During the pandemic, Wisconsin’s DWD spent months deciding whether disability recipients should qualify for a special pot of unemployment benefits: federally funded Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), created in March under Congress’ disaster stimulus bill.
The state’s two most populous counties have told the Department of Corrections they have no intention of accepting state dollars to build new juvenile lockups in what likely is a crippling blow to Wisconsin’s plan to overhaul the youth justice system.
In a top swing state, actors seek to misinform voters to gain advantage and sow chaos; the pandemic has fueled even more ‘information disorder’
A finger labyrinth can help to calm your nerves or help you focus. It engages the senses, allowing you to focus mind and spirit.
In a recent column, America’s Newspapers CEO Dean Ridings asks readers to consider what their town would be without a newspaper.
In an effort to get the country involved in the passage of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act, WNA members are encouraged to publish this opinion piece and the accompanying editorial cartoon — or write their own editorial — to educate the public about this important issue.
A new poll question from Polco about how Joe Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris influences readers’ voting decision is now available to be used by WNA members.
This question and the related polling data are made available through a partnership between the WNA and Polco, a national civic engagement company based in Madison, that aims to help Wisconsin newspapers better engage readers and access enhanced data and insights.
Based on its own performance measures — and the loss of hundreds of Wisconsin ballots on their way to voters this summer — the U.S. Postal Service has its work cut out for it before Election Day.
Recently, I encountered a slender fellow. I had just started to cut grass near the house with a string-trimmer when there was sudden movement. Sure enough, out slithered a slightly annoyed snake about 24 inches long.
Incumbents across Wisconsin fared well in the Aug. 11 partisan primary — except for one Democratic lawmaker in Green Bay.
While the city of Milwaukee invests millions of federal and local dollars each year into a broad array of housing programs and strategies, a review of three peer cities suggests that streamlined services, clearer leadership, increased strategic planning and coordination and expanded private sector engagement could further improve the city’s housing impacts.
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