In April 2021, La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds defeated his opponent Vicki Markussen by 205 votes in the spring mayoral race. After almost three years into his four-year term, The Racquet Press sat down with Reynolds to hear his leadership responsibilities and priorities as mayor, as well as his reflection on challenges facing the city.
Today, Thursday, Sept. 14, Wisconsin Planned Parenthood announced that it will be resuming abortion services beginning next week. The announcement came after Dane County Judge Diane Schlipper ruled that the 173-year-old Wisconsin law does not apply to consensual medical abortions. Associated Press News (AP News) stated, “Dane County Circuit Judge Diane Schlipper said the legal.
Special Envoy for Global Youth Issues, Abby Finkenauer visited the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWL) on Thursday, Sept. 7 to discuss the exchange programs at UWL. Finkenauer sat down with The Racquet Press to discuss the impact of young voices in politics. Before Abby Finkenauer assumed her role as a Special Envoy for Global Youth.
If someone asked you the nutrition facts of that snack you were about to grab in between classes, would you know? According to a study from Nutrients about college students and their eating habits, some common barriers to healthy eating are time constraints and easy access to junk food. The study states one enabler to.
June 19, marks Juneteenth or Juneteenth National Independence Day, a day that celebrates the emancipation of the last group of enslaved African Americans in the United States. Juneteenth has recently been recognized as a federal holiday when in 2021 President Biden signed it into legislation. As the United States officially celebrates the day for the.