January 2010 Issue

Wisconsin Counties Association's 75th Anniversary

In this newly re-designed issue, take a walk down memory lane to help celebrate Wisconsin Counties Association's 75th Anniversary. The Web features this month include Executive Director Mark D. O'Connell's remarks on this landmark anniversary, as well as an article describing Wisconsin Counties' new look from Managing Editor Jennifer L. Bock.

December 2009 Issue

Mental Health Services in Wisconsin

There are five articles from experts in the field of mental health in this edition of Wisconsin Counties. Authors include staff from Disability Rights Wisconsin, Mental Health America of Wisconsin, as well as Wisconsin State Representative Sandy Pasch & State Senator Dave Hansen.

This month's Web feature is WCA's O'Connell Elected President of NCAE.

November 2009 Issue

Alice Connors WCA President 2009-2010

Calumet County's Alice Connors is sworn in as WCA's 2009-2010 WCA President at the annual conference. In this issue, get to know your new president.

The WCA 2009 conference resolutions are outlined in detail in the Web feature this month.

October 2009 Issue

The Other Alternative Fuel

Energy Efficiency

In this month's edition, we explore all aspects of energy efficiency including county energy efficiency spotlights.

The Web feature this month is a facinating article on barn preservation in Wisconsin written by Wisconsin Counties Association staff member Molly Brown.

September 2009 Issue

2009 WCA Annual Conference: La Crosse County

This month is all about the 2009 WCA Annual Conference to be held in La Crosse County. Take a look at the final concurrent workshop offerings, as well as highlights from the WCA Marketplace.

The Web feature this month is a discussion of healthcare cost, including possible impacts of reform and recession, from Milliman's Jason Sciborski.

August 2009 Issue

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

In August's issue of Wisconsin Counties, read about the crushing decision that are being made in the 2010 county budget season.

The Web feature this month is the annual sales tax forecasting article graciously provided to us by the University of Wisconsin-Extension's Local Government Center.

July 2009 Issue

The Arts Economy in Wisconsin

In the July edition of the magazine, WCA highlights the importance of the arts in Wisconsin. Included are articles from around the state, as well as articles from the Executive Directors of both the Wisconsin Arts Board and Arts Wisconsin. To read these articles, subscribe to Wisconsin Counties by clicking here.

The featured Web article this month wraps up a two-part series on the Justice Reinvestment Initialive by Mark Pelka with the Council of State Governments Justice Center. The series began in the May 2009 edition of the magazine that was also a featured Web article.

June 2009 Issue

Wisconsin's Transportation Future

Read what the Executive Director of the Transportation Development Association, Craig Thompson, has to say about navigating a successful course in funding transportation by clicking the .pdf below. This is just one of the articles that explore transportation's future in the June edition of Wisconsin Counties.

May 2009 Issue

Crime & Punishment

May's edition of Wisconsin Counties features a variety of articles covering alternatives to incarceration. To read two articles from this series, click the .pdf below.

April 2009 Issue

Who is Doing the Heavy Lifting

In the April edition of Wisconsin Counties, financing county nursing homes is explored. To read a collection of articles in this edition, click the .pdf below.

March 2009 Issue

Making Sense of the Federal Economic Stimulus Package

The March edition of Wisconsin Counties explores in detail the federal Recovery Act and how it affects county government. For an in-depth listing of the county related provisions in this important act click the .pdf below.