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goats

Clever goats excel at breakouts

The arrival of spring on the farm means plenty of fieldwork. But it also means goats and other livestock breaking through fences to arrive at the greenness on the other side.

capitol report, wispolitics

Evers’ budget plan big on climate change measures

Gov. Tony Evers’ budget includes some three dozen recommendations from his Climate Change Task Force, including tens of millions in new investments in green jobs, conservation efforts and renewable energy.

Bill Lueders

Your Right to Know: Record location fees invite abuses

Wisconsin’s open records law, passed in 1981, allows records custodians to charge for the “actual, necessary and direct” cost of making and sending copies, as well as the “actual, necessary and direct” cost of locating them, if this latter charge exceeds $50.

In the latest "Your Right to Know" column, Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council President Bill Lueders argues it's a practice the Wisconsin state Legislature should consider ending.

polco, coronavirus, voter registration, presidential debates, covid-19

Poll: Without statewide mandate, will you still wear a mask?

A new poll question about whether readers will continue wearing masks in public places is available to be used by WNA members. We are asking the question in light of a March 31 state Supreme Court decision that struck down Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate.

chris hardie, tooth, gold crown

Gold strike not all glitter

Ever since my first newspaper column was published in 1983, I’ve always strived to craft something that readers could really sink their teeth into. But this week’s story is pure gold.

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