Citizen Action of Wisconsin Organizing Co-op of Western Wisconsin recently held a forum on healthcare, concentrating on things that can be done for healthcare providers and ways to make it possible to provide more health care providers in the market.

Mel Pittman is the Republican candidate for the 31st Senate District. Thanks to Wisconsin Eye for the video.

Interview with Jeff Smith, Wisconsin Senate Candidate for the 31st Senate District. Thanks to Wisconsin Eye for the video.

Public education has been a cornerstone of American life since the formation of the first schools in the early 1600s. Since that time, the mechanisms through which schools are funded have become considerably more complex. In Wisconsin, a desire for quality education and the costs of making such an investment has led to a funding system that can vary significantly by where a school is located.

This month's special school board meeting involved several discussions, including the following:

A. Report from the 2018 Model Schools Conference

B. Discuss Youth Services Officer Agreements with the City of Menomonie

C. Discuss Strategic Planning in the SDMA

D. Discuss Elementary Programming in the SDMA

E. Policy 527- Acceptable Use By Staff of District Internet/Technology Resources (First Reading)

Unfortunately due to lack of staff and conflicts, we will not be recording this month's Menomonie School Board Meeting. Take this as a subtle hint that it would be helpful to have more community members step up to learn how to do video and audio recordings of meetings so these important parts of our democracy can get covered. If any of these items interest you please consider attending the meeting Monday Night.