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Celebrate National Ag Day by buying local products

National Ag Day is coming up Tuesday, with this year’s theme being “Together We Grow.” In advance of this national day of recognition, I encourage all Wisconsinites to take time to thank their local producers for the hard work they do every single day to feed, clothe and power the State of Wisconsin and beyond. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has declared 2026 the Year of the Neighbor, which is a theme the agriculture industry knows well. Without the collective work of producers across the state, Wisconsin’s $116.3 billion agriculture industry wouldn’t be the internationally ...

Region proves a match against record snowstorm

Bouquet From The Daily News: It's no secret the people who live in the Upper Peninsula and neighboring northern Wisconsin are resilient, especially during the long winter months. So it wasn't exactly a surprise that when faced with what would end up as a record-breaking, two-day winter storm, those who live here had what was needed to make it through safely to the other side. Blizzard Elsa on Sunday and Monday dropped more than 2 feet to as much as 4 feet of snow in the region, with the eastern side of the U.P. bearing more of the brunt of the storm. Yet residents knew enough to ...

It’s cloudy in Michigan this Sunshine Week

Every Sunshine Week, the Michigan Press Association honors a public official who advances open government. This year, for the first time, we’re giving no award. That’s how cloudy it is over transparency in Michigan. “Unfortunately, this year’s legislative and policy landscape does ...