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WNA, Rebuild Local News testify on behalf of advertising tax credit bill

Jan. 21, 2022

Members of the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Ways and Means heard testimony on Wednesday in support of a bill that would provide small businesses with a tax credit to advertise in local media.

Speaking on behalf of the members of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association were Mike Hollihan, Multi Media Channels, Richard Lee, Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association, WNA President Gregg Walker, The Lakeland Times (Minocqua) and WNA executive director Beth Bennett. Representatives of Wisconsin-based media were joined in supporting the measure by the Rebuild Local News Coalition.

Volunteers needed to judge Arkansas advertising contest

Jan. 21, 2022

As part of our 2022 contest judging partnership, the Arkansas Press Association needs at least 10 volunteers from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association to judge its advertising contest next month. The deadline to sign up is Friday, Feb. 4. All judging will be done online and is scheduled to begin Monday, Feb. 7, with a deadline of Friday, Feb. 18.

If you have any questions, email WNA Membership & Programming Specialist Jordan Schelling at jordan.schelling@wnanews.com.

Effort underway to recruit and retain Assembly aides

Jan. 20, 2022

Speaker Robin Vos has brought in the National Conference of State Legislatures to survey Wisconsin State Assembly staffers about their job duties and pay amid bipartisan concerns over recruiting and retaining aides to state representatives.

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New poll question: What should be top 2022 priority?

Jan. 19, 2022

A new poll question asking readers what they believe should be the top government and election priority for 2022 is 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 recent local poll results, on their dashboards. Those who have not signed up can do so here for their own dashboard.

State tax burden up, but overall burden still falling

Jan. 19, 2022

For the first time in a decade, the state taxes paid by Wisconsin residents and businesses in 2021 grew as a share of income in the state. Yet the historically low levels of federal and local taxes in recent years have meant that the overall tax burden – and related spending on public services – have kept dropping for Wisconsinites.

Wisconsin debates cash bail changes in wake of Waukesha parade tragedy — as some states ditch system entirely

Jan. 18, 2022

Somewhat lost in a revived debate involving the rights of the accused and protecting the public: Wisconsin’s cash bail system wasn’t created to protect public safety.

Cold-weather column stirs memories of frigid day

Jan. 18, 2022

Apparently, there’s nothing like a cold-weather story to warm up memories from folks in Wisconsin.

Advertising tax credit bill to be heard by Assembly committee

Jan. 14, 2022

In advance of a public hearing Wednesday for the WNA's advertising tax credit bill, publishers are strongly encouraged to call members of the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means and request they support the passage of Assembly Bill 762. The bill aims to give financial relief to news organizations and small businesses by providing a 50% tax credit to advertise in local media.

The hearing is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in Room 225 Northwest of the state Capitol. Industry representatives testifying on behalf of the bill for the WNA include Richard Lee, Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association, Mike Hollihan, Multi Media Channels, WNA President Gregg Walker, The (Minocqua) Lakeland Times, and WNA executive director Beth Bennett.

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Gannett to eliminate Saturday print editions for 9 Wisconsin papers

Jan. 14, 2022

In response to response to "continued rapid shifts toward digital news consumption," Gannett is eliminating the Saturday print editions for many of its newspapers effective March 12, the company announced Thursday.

The change will not impact the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel or The (Fond du Lac) Reporter, which had ceased Saturday publication previously. Saturday papers will remain available as e-editions for The (Appleton) Post Crescent, Green Bay Press-Gazette, (Manitowoc) Herald Times Reporter, Oshkosh Northwestern, The Sheboygan Press and Wausau Daily Herald. For three central Wisconsin newspapers — the Marshfield News-Herald, Stevens Point Journal and (Wisconsin Rapids) Daily Tribune — the issues will be replaced by Sunday editions.

John Adams, former Journal Sentinel deputy editor, dies at 46

Jan. 14, 2022

John David Adams II, a baptist minister-turned-journalist who was known for innovation and mentorship, died Thursday, Jan. 13, at his sister's home in Paloma, Ill. He was 46 and had been diagnosed in 2018 with stage 4 cancer.

After college, Adams worked for several years as a youth pastor before returning to school in 2008 and to earn his master's degree in journalism. In 2016, he was named deputy editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, where he worked until moving to Phoenix in 2018 to join The Arizona Republic. Prior to moving to Milwaukee, Adams worked at the Los Angeles Times, where he won a Pulitzer Prize as part of the newspaper's team that covered the 2015 mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif.