So much of our comfortable existence revolves around the convenience and reliability of electricity to operate furnaces, air conditioners and appliances. Folks in Texas can reinforce how important that is.
Gov. Tony Evers’ budget doesn’t envision closing the state’s troubled youth prisons in northern Wisconsin until after a new juvenile facility in Milwaukee would be completed in early 2024.
But that’s nearly three years past the statutorily required deadline to shut them down.
Gov. Tony Evers gives an elbow bump to state Rep. Shelia Stubbs, D-Madison, after Democratic members of Wisconsin’s Electoral College cast their votes at the state Capitol in Madison on Dec. 14, 2020. (Morry Gash/AP Pool)
Proposals to change Wisconsin’s voting system could determine how one of America’s top swing states picks congressional candidates, how it awards its 10 Electoral College votes, how fast results can be announced and who can use the increasingly popular method of absentee voting.
Users walk along the 400 Trail near Wonewoc last March. Since the pandemic began, participation at parks and natural areas has increased across Wisconsin. (Reedsburg Independent file photo)
Wisconsinites increased participation in outdoor activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, and while the durability of this shift is uncertain, policymakers may wish to consider it as they craft state and local budgets for public lands and recreational and conservation programs.
