Newspaper publisher Carlton DeWitt, former reporter and UW-Whitewater newspaper advisor Sam Martino, and former newspaper managing editor and current Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation President Scott Peterson were inducted on Thursday, March 5, 2026 into the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame.
News/Media Alliance and America’s Newspapers on March 2, 2026 announced the launch of a new partnership designed to strengthen collaboration across the news publishing industry and provide additional benefits to their members.
Port Washington Mayor Ted Neitzke and Clerk Susan Westerbeke must give depositions in an open records case filed by a Town of Port Washington resident seeking information about the Vantage Data Centers Lighthouse Campus, Ozaukee County Circuit Judge Adam Gerol has ruled.
Town of Delafield Chairman Edward Kranick has filed a formal complaint with Waukesha County District Attorney Lesli Boese, alleging the City of Delafield violated Wisconsin’s Open Meetings Law during an Oct. 20, 2025, Common Council meeting.
The complaint against Glen Drew Lundt, president of the Clintonville Board of Education — which resulted in an investigation by an independent counsel and Lundt being censured by the board — has been released.
The Village of New Glarus is filing a complaint with with the Green County District Attorney for records the New Glarus Area EMS has refused to share with the village.
The recent Supreme Court of the United States ruling in USPS v. Konan delivers a significant setback for newspapers and other businesses that rely on the nation’s mail system — narrowing the ability to hold the United States Postal Service accountable for service failures.
The nonprofit group behind several lawsuits against the City of Port Washington and the failed recall of the city’s mayor has taken another legal action against the city, alleging violations of Wisconsin’s Open Meetings Law.
The National Newspaper Association (NNA) on Feb. 20, 2026 expressed strong approval of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that the federal government exceeded its authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by imposing sweeping tariffs without clear Congressional authorization.
A fast-tracked bill that would provide millions in taxpayer support for University of Wisconsin Athletics and cement the university’s name, image and likeness policies into state law passed the Assembly on Thursday, Feb. 19.