10 Things Only Wisconsinites Say
Feb. 5, 2018
Wisconsin has plenty of local colloquialisms. Here are just a few of our favorites.
Wisconsin has plenty of local colloquialisms. Here are just a few of our favorites.
At nearly $11 billion, the property tax is not only the largest state-local tax but also second-largest for many Wisconsin taxpayers after the federal income tax.
Nominations are being sought for the eighth annual Distinguished Wisconsin Watchdog Award, recognizing an individual’s extraordinary contributions to open government or investigative journalism in Wisconsin.
USPS has announced that it will begin to accept newspapers in flats trays (tubs) without lids or strapping.
Attorney Dustin Brown of Godfrey & Kahn spoke on behalf of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association during a Senate committee hearing on Jan. 30 regarding a bill that would put limits on access to video footage captured by police body cameras.
My hope is to provide a monthly column that writers and editors will enjoy but also find useful in honing their craft. We’re on this journey together, and I think it will be quite a ride.
If you want records in electronic form, ask for them that way. And that’s how responsible officials will provide them – with or without the intervention of the courts.
The WNA Foundation is accepting nominations for the “Future Headliners” program, which will honor up to five young leaders who represent the best of our up-and-coming industry professionals.
For more than 200 years, Wisconsin’s newspapers have helped ensure that the state’s citizens are well informed through public notices.
One of the largest declines in Wisconsin state tax collections has gone largely unnoticed. UI tax collections declined 18.6% in 2017 to $751.3 million.
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