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Government & Politics
‘The footage itself is damning’: San Antonio City Council to push for Clayton Perry to resign. For San Antonio Express-News.
San Antonio City Council censures Mario Bravo after investigation into emotional outburst. For San Antonio Express-News.
Scoop: Mario Bravo lawyered up during probe of his outburst against Ana Sandoval, sources say. For San Antonio Express-News.
Casitas could be key to affordable housing in San Antonio, but critics fear more Airbnb rentals. For San Antonio Express-News.
City of San Antonio hopes spending $150 million on affordable housing won’t price out residents. For San Antonio Express-News.
Evictions went on in Kansas despite a ban. Will tenants see a new wave of displacement? For Wichita Eagle.
Local group seeks $1 million from city to buy Wausau Center mall. For Wausau Daily Herald.
Wausau Center mall Q&A: City approves $1 million loan to buy mall. Now what? For Wausau Daily Herald.
Wausau’s Metro Ride bus service is in jeopardy. Bus fares could increase by 10% to 12%. For Wausau Daily Herald.
'Beyond trade:' Wisconsin ginseng farmers feel pain a year into tariff war with China. For USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Wisconsin comes amid anxiety over tariffs, hope for trade deal. For USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Wausau Mayor Robert Mielke will seek reelection. For Wausau Daily Herald.
Merrill's historic T.B. Scott Mansion is 135 years old and vacant. Can it get a new life? For Wausau Daily Herald.
What job reviews say about Merrill's administrator. For Wausau Daily Herald.
Merrill city administrator keeps job, on watch. For Wausau Daily Herald.
He's 25, and a new mayor. Can he succeed? For Wausau Daily Herald.
Protesters around Wisconsin denounce separation of immigrant families. For Wausau Daily Herald.
Hit and run defendant Romero: What we know. For Wausau Daily Herald.
Schneider, Proulx win in Lincoln County. For Wausau Daily Herald.
Marathon County voters tout medical marijuana. For Wausau Daily Herald.
A race without candidates. For 14 East Magazine.
Illinois marijuana's coming of age. For 14 East Magazine.
LINKing up at the Logan Square Farmers' Market. For LoganSquarist.
One month in: how the bag tax is affecting Logan's residents. For LoganSquarist.
Business, Labor & the Workplace
Did workers' compensation changes go too far? Kansas Supreme Court to decide. For Wichita Eagle.
Wichita’s laid-off aviation workers find new opportunities in unlikely federal program. For Wichita Eagle.
With Wichita FOP contract up for negotiation, some call for open discipline records. For Wichita Eagle.
Some Wichitans begin PepsiCo boycott as Frito-Lay workers strike. For Wichita Eagle.
Kansas clean energy jobs are exploding. Can the state transition its workforce fast enough? For Wichita Eagle.
Are unemployment benefits causing a Wichita labor shortage? It’s not that simple. For Wichita Eagle.
Court says former Old Town restaurant owner must pay back workers for wage violations. For Wichita Eagle.
If Kansas essential workers get hazard pay raise, ‘that would be huge.’ For Wichita Eagle.
Remote work isn’t going away. Can it bring a new generation of workers to Wichita? For Wichita Eagle.
Wichita workers complained to OSHA about COVID. Will a new standard help enforcement? For Wichita Eagle.
Thousands of Kansans went months without unemployment. The backlog could end soon. For Wichita Eagle.
Wisconsin shoppers turn to travel, online as stores close. For the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Shopko is last store of its kind for Wausau bus riders. Its closure will change their lives. For the Wausau Daily Herald.
Granite Peak Ski Area announced expansion plans five years ago. What's happening now? For the Wausau Wausau Daily Herald and USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.
Wausau brewery and restaurant proposed on east riverfront at former lot of Great Lakes Cheese. For the Wausau Daily Herald.
Shopko's last day: Stores shut down amidst empty shelves, sadness. For the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Merrill gives city money to FreMarq Innovations to move into building it already owns. For the Wausau Daily Herald.
