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• Why the U.S. penny may be retired: History, cost, and what’s next November 14, 2025
  After more than a century in circulation, the U.S. penny may be nearing the end of its run. First minted in 1793, the one-cent coin has featured President Abraham Lincoln’s image since 1909, marking the centennial of his birth. While it’s long been a staple in American wallets and cash registers, the penny has steadily […]
  Heather Asiyanbi
• Absentee ballots: Wisconsin election reforms sought by clerks are stalled by GOP infighting November 14, 2025
  A Republican lawmaker’s plan to regulate drop boxes and give Wisconsin’s clerks more time to process absentee ballots ran into obstacles last week, including skepticism from fellow Republicans and a rival GOP bill to ban drop boxes entirely.  This story also appeared in WisconsinWatch.org The cool reception for Rep. Scott Krug’s ideas, especially to let clerks process […]
  Alexander Shur
• As health costs spike, a sour and divided Congress escapes one shutdown to face another November 14, 2025
  WASHINGTON — Congress has roughly two months to find bipartisan agreement to curb rising health insurance costs if lawmakers want to avoid another government shutdown. This story also appeared in Wisconsin Examiner That herculean task would be difficult in the best circumstances, but is much more challenging after lawmakers spent the last 43 days criticizing […]
  ARIANA FIGUEROA, Shauneen Miranda and Jennifer Shutt
• School state report cards: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos questions reliability of 2024/25 test scores November 14, 2025
  When it comes to educating our next generation, results matter. Effective leadership on this issuerelies on unbiased, uniform data to make decisions and analyze student outcomes. Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has failed to provide consistent data on educationaloutcomes. These failures shield underperforming schools from accountability and rob our youngpeople of educational opportunity. We […]
  Racine County Eye Staff
• Ruben Ramon known as a gentle man at memorial service November 14, 2025
  RACINE, WI — The man who helped create the idea for the Hospitality Center’s overnight shelter was laid to rest this week. By all accounts, Ruben Ramon was a gentle man. The warm phrase was echoed several times throughout St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Thursday, Nov. 13, at Ramon’s memorial service. Ramon passed away on […]
  Grant Ritchey