the table.”
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