There’s a social media post that’s been circulating for a few years that shows a farmer driving a tractor baling hay with three people stacking bales on the wagon with the words: “You don’t know the meaning of hard work until you spend a summer baling hay.”
All those folks – millions of them, we’re often told – who believe elections are being stolen in America should experience what I did a few days ago.
A proposed pig CAFO spurred five northwest Wisconsin towns to regulate big farms. After one rescinded its ordinance, others wonder if they’ll face lawsuits.
Despite some narrowing over the years, Wisconsin’s governor still has very broad partial veto power.
Wisconsin ranks near the top among Midwestern states for rural population growth in recent decades, as many of its peers experienced rural population decline. Overall, rural Wisconsin counties that have seen the most recent growth are tourism and recreation hubs, primarily located in the state’s Northwoods.
In early April, I requested some records from the Madison Police Department regarding what it said was the sole disciplinary action taken against an MPD officer or employee in the first three months of this year.
I am thankful in many ways for growing up and moving back to the farm but also appreciative of not having to stack hay bales anymore.
In an encouraging sign, reserves in Wisconsin’s unemployment fund increased last year after they plunged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Getting good broadband to every corner of the state has been an elusive goal.
Arid conditions are expected to persist in eastern Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin. River barges are affected, too.
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