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Category: Politics
Race for Mayor: Landlords Back Olson
Some of La Crosse’s biggest landlords are financially backing Jessica Olson’s mayoral candidacy.
Civilian Oversight Subcommittee Seeking Public Input
Input is being sought from the public on possibilities for civilian oversight of police in La Crosse County. Click through for details on the survey and a link to participate.
Meet WIZM’s New “Fact Checker”
Who could be better qualified to serve as a fact-checker in this age of misinformation than La Crosse County GOP Chair Bill Feehan?
Race for Mayor: The $36 Million Question
The plan to develop a $36 million combined police and fire station will loom over the city’s next mayor. Are the candidates for the city’s top job prepared to take a position on the proposal?
Homelessness: Housing First Saves Money
A Housing First policy is not only the moral solution, it also would save money, as Republican-led Utah has shown.
Board Votes to End “Ongoing Presence” of Cops in Schools
After months of deliberation, the school board voted Monday to reduce but not eliminate the cops in schools program.
SRO Vote: “A Slap In The Face” To Black Students
Ahead of Monday’s vote, BIPOC students are calling on the school board to heed their call to end the cops in schools program, rather than reducing its size.
Evers: State Faces $600 Million Criminal Justice Reform Question
Activists are pushing Gov. Tony Evers to take executive action to reduce the state’s prison population, rather than waiting for Republicans to play ball.
How Democrats Can Win Back Rural Wisconsin
Democrats need to invest in local organizing and pay attention to the economic pain in rural Wisconsin, says the party’s Dunn County chair.