(CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis.) – Building a more vibrant rural Wisconsin can start with securing key funding for rural priorities in the state budget. Wisconsin Farmers Union is hosting two upcoming Budget Organizing Workshops to encourage engagement on rural issues. The trainings will offer an overview of the state budget process.

The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council has announced this year’s “OPEE” winners, and three clients of the Wisconsin Transparency Project are among those honored. The awards recognize outstanding efforts to protect Wisconsin’s long tradition of open government and highlight some of the threats to it. They are being announced in