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Veteran journalist Jessica VanEgeren joins USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Jul. 26, 2021

Jessica VanEgeren has joined USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin as an Appleton-based local government and social justice/equity editor.

VanEgeren, whose first day was Monday, will be based out of The Post-Crescent newsroom. In her new role, she will serve as the primary editor of local government, justice and equity reporting for The Post-Crescent and the Green Bay Press-Gazette. She also is expected to partner with an editor at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to lead a statewide team focused on justice and equity.

Marquette Law School poll considers changes for 2022 election cycle

Jul. 26, 2021

Marquette University Law School pollster Charles Franklin has a challenge as Wisconsin prepares for another election cycle. While the failures of 2016 forced the polling industry to make changes to better account for voters who turned out for Donald Trump, those tweaks still didn’t catch the surge in turnout among Trump supporters in 2020, leading to another round of questions about why polling failed once again to accurately gauge the electorate.

Franklin says he's looking into making additional tweaks to the Marquette University Law School poll’s methodology. The first MU Law School Poll of Wisconsin voters in 2021 will be released Aug. 11.

Bob Wills, longtime Milwaukee editor and open government champion, dies at 95

Jul. 23, 2021

Bob Wills, longtime editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel and champion of open government, died on Thursday, July 22, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. He was 95.

In 1951, Wills joined the The Milwaukee Journal as a reporter. He went on to serve as city editor for more than a decade and editor from 1975 to 1991, when he was promoted to executive vice president of Journal Sentinel Inc. He retired in 1993.

A strong proponent of government transparency, Wills was a founder of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council and served as its first president from 1979 to 1986.

Results available for poll on Wisconsin state cheese

Jul. 22, 2021

Polco users and readers visiting WNA member websites from July 7 to 20 were asked whether colby should be named the official state cheese of Wisconsin. Out of 485 respondents, 43% said they believed it should, while 38% said there should be no official state cheese in Wisconsin.

Poll questions are available through a WNA partnership with Polco aimed at helping newspapers better engage readers and access enhanced data and insights.

Wisconsin legislative races already taking shape for 2022

Jul. 21, 2021

Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin who narrowly won their seats are gearing up for 2022 campaigns as they face Republican opposition and the uncertainties of redistricting.

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Businesses hard-pressed for workers as COVID-19 pandemic worsens labor shortage

Jul. 21, 2021

Across Wisconsin, employers say finding workers is their number one headache. The struggle existed before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the problem has intensified as the U.S. economy roars back to life.

Degree of difficulty: Challenges for UW-Milwaukee in a turbulent time

Jul. 21, 2021

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee lags in key revenues compared to peer urban research universities, as a decade of enrollment decline has exacerbated the effects of an eight-year tuition freeze and state funding that has not kept pace with inflation.

Recalling ‘analog summer’ memories from years gone by

Jul. 20, 2021

The idea behind analog summer is we’re turning back the clock to simpler times — when our lives were not dominated as much by digital devices but by human interaction and natural experiences that don’t come from liquid-crystal displays.

Former Sparta newspaper publisher Ted Radde dies at 73

Jul. 20, 2021

Theodore “Ted” Charles Edward Radde III, longtime publisher of the Sparta Herald and former Sparta City Council member, died Monday, July 12, in La Crosse. He was 73.

With his grandfather, T.C. Radde, and father, Don Radde, each having served as publisher of the Herald before him, Radde grew up in the newspaper business. He began his career with Monroe County Publishers at age 14, working his way up through the ranks of the company, which published the Sparta Herald and Monroe County Herald.

Radde became publisher of the Sparta Herald in the late 1970s, a role he held until his retirement in 2015, when the company was sold to current publisher Greg Evans.

Raising Wisconsin’s minimum wage would significantly cut poverty. So why is it still $7.25?

Jul. 20, 2021

Thousands of residents in Wisconsin — many of them people of color — would see a higher standard of living if politicians raised the long-stalled minimum wage.