Delafield town chair sues city, mayor over open meeting complaint

The chairman of the Town of Delafield has sued the Delafield Common Council and Mayor Tim Aicher over what he says is a violation of the state open meetings law, but also has three more complaints involving Delafield pending with the Waukesha County District Attorney’s Office.

Strengthening rural Wisconsin

Recently I attended the first Rural Policy Institute Summit held in Stevens Point, hosted by the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology at the UW-Stevens Point. More than 100 people from rural partners around the state gathered to engage and collaborate in small group discussions.

State Senate OK’s $14.6M debt service, NIL bill on 17-16 vote

In a rare moment of drama in the Senate on Tuesday, a bill that would give the UW-Madison athletics department millions to pay down debt and free up other money for revenue-sharing with players passed by a single vote that changed just as the legislation appeared doomed.

A set of facts can elevate the conversation

I’ve spent more than four decades covering news around Beloit and south-central Wisconsin, so I can say unequivocally that Wisconsin Policy Forum’s meaty “datatool” provides the kind of deep insights that withstand all the thin barstool rhetoric that usually befouls modern conversations.

USA TODAY announces new VP of news

USA TODAY has hired Jamie Stockwell to serve as vice president of news effective on March 30, according to a piece in the March 12, 2026 issue of the Wausau Daily Herald.