During the pandemic, Wisconsin’s DWD spent months deciding whether disability recipients should qualify for a special pot of unemployment benefits: federally funded Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), created in March under Congress’ disaster stimulus bill.
The state’s two most populous counties have told the Department of Corrections they have no intention of accepting state dollars to build new juvenile lockups in what likely is a crippling blow to Wisconsin’s plan to overhaul the youth justice system.
In a top swing state, actors seek to misinform voters to gain advantage and sow chaos; the pandemic has fueled even more ‘information disorder’
A finger labyrinth can help to calm your nerves or help you focus. It engages the senses, allowing you to focus mind and spirit.
Veteran journalist Matt Milner has been named editor of the (Eau Claire) Leader-Telegram, the newspaper announced Sunday.
Milner, who was born in Dallas and grew up in St. Louis, replaces Gary Johnson, who left the Leader-Telegram in late June after 34 years with the newspaper. Johnson now serves as university relations specialist at UW-Eau Claire.
Nearly five months after Isthmus announced in March it was shutting down indefinitely due to the pandemic, the Madison alternative weekly has decided to become a nonprofit news organization.
While the details of the transition to nonprofit status remain uncertain, it will allow Isthmus to seek funding in ways it could not previously, such as foundation grants and tax-deductible donations from readers and local businesses.
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Established three years before Wisconsin became a state, The (Janesville) Gazette on Friday marked the 175th anniversary of its first issue, printed Aug. 14, 1845.
In recognition of Friday’s anniversary, the newspaper published a timeline of major events in its history, along with several historical photos of past staff, newsrooms and printing operations.
In a recent column, America’s Newspapers CEO Dean Ridings asks readers to consider what their town would be without a newspaper.
In an effort to get the country involved in the passage of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act, WNA members are encouraged to publish this opinion piece and the accompanying editorial cartoon — or write their own editorial — to educate the public about this important issue.
A new poll question from Polco about how Joe Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris influences readers’ voting decision is now available to be used by WNA members.
This question and the related polling data are made available through a partnership between the WNA and Polco, a national civic engagement company based in Madison, that aims to help Wisconsin newspapers better engage readers and access enhanced data and insights.
Based on its own performance measures — and the loss of hundreds of Wisconsin ballots on their way to voters this summer — the U.S. Postal Service has its work cut out for it before Election Day.
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