Spring rain brings moisture, memories
May. 12, 2021
A spring rainstorm provided much-needed moisture to the Hardie farm and brought back memories of planting corn with his fathefor Chris Hardie
A spring rainstorm provided much-needed moisture to the Hardie farm and brought back memories of planting corn with his fathefor Chris Hardie
As state and local governments mull appropriate uses for federal funds aimed at COVID-19 relief, they would be well-served to consider uses that avoid creating future budget challenges.
As Republicans push to reward school districts that have provided in-person instruction over the past year, using federal funds from the latest COVID-19 package has emerged as a possible path to that goal, according to multiple sources.
Polco users and readers visiting WNA member websites from April 21 to May 5 were asked whether they agreed with the jury’s guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. Out of 747 respondents, 78% said they agreed with the jury.
State and local governments in Wisconsin are on track to receive nearly $20 billion in federal aid from COVID-19 relief measures enacted in the last 13 months, more than double what the state received from the 2009 federal stimulus amid the Great Recession.
As vaccinations start to slow in Wisconsin, local county health departments are beginning “hand-to-hand combat” to reach herd immunity.
Four years after a facility disclosed water contamination in the surrounding community, residents and locals deal with the impact of PFAS.
“Little Creek” is a spring-fed stream that runs through our valley, originating from the family farm. But it is more than just a stream. It’s part of our home.
In March, The Washington Post reported that UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank sought to move a conversation around the COVID-19 pandemic and students returning to campus in the fall to a private portal used by presidents and chancellors of the 14 Big Ten universities.
It's just one example of a disturbing trend toward using digital platforms to evade Wisconsin’s Open Records Law, writes David Armiak, research director for the Center for Media and Democracy, in the most recent Your Right to Know column from the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council.
When K-12 classes resumed in Wisconsin last fall, urban schools with greater shares of students of color were more likely to offer virtual instruction than their suburban or rural counterparts, raising concerns about the potential for widening racial achievement gaps.