Deleted photo in Kenosha raises public records law questions

A parent speaking at a recent Kenosha Unified School District Board of Education meeting raised concerns about transparency and student privacy after a Southport Elementary School teacher allegedly photographed a second grade class on a personal phone and sent the picture to another teacher.

Delafield town chair sues city, mayor over open meeting complaint

The chairman of the Town of Delafield has sued the Delafield Common Council and Mayor Tim Aicher over what he says is a violation of the state open meetings law, but also has three more complaints involving Delafield pending with the Waukesha County District Attorney’s Office.

Strengthening rural Wisconsin

Recently I attended the first Rural Policy Institute Summit held in Stevens Point, hosted by the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology at the UW-Stevens Point. More than 100 people from rural partners around the state gathered to engage and collaborate in small group discussions.

State Senate OK’s $14.6M debt service, NIL bill on 17-16 vote

In a rare moment of drama in the Senate on Tuesday, a bill that would give the UW-Madison athletics department millions to pay down debt and free up other money for revenue-sharing with players passed by a single vote that changed just as the legislation appeared doomed.