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Poll: Which issue is most important to you in the 2020 election?

Aug. 27, 2020

A new poll question about which issue is most important to voters in the 2020 election is now available to be used by WNA members.

Results from our previous poll question about Kamala Harris’ impact on voting decisions also are available. Out of 328 respondents, 38% said it had no impact on their decision. Of the remaining voters, 30% said it made them more likely to vote for Joe Biden and 26% said it made them more likely to vote for Donald Trump.

Poll results available on Kamala Harris’ impact on voting decision

Aug. 27, 2020

Readers visiting WNA member websites from Aug. 13 to Aug. 25 were asked how Joe Biden’s choice of Sen. Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate would influence their voting decision. Here are the results.

Dry spell leaves blackberry picking somewhat slim

Aug. 26, 2020

No summer is complete without foraging for wild blackberries, but this year’s blackberry plants have taken a hit from the recent dry spell.

Wisconsin’s rural students face a digital divide as some return to screens instead of school

Aug. 25, 2020

Schools in Wisconsin have spent millions of dollars on hotspots to help students with poor internet service learn online as the coronavirus pandemic grinds on.

Democratic counties outpace GOP strongholds in absentee voting for Aug. 11 primary

Aug. 25, 2020

Voters in five of the state’s traditional Democratic counties were more likely to vote absentee than those in five key Republican counties in the Aug. 11 primary, according to a WisPolitics.com check of numbers available so far.

Wisconsin Policy Forum releases updated 2020 Municipal DataTool

Aug. 25, 2020

As communities face economic upheaval from COVID-19, the Wisconsin Policy Forum offers new data to bolster Wisconsinites’ understanding of city and village finances throughout the state.

Wisconsin renters face evictions as emergency aid falls short

Aug. 24, 2020

Eviction filings are already upending lives in Wisconsin, especially for Black residents in Milwaukee, even as health officials urge residents to stay at home as much as possible to avoid COVID-19.

My $25 lesson on the dangers of impulse buying

Aug. 24, 2020

I have to admit that I’m very frugal. Not cheap, but frugal. Yet one night an ad for a light I had been wanting taught me a lesson about the dangers of impulse buying.

Lost packages and late ballots: Wisconsin’s postal woes predate Trump administration shakeup

Aug. 20, 2020

Problems delivering absentee ballots before the April and August elections and delays in package delivery are worrying signs for mail-in voting in November

Arts and culture in a pandemic: An existential threat

Aug. 19, 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic causing unemployment to increase sharply across Wisconsin’s economy, the arts and culture sector has been among the hardest hit.