Wisconsin GOP leaders made it harder to vote, especially for Black residents
Oct. 22, 2020
Wisconsin — once one of the easiest states in which to vote — has steadily made it harder in the past decade under Republican control.
Wisconsin — once one of the easiest states in which to vote — has steadily made it harder in the past decade under Republican control.
While the global pandemic has created budgetary challenges for the city of Milwaukee in its 2021 budget, underlying structural fiscal woes are the primary cause of the difficult decisions it presents, including the possible elimination of 120 sworn police officer positions.
Racine County Eye, an online news organization, is among 10 recipients of investigative reporting grants from the Fund for Local Journalism, the Local Media Foundation announced Wednesday.
Racine County Eye will receive a $5,000 stipend toward its “No Voice” project, which aims to educate the public about the social injustices faced by felons. The project intends to give convicted felons a voice as it defines the problem and compares and contrasts solutions from other states and how they may work in Wisconsin.
WNA executive director Beth Bennett has been elected to the National Newspaper Association Board of Directors.
Bennett will serve as one of five directors on the NNA board. Her term runs through October 2022.
In the interest of public health and the safety of our students and communities, the WNA Foundation has decided not to hold Wisconsin Civics Games competitions in 2021.
My footsteps made soft crunching noises as I walked across a frosty white carpet. A waning moon was visible in the early-morning sky. In the early hours of Oct. 4, the growing season ended in our valley as temperatures landed in the upper-20s. I awoke to a layer of white frost coating the lawn.
While urban school districts opted to start online, about 75% of rural districts in Wisconsin planned to offer in-person schooling this fall.
Wisconsinites this November will be deciding on more than $1.1 billion in K-12 school referendums across the state, a total that, when combined with ballot measures in April, puts more school money on the ballot this year than any other single year this century.
Operation Christmas Child brings joy around the world through gifts packed into a shoebox. Consider donating to the program this Christmas.
A new poll question about which candidate readers believe will win the 2020 presidential election is now available to be used by WNA members.
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