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The Discover Wisconsin series has partnered with the Wisconsin Counties Association to hold a photo competition.

Twelve fan-submitted photos will be published in an annual calendar.

Entries will be accepted through May 31. To find out more, visit discoverwisconsin.com/contests/2025-calendar-contest.

Wisconsin residents are invited to vote online for their favorite fat bird photo.

The inaugural Fat Bird Week online contest is being organized by the Natural Resources Foundation. Voting will take place April 19-26 at www.wisconservation.org/fat-bird-week.

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has enrolled 5,762 Wisconsin veterans in health care over the past 365 days – 27.6 percent more than it enrolled the previous year.

Tax Day is April 15 so it’s time to hurry and get those taxes done.

The Department of Revenue announced it has volunteers and counselors available for those who qualify for assistance filing their taxes.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is reminding farmers and manure applicators to check the runoff risk advisory forecast before spreading manure on fields. This tool helps determine the potential for manure runoff from a field depending on weather conditions and soil temperature.

In the years prior to the pandemic, Wisconsin’s reported homeless population shrank, following changes in programs to serve that population. For the past two years, however, homelessness in Wisconsin has been on the rise. 

Lots of incumbent state legislators are having to make some tough decisions these days. Those decisions will help determine who controls the Assembly after the November elections.

Home prices in Wisconsin have grown much faster than incomes in recent years, creating especially acute challenges for prospective first-time homebuyers.

Once again, voters across the state will be asked to sign off on school ballot issues to pay for buildings, renovations, maintenance and operational costs.

Lawmakers spent more time in the Capitol than they did two years ago as per diems were up in 2023 compared to the last time they hammered out a budget, according to records from the Senate and Assembly chief clerks' offices.