WNA Member Content

Your Right to Know: School investigation records should be public

Dec. 1, 2021

In the latest "Your Right to Know" column, Matthew DeFour of the Wisconsin State Journal uses two hidden-camera cases at Madison East High School to illustrate the need for school investigation records to be available to the public.

Your Right to Know is a monthly column distributed by the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, a group dedicated to open government. The column is available to WNA members for republication at no cost.

Wisconsin’s drop in tax rank among nation’s largest

Dec. 1, 2021

In the span of two decades, there may be no state that has seen a greater drop in its tax burden than Wisconsin, which saw its ranking among states plunge from fourth to the middle-of-the-pack. The drop in Wisconsin’s state and local taxes as a share of personal income was the largest or nearly the largest of any state — depending on how it’s measured — since 1999.

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New poll gauges concern about omicron variant

Dec. 1, 2021

A new poll question gauging readers' level of concern about the omicron variant of COVID-19 is available to be used by WNA members. We are asking the question in light of the recent wave of travel and other restrictions that have been introduced in an attempt to slow the spread of the variant.

Results from our previous poll question regarding mandatory civics education in Wisconsin schools are also now available.

A sweet end to a successful hunt

Nov. 29, 2021

I was thrilled with getting a nice buck, but time spent with my son was by far the best part of the day.

Locals give wheel taxes the gas

Nov. 24, 2021

Collections from local vehicle registration fees in Wisconsin rose rapidly in recent years, with revenues tripling between 2017 and 2021. The trend was driven by new fees approved in Madison as well as Milwaukee and Dane counties, but many other communities also added or increased fees.

Bountiful squash, a tire blowout and reader response

Nov. 22, 2021

The garden harvest season is long over, but we’re still enjoying the bounties. Sort of. Can squash be the main entree at holiday dinners?

Wisconsin fire and EMS agencies face looming challenges

Nov. 17, 2021

Growing numbers of fire and emergency medical services agencies in Wisconsin are struggling to maintain appropriate service levels in the face of numerous challenges, including increasing service calls from an aging population and staff recruitment and retention difficulties.

Your Right to Know: School investigation records should be public

Wisconsin’s drop in tax rank among nation’s largest

New poll gauges concern about omicron variant

A sweet end to a successful hunt

Locals give wheel taxes the gas

Bountiful squash, a tire blowout and reader response

Wisconsin fire and EMS agencies face looming challenges

The rise and fall of the Melchior Hotel & Brewery

Gableman considering broader 2020 election investigation

Mandela Barnes trails top Senate rivals in personal wealth