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Spelling error postpones Town of Hazelhurst wake boat discussion

Nearly 40 people were in attendance at the June 10 Hazelhurst town board meeting, but about half of them left at the start of the meeting when town chairman Ted Cushing announced there would be no discussion or action on the “wake board” agenda item due to a spelling error.

Tariffs remain in place for now amid legal battle

On June 10, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an order that grants a stay of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) orders pending appeal arguments of the CIT case in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump, according to Holly Lubart, Vice President of Government Affairs for News/Media Alliance.

Medill offers free June 27 solutions journalism workshop

The Medill Midwest Solutions Journalism Hub is inviting journalists and media professionals to its Summer Summit, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday June 27 at Medill School of Journalism’s downtown Chicago campus located on the 16th floor at 303 E. Wacker Drive. 

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Elmbrook school board leadership fined for 2020 meetings violation

The leadership of the Elmbrook School Board will pay small fines, and the attorney for the woman who filed a complaint against them will receive more than $13,000 under an agreement filed in Waukesha County Circuit Court to resolve a five-year-old case that arose out of a violation of the state Open Meetings Law.

Godlewski launches public records database 

Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski recently announced the launch of a new, online, searchable database of public records — marking the latest step in what she says is her office’s commitment to transparency, accessibility, and modernization.

WTMJ files complaint against St. Francis School District

Milwaukee TV station WTMJ-4 has filed a complaint alleging the St. Francis School Board violated the state’s open meetings law by prohibiting a reporter and her photographer from attending and filming a school board meeting.