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Randy Brandt, former Journal Times editor, dies at 67

Oct. 22, 2020

Randy Brandt, who spent nearly a decade as editor of The (Racine) Journal Times, died Saturday, Oct. 17, in Plano, Texas. He was 67.

Brandt served as editor of The Journal Times from 1998 to 2007. During his tenure, he encouraged diversity in the newsroom and hired Sherri Jackson, the newspaper’s first Black desk editor. He also guided the newspaper through an era of change in the industry, helping shift its focus from national news to more local coverage.

Most polling sites in Wisconsin will be open Nov. 3, but a few gaps remain

Oct. 22, 2020

Unlike the spring primary, most clerks say they will have enough workers to staff all of their polling sites for Election Day, including Milwaukee, where April 7 saw long lines

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.

Pre-pandemic issues pose greatest challenge for Milwaukee budget

Oct. 22, 2020

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.

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Racine County Eye receives $5,000 investigative reporting grant

Oct. 21, 2020

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.

Beth Bennett named to NNA Board of Directors

Oct. 21, 2020

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.

Wisconsin Civics Games will not be held in 2021

Oct. 21, 2020

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.

Frost brings growing season to sudden end

Oct. 21, 2020

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.

Wisconsin schools ‘whipsawing’ as COVID-19 hits rural districts

Oct. 20, 2020

While urban school districts opted to start online, about 75% of rural districts in Wisconsin planned to offer in-person schooling this fall.

Over $1.1 billion on the ballot in Wisconsin school referendums

Oct. 20, 2020

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.