April 30, 2026 VIROQUA Wis. – The effort to preserve 40 acres of cherished public recreation land in Viroqua has reached the 11th hour as city officials and outdoor advocates scramble to negotiate a deal for the...
Archive - April 2026
Wisconsin clerk rejects five absentee ballots over address info, raising legal questions
by Alexander Shur / Votebeat, Wisconsin Watch April 30, 2026 This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Mequon City Clerk...
Forecast: Between tariffs and renewed inflation, economy is ‘good, not great’ in Wisconsin, US
by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner April 30, 2026 Economic growth is slowing down nationally and in Wisconsin this year, on top of a year of underperformance in 2025, a national economist for the homebuilding industry...
Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-US oil pipeline
April 30, 2026 By MEAD GRUVER and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — President Donald Trump granted a key approval Thursday for a major new oil pipeline that would carry oil from Canada into the U...
Louisiana congressional primaries are suspended as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling
April 30, 2026 By SARA CLINE, JACK BROOK and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana suspended its congressional primaries Thursday as early voting was about to get underway while pressure...
House approves bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end the record shutdown
April 30 , 2026 By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of delay, the House voted Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement...
Trump order aims to help more people get retirement savings plans in time for a new federal match
April 30, 3036 By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday calling for a new government website where people in the United States can find and...
Brewers’ Brandon Woodruff leaves his start early after showing reduced velocity
April 30, 2026 By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff left his Thursday afternoon start against the Arizona Diamondbacks midway through an at bat in the second...
Viroqua City Council approves hiring outside agency to find next city administrator
April 29, 2026 By TIM HUNDT VIROQUA Wis. – The Viroqua Common Council decided Tuesday to hire a professional recruitment firm to find the city next top executive. The search for a new city administrator comes as...
How one Wisconsin county is making running elections easier for new clerks
by Alexander Shur / Votebeat, Wisconsin Watch April 20, 2026 This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Town of Lima Clerk...
