Local
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Wausau’s Mayor Turns a County’s Bitter Racial Debate Into a Positive Local Expression
County board member tells opponents of inclusiveness resolution, “Things are changing, whether we acknowledge it or not.”
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Evers Adds $100 Million in Federal Funds to Expand Broadband in Wisconsin
Stimulus funding could join another $200 million from the state if the Legislature approves governor’s budget request for high-speed internet.
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Wisconsin Is Having Way More Wildfires Than Usual. Here’s Why.
Climate change plays a role in this year’s unusually fiery Wisconsin wildfire season—but not in the way you might think.
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Red City, Blue City—Two Mayors Ask the Legislature to Recommit to Wisconsin’s Cities
Column from the mayors of Brookfield and Madison on the ever-rising cost of local services, even as the state provides less over time.
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Baldwin: Infrastructure Damaged Due to a Changing Climate Should Be Built Back Better
Her bill would allow roads and bridges destroyed by extreme weather to be built to higher standards without penalty.
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Infrastructure Is Good Politics—Just Ask Milwaukee’s Sewer Socialists of 1904
Voters have a history of rewarding public officials who pay attention to long-neglected public needs.
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Wisconsin Republicans Reintroduce and Pass Controversial COVID-19 Provisions
Several provisions that killed the Legislature’s first proposed COVID-19 package this year now passed as individual bills.
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Wisconsinites Hold Vigils to Call Out Anti-Asian Violence in Wake of Atlanta Spa Killings
“What happened was racially motivated, and don’t let anyone else tell you that it’s not always about race.”
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Once Again, Wisconsin Republicans Refuse to Recognize Black History Month. They Honored Rush Limbaugh Instead.
Democratic legislators spoke in the chamber Tuesday about the role Rush Limbaugh played in spreading disinformation, most recently about the coronavirus and the Nov. 3 election, which prompted the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Climate Change Panel to Stay Active, Seek Legislative Action on Its Plan
Lt. Gov. Barnes calls it the most ambitious climate agenda ever seen in Wisconsin.
