To govern was to serve

State Senator Eric Wimberger (ROconto) and Representative Jim Piwowarczyk (R-Hubertus) have introduced Wisconsin Senate Bill 666/Assembly Bill 701, which would adopt the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA), brining long-overdue free speech protections for citizens and journalists in Wisconsin.The Wisconsin Newspaper Association and this newspaper applaud Wimberger and Piwowarczyk for ...

Marbleseed’s Organic Farming Conference, which is among the longest-running and largest organic agriculture conferences in the U.S., will meet from February 26-28, in La Crosse. Pre-registration is open through February 5.This year's conference begins on Thursday, February 26, with half-day sessions that provide in-depth learning on topics like managed grazing, labor management on diversified fa...

Note: This editorial about Wisconsin-Eye was published in the Wisconsin State Journal.A bright light went out at the state Capitol last month. Lawmakers should plug it back in, with help from the public.WisconsinEye, an independent nonprofit, stopped broadcasting gavel-togavel coverage of legislative floor sessions, press conferences, public hearings and more from the statehouse and across Wiscons...