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Poll: Should masks be required in public places?

Feb. 1, 2021

A new poll question about whether masks should be required in public places is available to be used by WNA members. We are revisiting the question in light of Wisconsin Republicans’ efforts to end Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate.

Results from our previous poll question about readers’ expectations of the next four years are also available. Of 669 respondents, 64% said their expectations were generally positive.

Results available for poll on readers’ expectations for next 4 years

Feb. 1, 2021

Out of 669 respondents, 64% said their expectations for the next four years were generally positive, while 28% had a generally negative outlook.

Daily payments to legislators drop amid pandemic slowdown

Feb. 1, 2021

Wisconsin lawmakers in 2020 claimed per diems totaling $555,149, about 70 percent of what they took home in the previous election year, as the COVID-19 pandemic cut into activity at the Capitol, a WisPolitics.com review found.

Wisconsin’s No. 1 mink farming industry now seen as a COVID-19 risk

Feb. 1, 2021

State officials knew little about the secretive industry until the pandemic struck; now they are scrambling to keep mink farmers and their animals safe

A closer look at local government spending in Wisconsin

Jan. 27, 2021

As a pandemic and economic turmoil underscore the value of critical local government services, Wisconsin ranks 15th among the states in local government spending, but 3.6% below the per capita national average.

Polar vortex predictions portend doom

Jan. 27, 2021

I keep hearing the dreaded polar vortex that brought -40 degrees and even worse to our neck of the woods two years ago may be back. Soon. Assuredly. It’s coming. Sometime. Maybe

Final spending reports show legislative Democrats outspent GOP by $6.1 million

Jan. 25, 2021

Legislative Democrats, with the help of the Democratic Party’s robust fundraising, outspent their GOP counterparts in Wisconsin by more than $6.1 million ahead of the November election.

In evenly split Wisconsin, partisan divides may only grow

Jan. 25, 2021

Close elections may become more common in Wisconsin, fueling participation but also more political divisiveness

State achieves important fiscal milestone but will it last?

Jan. 21, 2021

For the first time on record, Wisconsin’s main fund closed the year with a small positive balance, wiping out the longstanding financial gap that was often referred to as its “hidden deficit.”

Poll: How are your expectations of the next four years?

Jan. 20, 2021

A new poll question about readers’ expectations for the next four years in the United States is available to be used by WNA members.