Labor Day saw visits to Wisconsin by both Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris, not long after both President Trump and Joe Biden visited Kenosha.
Recently, while moving a stack of pallets, I disturbed the proverbial hornets’ nest. Fortunately, I was not stung during this encounter.
As the single largest category of general-purpose revenue state spending, education could face additional pressure in the next state budget.
A militia member patrolling the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin on Aug. 25 claimed that police on the scene told him they planned to herd demonstrators toward the armed men — and then leave.
When the world gives you lemons, the best thing to do is to make lemonade. But what if the world gives you vegetables? Well, I’ll just cook them!
Cap Times Idea Fest, now in its fourth year, will be held virtually over a two-week span, editor and publisher Paul Fanlund announced this week.
As in past years, the 2020 Idea Fest lineup features several prominent speakers. This year’s speakers include former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, investigative reporter and author Bob Woodward, Gov. Tony Evers and UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank.
The Gannett Foundation on Tuesday announced a $2.3 million crowdfunding and grant program for community-building nonprofits.
The initiative offers local nonprofits a national platform on which to fundraise, in addition to grants for the most exceptional projects. Last year, three Wisconsin nonprofits were recipients of grants totaling $45,000.
In the years preceding the coronavirus pandemic, a healthy economy allowed Wisconsin’s cities and villages to build up balances in their core funds, which could help them navigate the uncertain times ahead.
Wisconsin will send absentee ballot applications to 2.6 million voters to help ensure their mail-in votes are counted in November
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that many of our jobs can be done digitally and remotely. The same should be true of accessing government records, reporter and radio producer Steven Potter writes.
In the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council’s most recent “Your Right to Know” column, Potter urges government agencies to serve the public interest by paying attention to the lessons we’ve learned in the past several months.