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Locals give wheel taxes the gas

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.

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Wisconsin fire and EMS agencies face looming challenges

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.

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Making scents of deer hunting

The seasonal physiological, behavioral and chemical changes in male deer hunters seem to match that of the bucks they seek. At the peak of the time of year when bucks seek does, deer hunters seek deer stands.

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Your Right to Know: Records shed light on DNR board shenanigans

In the latest "Your Right to Know" column, Tony Wilkin Gibart, executive director of Midwest Environmental Advocates, writes that Wisconsin's open records law has given the public a clearer picture of the controversy involving the Natural Resources Board. 

But the picture is far from complete, and that is why his group has sued the NRB's chairman, Frederick Prehn. His column is available for republication by WNA members. 

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