
Local’s guide to a ‘Staycation’ spring break
From family-friendly fun to outdoor escapes and charming small towns, there’s plenty right here in the Badger State to fill a spring break week of memories without going far from home.
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From family-friendly fun to outdoor escapes and charming small towns, there’s plenty right here in the Badger State to fill a spring break week of memories without going far from home.

A strong storm rolls through. The next morning, a large branch — or an entire tree — is lying across your fence, driveway or roof. Who pays for the damage?

I’ve spent more than four decades covering news around Beloit and south-central Wisconsin, so I can say unequivocally that Wisconsin Policy Forum’s meaty “datatool” provides the kind of deep insights that withstand all the thin barstool rhetoric that usually befouls modern conversations.

This St. Patrick’s Day, you’re in luck: Wisconsin is full of a whole lot of Irish spirit, and local pubs know just how to show it!

Building projects in metro Milwaukee are approved more quickly in cities that allow development to move through a streamlined review process so long as it meets appropriate standards for its proposed location.

Freedom of information should be freedom of information for all.
It is not.

In advance of national Sunshine Week (sunshineweek.org), March 15-21, the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council has named the winners of its 20th annual Openness in Government Awards, or Opees.

Biannually I am somewhat miffed that it feels like an hour of my life has been arbitrarily changed by a political rule where we want to mess with the natural rhythm of nature.

State and local taxes paid in Wisconsin in fiscal year 2023 declined to just under 9.8% of all Wisconsin residents’ personal incomes, dipping just below the prior year’s low.

Knowing your rights — and slowing down — can protect you after heavy snow, flooding, wind or hail damage, when contractors often go door to door promising quick, low-cost fixes.