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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.

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‘Why do you keep harassing me?’: An Outagamie County judge controls defendants after sentencing

Jul. 19, 2021

A Wisconsin Watch and WPR analysis shows Judge Vincent Biskupic is the top user of this ‘de facto’ probation, which raises questions of judicial authority — and fairness

WNA Foundation to honor 26 in Memorial Pylon ceremony

Jul. 16, 2021

The WNA Foundation will honor 26 industry leaders during a virtual Memorial Pylon ceremonyon Friday, Aug. 20.

Ryan Gregory named sports editor for Sun Prairie Star

Jul. 15, 2021

Ryan Gregory, an Indiana native with family ties to Wisconsin, has been named sports editor of the Sun Prairie Star, The (Waterloo/Marshall) Courier and the Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent.

Gregory earned his degree in sports journalism from Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. While in college, he served as sports editor for The Campus Citizen student newspaper and worked in the sports department at The Indianapolis Star.