Letter | Melotik is not representing us

In a letter to the editor, a Mequon resident criticizes Rep. Paul Melotik after Republicans removed funding for the widely supported Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program from the state budget.
Selfridge Park gets final touches, approval for construction contract

Ripon’s Selfridge Park will get kayak launches, fishing piers, and accessible facilities thanks to a Knowles-Nelson Stewardship grant and local investment.
Excluded from budget, program to preserve Wisconsin land hinges on GOP proposal

Knowles-Nelson Stewardship remains unfunded in ongoing budget talks, leaving the state’s cornerstone conservation program at risk of expiring in 2026 unless lawmakers act.
State budget process failed to take into account the wishes of the citizens

Rep. Deb Andraca argues that the state budget failed constituents who consistently called for Knowles-Nelson reauthorization alongside better school funding and affordable healthcare.