The News/Media Alliance, the largest trade association representing the news media industry, released the following statement upon President Trump signing his major policy package into law on July 4, 2025.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) “Click-to-Cancel” rule on July 8 noting the FTC failed to follow required procedures under the FTC Act during the rule-making process.
A Marinette alderperson recently received payment for legal fees related to a Open Meetings lawsuit he filed against the city — but was blamed July 1 by the city’s mayor for an increase in the city’s insurance rates.
A lawsuit filed by former Rock County Board Supervisor and government accountability advocate Mike Zoril resulted in Rock County producing requested records and paying Zoril’s attorney fees, court costs, and statutory damages.
The Sauk County Health Care Center in Reedsburg will remain open and under county control — at least for now — after special committee meetings and a Sauk County Board meeting on June 26.
It’s time for a refresher on our state’s newspaper websites because, frankly, too many of them are only refreshed on Wednesdays or Thursdays.
A live June 26 panel discussion featuring journalists and PR professionals discussed portions of Muck Rack’s 2025 State of Journalism Report.
Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad engaged in indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud, and otherwise disorderly conduct as he and others at his establishment hurled profanities at Lakeland Times publisher Gregg Walker as Walker left the newspaper office for the day on Friday, June 27.
The Lake Mills Leader Independent has filed an open records request in connection with a conflict of interest investigation involving Waterloo School Board members.
Lakeland Times publisher Gregg Walker this week filed a complaint against Lake Tomahawk Town Chair George DeMet and openly criticized Oneida County Circuit Court Judge Mary Sowinski in connection with her delayed ruling in DeMet’s alleged Open Meetings Law violation in 2023.