Nurse Jayne Swiggum is running for state senate free from any financial influencers and wants to give working people a real voice in the statehouse.
Category: Politics
Local Activist Speaks on George Floyd and Racism in La Crosse
Read this interview with local activist Katrina Sletten about what the protests in La Crosse and beyond against the murder of George Floyd and police brutality mean.
La Crosse PD Banned Use of Neck Restraints After Eric Garner Death
The La Crosse Police Department in 2015 quietly dropped the use of neck restraints as a permissible technique for the city’s police officers.
Hanky Kapanke and The Man Who Bleeds Manure
Republican Dan Kapanke is back and looking to reclaim the state senate seat he lost to Jennifer Shilling in 2011.
Shilling for Dairyland
Last October, former state Sen. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, signed a letter in support of the proposed Nemadji Trails natural gas plant. Now she’s been hired to lobby for Dairyland Power, which is one of two firms backing the project.
Police Brutality: Protesters List Demands As Mayor Calls For Dialogue
Local protesters against police brutality sparked by the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer have made a list of demands to La Crosse City Mayor Tim Kabat.
Evictions Rise Across La Crosse County As Moratorium Ends
Landlords filed at least 20 eviction cases against tenants in La Crosse County in the first two days after the eviction moratorium was lifted across Wisconsin.
City budget crunch
“We are facing this budget gap alone, as earlier attempts to advocate for direct assistance to cities were not supported by Congress,” Mayor Tim Kabat told the La Crosse Independent.
A Tenant’s Union for La Crosse
The balance of power between landlords and renters has long been skewed toward the landlord but a budding tenant organizing effort is underway in La Crosse to push back.