Aging comes less than gracefully
Apr. 27, 2021
One of the insults of aging is that I still think I can do all the activities exactly the same as I did when I was younger. But I can’t.
One of the insults of aging is that I still think I can do all the activities exactly the same as I did when I was younger. But I can’t.
About 13% of Wisconsin residents live in multigenerational homes, many of them families of color. These residents face a higher risk of infection and death.
Both sides of Wisconsin’s political aisle are circulating legislation to increase affordable housing as a way to tackle workforce issues.
In Milwaukee, Black residents accounted for about two-thirds of curfew tickets. Kenosha and Wauwatosa defend curfew arrests in federal court.
Federal relief funds are providing a temporary life raft to Wisconsin transit systems amid the plunging ridership of the COVID-19 pandemic, likely allowing most to maintain existing services for at least the next two years.
A new poll question about whether readers agree with the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial is available to be used by WNA members. We are asking the question in light of Derek Chauvin on Tuesday, April 20, being found guilty on all three counts in the death of George Floyd.
Nearly a decade after Colorado became the first state to legalize recreational marijuana, the debate has spiked in Wisconsin as more states join the pro-marijuana ranks. Some local units of government have made moves to decriminalize the drug as progress at the state level appears unlikely.
Out of 1113 respondents to a recent WNA-Polco poll, 77% said they would continue wearing a mask in public in the absence of a statewide mandate. The full results and a breakdown of the data are now available to WNA members for use in their reporting.
Poll questions are available through a WNA partnership with Polco aimed at helping newspapers better engage readers and access enhanced data and insights.
Wisconsin has a long way to go to improve the diversity of its teacher workforce. But local institutions are taking meaningful steps, and actionable state policy options hold promise to help meet that goal.
The Driftless Area region of Wisconsin is blessed with abundant rivers and streams that flow through valleys. Early European settlers in our region took advantage of those water resources to build mills powered by the flowing streams.