News & Announcements

The News/Media Alliance is setting up meetings with members of Congress to advocate against new proposed tariffs on newsprint and other supplies.

The International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors (ISWNE) is accepting entries for its annual Golden Quill editorial writing contest. The deadline for entries is Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025.

The 2025 Poynter Journalism Prizes contest is now open for entries.

The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group that works to protect access to public meetings and records, is now accepting nominations for its annual Openness in Government Awards, or Opees. 

The Collier Prize for State Government Accountability at the University of Florida recognizes the best U.S. professional reporting on state government accountability in any medium or on any platform. 

An attorney representing Town of Grand Chute officials denied their clients violated Wisconsin’s open meetings law in court documents — contrary to a lawsuit filed by former town administrator Jim March.

Because a National Day of Observance has been declared to honor the death of former President Jimmy Carter, the US Postal Service will suspend regular mail deliveries, retail services and administrative office activity on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. 

As a result of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Decision Dec. 23 overturning the injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), FinCEN has extended the deadline for reporting Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) for most companies until January 13, 2025.