Government & Politics
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Wanaki Golf Course sale finalized
Waukesha County on Monday closed on its sale of Wanaki Golf Course in Menomonee Falls to a private ownership...
State Tourism Dept. secretary Sara Meaney leaving Evers administration
Wisconsin Department of Tourism secretary-designee Sara Meaney is leaving her post to take a job outside of state government, Gov. Tony Evers announced today.
Real estate spotlight: What the town of Sheboygan wants for its 500-acre TIF district
This year, the town of Sheboygan became one of the few Wisconsin townships to create a tax incremental financing...
MU’s Franklin says polling is not ‘broken as a methodology’
In its final polling average of Wisconsin before the election, the website FiveThirtyEight gave President-elect Joe Biden a 52.1%...
In focus: Voting rights mural on Colby Abbot building
Stand facing south at the intersection of North Milwaukee and East Wells streets and the words “VOTING RIGHTS ARE...
Several area movie theaters awarded state funding from $10 million grant program
The state's COVID-19 Movie Theater Grant Program will divvy up $10 million in grants to 54 movie theater operators, including seven that have theater locations in southeastern Wisconsin.
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State directing $80 million in COVID relief for skilled nursing facilities
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and the Department of Health Services announced Tuesday they will direct $80 million to support...
Viewpoints – Serigraph chairman John Torinus: Trump trashes our democracy on his way out the door
Way down deep, Donald Trump lost the election last week for two main reasons; he is essentially anti-democratic and he is not a nice man.
Kenosha picks up the pieces
During the second night of the August civil unrest in Kenosha, Uptown Restaurant owner Yolanda Hernandez arrived home...
Milwaukee-area cultural organizations receive state COVID-19 relief funding
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday the recipients of $15 million in COVID-19 relief grants intended to help cultural organizations weather the pandemic.
