Wisconsin’s cities and villages increased their overall spending in 2021, but it still lagged rising inflation.
A recent WisPolitics.com news item says GOP presidential contenders Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis each raised more money from Wisconsinites over the first six months of the year than Trump, even though they had a smaller window to fundraise after getting into the race.
In recent years, public schools in Wisconsin and across the country have come under intense scrutiny.
Abraham Lincoln is undoubtedly the best-known lawyer in American history. His quote about neighbor disputes was to discourage litigation.
There are many highways across Wisconsin that take you to your destination, but sometimes I like to take the road less traveled.
He was passed the gavel from J. Patrick “Pat” Reilly, co-owner of The Dodgeville Chronicle. Reilly, who had served as president since July 2022, will now serve a term as past president.
he voter education effort was directed toward high school students, in conjunction with the Department of Public Instruction, and the general public, via partnerships with the Wisconsin Newspaper Association and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.
Saskia Hatvany, an Oakland, California, native who has worked as a freelance reporter and photographer for several years, has joined the River Valley Media Group as its new full-time visual journalist, the company has announced. Her first day was July 3.
Hatvany earned a double bachelor's in journalism and international relations in 2022 from San Francisco State University. In 2019, she covered the recovery efforts of communities following several wildfires in Northern California for the Sacramento Bee.
Broadcaster and reporter Mike Lucas, who has covered University of Wisconsin sports for more than 50 years, has rejoined The Cap Times as a regular freelancer, the newspaper has announced.
Lucas started his career in the Madison newsroom more than 52 years ago, he wrote in his first column since rejoining the publication. He covered sports at the paper for 39 years before leaving in 2010 to become the senior writer for UWBadgers.com, where his initial responsibility was creating a bulk of the content for Varsity, an online magazine.
Hannah Coyle, who has served as community news editor for the (Hudson) Star-Observer since March, has announced her departure from the newspaper. She has worked for O'Rourke Media Group since June 2021. Her last day was July 20.
A native of Red Wing, Minn., Coyle attended Red Wing Senior High School and DePaul University, from which she earned a journalism degree in 2021. While attending college she interned with O’Rourke Media’s (Red Wing, Minn.) Republican Eagle, where she also freelanced. After graduating, she was charged with re-launching another O’Rourke Media property, the online River Falls Journal.
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