Recently we had another election. With each new election, newly elected officials need to educate themselves on open meeting laws. They are la…
After months of working with state government, education and health leaders, schools in all 50 states have been given the go-ahead to resume h…
Hurdles to diversifying Wisconsin’s teacher workforce exist throughout the teacher career pipeline, and while local schools and teacher traini…
Federal relief funds are providing a temporary life raft to Wisconsin transit systems amid the plunging ridership of the COVID-19 pandemic, li…
As a continuation of its efforts to increase civic education and engagement, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation has launched the W…
The past year has underscored the critical role teachers play in the lives of our students, families, and communities. Spurred by a public hea…
You’ve probably heard about what happened at Van Hise Hall at UW-Madison this month: two concrete slabs broke off the façade and crashed to th…
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So there I was, at the mall in the middle of the day during a lunch break waiting for my second Fauci ouchie (aka dose of coronavirus vaccine)…
When we think of “technology,” we tend to imagine machines, wires, and the devices we use to text, send emails, and make videos. It’s easy to …
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), Wisconsin Dairy Alliance (WDA) and Venture Dairy Cooperative (VDC) submitted joint comments to t…
Nearly a decade after Colorado became the first state to legalize recreational marijuana, the debate has spiked in Wisconsin as more states jo…
Every budget starts with a little drama. When will they finish it? Will they even get it done?
At the Public Service Commission (PSC), we understand how important broadband access is to our communities’ educational and economic opportuni…
A couple weeks ago, NPR ran the results of a poll asking listeners who their favorite Muppet was. This included any Muppet-creation, not just …
Gov. Tony Evers’ budget includes some three dozen recommendations from his Climate Change Task Force, including tens of millions in new invest…
It happens all the time.
For years I have feared the effects on our community when methamphetamine (meth) became widespread and prevalent here. Unfortunately, I am her…
The legal fight over Wisconsin’s 2020 elections cost taxpayers nearly $3 million in private attorneys, according to bills obtained by WisPolit…
Though the COVID-19 pandemic has had immeasurable impacts on nearly every aspect of our daily lives, Wisconsin’s public libraries have risen t…
I never thought I’d be thankful to be overweight — until I learned it brought me into group 1c of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Among other things, Abraham Lincoln had to learn how to use Zoom last year. As he peered into the camera, one youngster asked him how he was e…
During debate in the Senate, Democrats argued the legislation would slow down the aid reaching state residents and businesses that need it
Five hundred twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes. Or somewhere in the ballpark. It’s how long since Wisconsin was placed under a shelter…
In my volunteer work with Waterloo’s past history, documentation of the past is preserved as authentic “proof” one has of actions. The documen…
Wisconsin in 2020 shattered the record for most firearm background checks, an indicator the year of the COVID-19 pandemic also marked a huge y…
Each year, National Ag Day presents an opportunity for all of us to recognize the impacts and contributions of agriculture throughout Wisconsin.
I knew Monday wasn’t going to be my day as soon as I woke up. Not because snow was in the forecast, since all Wisconsinites know we can get wi…
Only Republicans were allowed in to see the new maps, and only if they signed nondisclosure agreements
