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Labor by La Crosse IndependentJun 10, 202011:48 amJune 10, 2020
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Class Notes: An Interview with LEA President John Havlicek

La Crosse teachers union president John Havlicek talks about COVID-19’s impact on public schools, systemic racism, and why now isn’t the time to cut education funding.

opinion by La Crosse IndependentJun 9, 20201:59 pmJune 11, 2020
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A Letter To The White People of La Crosse

Keonte R. Turner: Thank you for fighting and marching alongside us. But don’t be our voice.

Politics by La Crosse IndependentJun 8, 202010:29 pmJune 18, 2020
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Local Police Have $5 Million Military Equipment Stockpile

Tiny Richland Center, population 5,184, in 2019 received a hulking mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle, or MRAP, valued at $767,000 from the Pentagon.

Politics by La Crosse IndependentJun 7, 20205:57 pm
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Nurse Jayne: “Stop Electing People Who Are Paying For Those Dumb Ads On TV”

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.

Politics by La Crosse IndependentJun 6, 20201:18 pmJune 10, 2020
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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.

Geography by La Crosse IndependentJun 5, 20205:26 pmJune 6, 2020
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Mapping Wealth in La Crosse County

An examination of Census and Household income data for La Crosse County reveals a complex distribution of wealth.

Politics by La Crosse IndependentJun 5, 20201:16 pmJune 5, 2020
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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.

Politics by La Crosse IndependentJun 4, 20209:00 pmSeptember 26, 2020
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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.

Politics by La Crosse IndependentJun 3, 202012:39 pmAugust 3, 2020
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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.

Politics by La Crosse IndependentJun 1, 20207:50 pmJune 1, 2020
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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.

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