Election Day in Wisconsin

Important decisions are made during elections. There were many seats that would need filling, both local and statewide in Wisconsin, and those decisions were made by voters on April 7th, 2020. It was a day that has had quite the bit of controversy. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many states have delayed their spring elections, … Continue reading Election Day in Wisconsin

Would You Like A Receipt

Receipts are important. They're collected for tax purposes, employer reimbursements, balancing checkbooks, among other purposes. Some point of service systems print receipts automatically, such as self-checkouts that you would find in many a big-box store across the world. Have you thought about the paper that they are made with? The great majority of cash registers … Continue reading Would You Like A Receipt

Facebook and Fact Checking

It was reported in the Guardian on February 20th that Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, is throwing around the idea of a 'crowd sourced' model of fact checking to battle misinformation and fake news stories that plague the site's News Feed. Former managing editor of Snopes, Brooke Binkowski, a factchecking site which had previously partnered … Continue reading Facebook and Fact Checking

Policy, Lobbyists, and Representation

In November of 2018, Tony Evers was elected to the position of Governor in the state of Wisconsin. With every new governor comes a new cabinet. The appointed Department of Transportation Secretary is Craig Thompson. Thompson was formerly employed by the Transportation Development Association (TDA) of Wisconsin. Thompson has been registered as a lobbyist in … Continue reading Policy, Lobbyists, and Representation

Northam and Blackface

Governor Ralph Northam came under fire because of a picture of two Halloween costumes in his medical school yearbook. He has claimed that the photo was not of him, but added that he had dressed in blackface in the past. Even though this picture was taken decades ago, this caused a situation that almost cost … Continue reading Northam and Blackface

Anonymous Sources and Private Schedules

Axios, an online news site, posted an article on February 3rd detailing the leak of 51 days worth of President Trump's private schedules. It is an interesting take on how he spends his day and is really worth a read. (You can find the article here.) No matter what you think about what happens during … Continue reading Anonymous Sources and Private Schedules