Longtime Baltus Auto sold as city plans to purchase property for potential redevelopment. For the Marshfield News-Herald.
Marshfield resale shop helped mom cope with daughter's murder. The store is closing, but dream will live on. For the Marshfield News-Herald.
City considers helping new restaurant, unaware owner accused of shoplifting. For the Wausau Daily Herald.
'I'm not sure she'll eat cheese anymore': Family cheesemaker Bletsoe Cheese closes. For the Wausau Daily Herald.
J. Gumbo's owners owed almost $93,000 in rent when they closed the Wausau restaurant, records show. For the Wausau Daily Herald.
Marshfield Mercantile being evicted from downtown storefront. For the Marshfield News-Herald.
In a run-down electric building in downtown Wausau, city leaders see an opportunity for a coworking space. For the Wausau Daily Herald.
Should we tip baristas? For 14 East Magazine.
Sanctuary restaurants offer support to employees, but little protection. For WTTW Chicago Tonight.
City proposes new labor standards. For The DePaulia.
Finding community after the Stockley verdict. For 14 East Magazine.
Features & Culture
This Wichita neighborhood sees higher poverty levels. New nonprofit aims to change that. For Wichita Eagle.
How a new project aims to grow Kansas’ future tech workforce by focusing on kids. For Wichita Eagle.
The Wausau Center mall is dying. Remember when it was the best part of downtown? For the Wausau Daily Herald.
Tomahawk supper club receives 'Restaurant: Impossible' makeover. For the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.
Helene's Hilltop Orchard in Merrill celebrates 100 years of family farm's lineage. For the Wausau Daily Herald.
Palm readers, daredevils: Wisconsin Valley Fair's early days. For the Wausau Daily Herald.
Fire destroyed former T-Mart in Wausau. Owner’s sons remember it as 'great success story.' For the Wausau Daily Herald.
Wally's Bar owner remembered for his dedication to Mosinee, veterans, gardening. For the Wausau Daily Herald.
Janke Book Store has thrived in Wausau for 100 years. What's the secret to their success? For the Wausau Daily Herald.
Church, strip club collaborate on development. For the Wausau Daily Herald.
Barbara's scrapbook: The woman behind Playboy's digital archives. For 14 East Magazine.
School nixes grad's speech calling for equality. For the Wausau Daily Herald.
We should all be dancing. For 14 East Magazine.
The Legacy of the Lincoln '11'. For 14 East Magazine.
Investigations & Data
Wisconsin nursing homes are closing at an unprecedented rate, forcing residents to move. How did we get here? For Wausau Daily Herald.
Wisconsin nursing home staff face low wages, demanding work. How do you get them to stay? For Wausau Daily Herald.
Records: Wausau cemetery workers called Henry West 'very scary' years before he was accused of killing manager. For the Wausau Daily Herald.
Henry West's violent, somewhat hidden past came to light after Pine Grove Cemetery shooting. For the Wausau Daily Herald.
Related: Wausau shooting at Pine Grove Cemetery: One dead, two injured, suspect arrested, fire connected. For the Wausau Daily Herald.
Four Atrium Health senior living homes will close. Some residents got a day's notice. For the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.
Follow-ups:
Black mold and broken faucets: What Atrium senior homes were like before they closed. For the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.
Atrium senior home operators: 'Every effort' made to find new homes after abrupt closures. For the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.
Atrium home operators arranged to protect seniors, then disregarded plans. For the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Atrium nursing homes could have new owner as soon as Nov. 15, and four others are for sale. For the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.
More:
Suburban man's battle to make home wheelchair accessible. For NBC Chicago.
Power player: Former DePaul student sues ex-professor for sexual coercion. For The DePaulia.
Reported on: Under Wisconsin law, it should be easy to buy the drug to reverse an opioid overdose. It's not. For Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
10 facts about sex crimes in central Wisconsin. For the Wausau Daily Herald.
Front and Center. For 14 East Magazine.
Follow-ups:
Sustaining Dialogue: Marginalized student resources on campus. For 14 East Magazine.
'The era of new centers.' For 14 East Magazine.