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WNA wins right to challenge secret public records case
RACINE – The WNA and other media organizations have won the right to challenge a Racine County judge’s decision to seal a Racine alderman’s public records case. A three-judge panel of the District II Court of Appeals last week ordered Racine County Circuit Judge Eugene Gasiorkiewicz to “determine which specific documents” from the record, “if any,”…
Wisconsin Civics Games receives additional $5,000 from The Evjue Foundation
The Wisconsin Civics Games will receive an additional $5,000 grant from The Evjue Foundation, the charitable arm of The Capital Times, the foundation announced Wednesday.
Scott Peterson named president of WNA Foundation Board
Scott Peterson, editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Now News North Group has been named president of the WNA Foundation Board of Directors. Peterson moves into the spot previously held by Andrew Johnson, publisher of the Wisconsin Free Press Group, who stepped down from the role earlier this month.
WNA Foundation to award $2K scholarships to Civics Games winners
The WNA Foundation will award $2,000 scholarships to each member of the winning team of the inaugural Wisconsin Civics Games. The scholarships, which were approved by the WNA Foundation Board at its meeting earlier this month, must be used at an in-state college or university.
DOJ ordered to provide unredacted disciplinary records
Dane County Circuit Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn has ordered the state Department of Justice to release unredacted disciplinary records to The Lakeland Times.
Angus, Howe, Johnson, O’Leary join Newspaper Hall of Fame
Check out videos about the 2018 Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame inductees and see photos from the banquet, which was held Nov. 15 in Madison.
WNA, others file motion to intervene in sealed public records case
A group of media organizations, including the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, has filed a motion to intervene in a public records lawsuit sealed by a Racine County judge.
Police body camera committee to discuss draft bill
Members of a legislative study committee on police body camera legislation are expected to discuss a bill draft during an Oct. 17 meeting in Madison. The draft includes language that would require a law enforcement agency to post its policy online and it also sets a longer retention period for encounters including use of force.
WNA Foundation announces 2018 Hall of Fame honorees
The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation is thrilled to announce the distinguished industry leaders who will be inducted into the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame on Thursday, Nov. 15 in Madison.
WNA Foundation launches statewide effort to bolster civic engagement
The WNA Foundation will host the inaugural Wisconsin Civics Games on Feb. 23, 2019, at the State Capitol in Madison.
