Some Wisconsinites downplay the severity of COVID-19, spurning masks and vaccinations and inhibiting efforts to contain the pandemic.
Next year, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and newly elected lawmakers likely will confront the state’s toughest budget challenge since 2011, Wisconsin Policy Forum reports in the latest installment of Fiscal Facts.
This difficult budget scenario, amid elevated unemployment, slowing state tax collections, and increased demand for social services created by the ongoing pandemic, projects general fund spending to exceed revenues by $373.1 million in the two-year budget running from July 2021 to June 2023 — a difference equal to about 1% of spending over the two years. However, that shortfall could grow considerably if the governor and lawmakers provide additional funds for other programs.
Too much turkey this year? Have no fear, here are two more recipes that will help you get rid of all those leftovers next time.
Despite winning a narrow plurality in Wisconsin a month ago, Joe Biden won just 37 Assembly districts and 11 in the Senate, according to a WisPolitics.com analysis of certified returns.
The state’s openness laws should not be seen as a burden, but as a way for public officials to build trust with the people they represent, writes Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council president Bill Lueders in the council’s most recent Your Right to Know column.
In the column, which is available for publication by WNA members, Lueders discusses a decision by the DOJ’s Office of Open Government that took far too long to issue.
Even as residents drove less, Wisconsin has recorded a significant increase in fatal car crashes and crash fatalities this year.
A new poll question about how the pandemic will impact readers’ holiday budget is now available to be used by WNA members.
WNA members who have signed up for an account with Polco can access their local version of the new question, as well as local poll results, on their dashboards. Those who have not signed up can do so here for their own dashboard. They can also opt to embed the WNA-branded question.
Paul Ryan in late November, speaking out against President Trump, said the “legal challenges to the outcome and the attacks on our voting system really need to stop.”
You can only make so many turkey sandwiches, right? So what to do with the rest of the leftovers? Try this turkey fried rice recipe.
Readers visiting WNA member websites from Nov. 10 to 22 were asked how the pandemic had impacted their holiday plans this year. Here are the results.
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