The crocuses bloomed! The cranes were calling! The robins hunted the roadsides. The cardinals sang of good cheer. And then it all went white. It went white, really white when I was on my way home from Rock Springs, having just picked up some homemade coffee ice cream.
Wisconsin dairy farmers were treading water in 2020, kept afloat by direct payments from the federal government. The aid resulted in a sharp decrease in herd exits: 360 dairy farms went out of business in Wisconsin last year compared to 818 closures in 2019. When I read the latest statistic, my first reaction was relief.
Wisconsin lawmakers will soon begin redrawing congressional and state voting boundaries, in accordance with the latest Census. It’s a good time to reflect on how that process has played out before — and for the public to demand greater transparency this time around.
There’s uncertainty swirling around one of Wisconsin’s biggest agriculture events.
It’s already been announced that World Dairy Expo organizers are looking to hold the event outside Madison, or Dane County in particular, due to COVID-19 restrictions. Whether or not this actually happens remains to be seen.
Unfortunately, Mad Eye Moody was right. Constant vigilance was his advice. Mad Eye was urging vigilance against Lord Voldemort and his gang in the Harry Potter books, but he could as well have been speaking to the friends of democracy in America.
Over the past few years, 55 counties throughout the state, representing over 80 percent of the people of Wisconsin, have overwhelmingly passed resolutions or referenda supporting non-partisan redistricting. In the face of strong public support to end gerrymandering, Gov.
