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Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Courtesy of Mark Buckawicki, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons --  A bipartisan bill, the Community News & Small Business Support Act, has been introduced in Congress and would offer relief to both newspapers and local businesses.

Local news is good for business

Submitted news July 24, 2023

It’s no secret that recent years have been tough on small businesses and on newspapers. A bipartisan bill, the Community News & Small Business Support Act, that has been introduced in Congress would...

Courtesy of Tony Evers, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons -- The new law Evers signed includes creating an Office of Literacy to contract 64 full-time literacy coaches who will help teachers implement a new system based on phonics, vocabulary building, reading fluency, and oral language development, among other things. That will replace programs in some schools that stressed the teaching reading through pictures, words cues and memorization.

Gov. Evers signs reading bill

Submitted news July 24, 2023

It's the middle of summer. But the school year is just around the corner. So it's a good time for an update on the state's new approach to reading. Some Democrats in the Legislature voted for it,...

Courtesy of Dori, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons -- Wisconsin’s newly enacted 2023-25 state budget increased total gross state appropriations from all revenue sources to $98.66 billion over the two-year period, an 11.7% increase. That is the fastest growth in budgeted spending in Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) figures going back to at least 1995.

New state budget settles big issues, leaves room to keep bargaining on others

Submitted news July 24, 2023

Drawing upon an unprecedented state surplus of nearly $7 billion, Wisconsin’s new state budget features a combination that might otherwise have seemed impossible: the largest increase in funding for...

Courtesy of the WNA Foundation -- “Information disorder,” a term encompassing several kinds of misinformation, disinformation and malinformation that plague society. The various forms include propaganda, lies, conspiracies, rumors, hoaxes, hyper-partisan content, falsehoods and manipulated media, according to those who study the disease.

Misinformation, disinformation: A guide to sorting fiction from reality

Submitted news July 24, 2023

A viral TikTok claimed Disney World sought to lower the drinking age to 18. President Biden made outsized claims about job creation. A Twitter user impersonated a pharmaceutical giant announcing insulin...

Courtesy of Blogtrepreneur, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons -- There are two basic types of whistleblower laws: those that offer legal protections to employees who engage in protected activities like reporting their employer to the proper authorities, and those that reward people who help the government uncover and prosecute fraud.

Legal protections for whistleblowers

Submitted news July 24, 2023

Imagine that when you go to work tomorrow, you learn that your employer is knowingly breaking the law.  It’s something serious and you believe your employer may be causing real harm. You’re not in...

EAA to celebrate 70th anniversary at AirVenture 2023

EAA to celebrate 70th anniversary at AirVenture 2023

Katie Pulvermacher, Editor-in-Chief July 18, 2023

AirVenture is much more than a few airplanes. Every July, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) hosts AirVenture, a weekly airshow and fly-in that celebrates “The Spirit of Aviation” with people...

Courtesy of WNA Foundation -- Following Gov. Tony Evers’ signing of the state budget, $125 million to combat PFAS contamination remains in limbo as lawmakers discuss potential changes to GOP legislation to tackle the forever chemicals.

PFAS plan in limbo

Submitted news July 17, 2023

Following Gov. Tony Evers’ signing of the state budget, $125 million to combat PFAS contamination remains in limbo as lawmakers discuss potential changes to GOP legislation to tackle the forever chemicals. Sen....

UW Oshkosh professor Dan Schmidt is gearing up for the fifth annual Schmidt Don’t Quit Kinesiology Scholarship Ride Aug. 9.

Prof to pedal 95 miles in Schmidt Don’t Quit Kinesiology Scholarship Ride

Submitted news July 17, 2023

UW Oshkosh professor Dan Schmidt is gearing up for the fifth annual Schmidt Don’t Quit Kinesiology Scholarship Ride Aug. 9. Schmidt will take off from UW-Whitewater and bike the nearly 95 miles back...

Courtesy of Dspradau, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons -- Alicia Mattingly has been appointed the new executive director of the UWO-Fond du Lac Foundation.

Mattingly leads UWO-Fond du Lac Foundation

Submitted news July 17, 2023

Alicia Mattingly, has been appointed the new executive director of the UWO-Fond du Lac Foundation. She has been with the Foundation since February and began the executive director role in June. Mattingly...

DA rules police officer’s use of force was justified

Advance-Titan staff July 13, 2023

The Winnebago County District Attorney's Office has determined that an officer's use of force was justified during the officer-involved shooting in late June. According to an Oshkosh Police Department...

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