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How Local Wisconsin Officials Are Using American Rescue Plan Money
From Brookfield to Ashland, communities have a wide range of uses for American Rescue Plan funds.
How Local Wisconsin Officials Are Using American Rescue Plan Money
From Brookfield to Ashland, communities have a wide range of uses for American Rescue Plan funds.
This is the Lake Winnebago Road Trip Itinerary You Didn’t Know You Needed
There’s more to the state’s largest body of water than what’s along the I-41 strip.
Get Your Ice Cream Right From the Source at These Creameries This Summer
A sweet road trip can give you a taste of what rural Wisconsin offers to cool your taste buds.
Wisconsin Is Having Way More Wildfires Than Usual. Here’s Why.
Climate change plays a role in this year’s unusually fiery Wisconsin wildfire season—but not in the way you might think.
Red City, Blue City—Two Mayors Ask the Legislature to Recommit to Wisconsin’s Cities
Column from the mayors of Brookfield and Madison on the ever-rising cost of local services, even as the state provides less over time.
Infrastructure Is Good Politics—Just Ask Milwaukee’s Sewer Socialists of 1904
Voters have a history of rewarding public officials who pay attention to long-neglected public needs.
Conservative Groups and Donors Trickle Down to Nonpartisan Appeals Court Races
No state Supreme Court race this year, but tens of thousands of dollars and high-profile endorsements are flying in two down-ballot races in next week’s election.
Wisconsin Dems Say GOP Bills to Limit Voting Show Republicans Can’t Win on Issues
Tagged as “the party that’s against voting,” even after controlling election rules for a decade.
Helping Wisconsin Voters Would Be Harder—or Even a Criminal Act—in Some Republican Proposals
GOP bills—sure to face vetoes—are based on false allegations about recent elections.
Biden Throws a Lifeline to Thousands of Wisconsinites
First actions include moves to block evictions and freeze student loan payments.
Wisconsin Is Next in Trump’s Seemingly Endless Supply of Hail Mary’s
President’s legal team claims state Supreme Court was wrong, and the Republican-led Legislature should overrule the voters.
GOP Rep. Suggests WI Electors Should Be Forced to Vote for Trump, Who Lost the Election
“It’s fascism. And we should not stand for it,” says Democratic Sen. Chris Larson.
Wisconsin Dems Target Classic TV and Movies to Rake in the Cash
DPW chair credits actor and Wisconsinite Bradley Whitford for sparking series of fundraising, cast unions like “Happy Days” and “Princess Bride.”
For Sites with Unconventional History Lessons, Look to Wisconsin’s Dead
Cemeteries provide more than Halloween tales of terror and dead-calm tranquility the rest of the year.
US Supreme Court Sides with GOP and Kills Extension for Wisconsin Absentee Ballots
If you mail it on Election Day, it’ll arrive too late and be thrown out.
No Good Options: Seven Wisconsin Families Tell Us How They’re Coping With the New School Year
The ongoing spread of the coronavirus is putting school officials, parents, and students in unique situations. Everyone is struggling to adapt.
Lake Michigan’s Water Will Remain High for Months. Coastal Communities Should Expect More Flooding.
There’s a distinct possibility last winter’s severe storms and flooding could repeat this year.
This Former Monastery in Dane County Might Be the Escape We All Need Right Now
Now a retreat for single or multi-day visits, it offers spiritual solace, natural solitude, and environmental stewardship.
How the Kamala Harris Pick Changes the Race in Wisconsin
Harris is seen as a historic pick that could energize the base, mobilize nonwhite voters, and court centrists in this critical swing state.
This Is the Racism Asian Americans Are Facing in Wisconsin in the Age of COVID
More than 1,700 negative acts against Asian Americans have been reported nationally between March and June, according to a state advocacy group.
Why You Don’t Know About the COVID Outbreak at Your Local Grocery Store
Health departments refuse to release data.
Lt. Gov. on Trump Priorities: Big Corporations and Billionaires First, and Everybody Else Last
Mandela Barnes and Sen. Tammy Baldwin rip the President’s actions in a virtual forum about the pandemic and police protests.
How to Have a Well-Rounded Lake Winnebago Road Trip
There’s more to the state’s largest body of water than what’s along the I-41 strip.
Those Seeking Justice for George March On
Crowds press for police changes in the wake of Floyd homicide.
‘Walk With Us’: Michigan Showed Police Across the Country How They Should Be Treating Protesters
Genesee’s sheriff said the officer who killed George Floyd was “not one of us.”
Wisconsin Marches for Justice
Weekend rallies and nighttime unrest follow Minneapolis police killing.
Rep. David Crowley Makes History as First Black Elected Milwaukee County Executive
Crowley edges out fellow Milwaukee Democrat state Sen. Chris Larson.
Should I Wear A Mask? Can I Leave My Home? We Answer Your Quarantine Questions.
The federal government’s lack of a cohesive response has forced states to adopt their own rules and create a patchwork system of “stay-at-home” orders and other public health measures.