Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 81. Sunrise is 5:35 and sunset is 8:08, for 14 hours, 33 minutes of daytime. The moon is full with 99.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board moves into a closed-session meeting shortly after 5 PM. Whitewater’s Plan…
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Adventure, Cats, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 5.11.25: A Spring Walk
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Mother’s Day in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 75. Sunrise is 5:36 and sunset is 8:07, for 14 hours, 31 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 98.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1997, Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last…
Bad Ideas, Business, Daily Bread, Tariffs, Taxes/Taxation
Daily Bread for 5.10.25: The Dubious Prospects for Onshoring
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 73. Sunrise is 5:37 and sunset is 8:06, for 14 hours, 28 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 95.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1773, the Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save…
Courts, Daily Bread, Gerrymandering, Law, Litigation, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 5.9.25: Two Lawsuits Against Wisconsin’s Congressional District Maps
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 69. Sunrise is 5:38 and sunset is 8:04, for 14 hours, 26 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 91.6 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1974, the United States House Committee on the Judiciary opens formal and…
Birds, Daily Bread, Nature
Daily Bread for 5.8.25: Midwest Migration is Underway
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Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 69. Sunrise is 5:39 and sunset is 8:03, for 14 hours, 24 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 85.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1945, the German Instrument of Surrender signed at Berlin-Karlshorst comes into effect. Midwest migration…
Business, Daily Bread, Economy, Tariffs
Daily Bread for 5.7.25: Small Businesses Face Tariff Shock
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 69. Sunrise is 5:40 and sunset is 8:02, for 14 hours, 22 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 78.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Starin Park Water Tower Committee meets at 6 PM, and the Landmarks…
Business, Daily Bread, Tariffs
Daily Bread for 5.6.25: Tariffs and Supplies
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 75. Sunrise is 5:42 and sunset is 8:01, for 14 hours, 19 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 70 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Unified School District’s Finance Committee meets at Noon. Whitewater’s Alcohol Licensing Committee…
Business, Daily Bread, Tariffs, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 5.5.25: Solar Takes a Tariff Hit
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Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 62. Sunrise is 5:43 and sunset is 8:00, for 14 hours, 17 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 60.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Unified School District Board meets in open session at 6:30 PM, then…
Business, Daily Bread, Demographics, Tariffs, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 5.4.25: Economics of Wisconsin’s Demographics
by JOHN ADAMS •
Daily Bread, Plants
Daily Bread for 5.3.25: Growing the World’s Largest Flower
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 56. Sunrise is 5:46 and sunset is 7:58, for 14 hours, 12 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 39.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1952, the Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on…
Daily Bread, Gubernatorial Race 2026, Politics, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 5.2.25: One Candidate Enters Gubernatorial Race Still Far Away
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Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 61. Sunrise is 5:47 and sunset is 7:57, for 14 hours, 10 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 29.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 2011, Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and…
City, Daily Bread, Local Government, Open Government, Police, School District
Daily Bread for 5.1.25: More on a Whitewater School Resource Officer
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Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 55. Sunrise is 5:48 and sunset is 7:55, for 14 hours, 7 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 19.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Public Arts Commission meets at 5 PM. On this day in 1931, the Empire…
City, Daily Bread, Local Government, Open Government, Police, School District
Daily Bread for 4.30.25: Discussion of Whitewater’s School Resource Officer Merits a 120-Day Contract Extension
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 65. Sunrise is 5:50 and sunset is 7:54, for 14 hours, 5 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 11 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1803, American representatives sign a treaty to purchase the Louisiana Territory from…
Daily Bread, Elections, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 4.29.25: Fusion Voting
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Good morning.

Tuesday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 61. Sunrise is 5:51 and sunset is 7:53, for 14 hours, 2 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 5.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1986, a fire at the Central library of the Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.
Voters in Wisconsin could be seeing double on Election Day if the practice of fusion voting — which allows the same candidate to appear on the ballot under multiple party lines — makes a comeback in the battleground state.
A lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to legalize the practice, saying it would empower independent voters and lesser-known political parties at a time of increasingly bitter partisanship between Republicans and Democrats. The lawsuit comes just four weeks after the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, which broke records for spending and saw massive involvement from the two parties and partisan interests.
Common in the 1800s, fusion voting means a candidate could appear on the ballot as nominated by Republican or Democratic parties and one or more lesser-known political parties. Critics argue it complicates the ballot, perhaps confusing the voter, while also giving minor parties disproportionate power because major-party candidates must woo them to get their endorsements.
Currently, full fusion voting is only happening in Connecticut and New York. There are efforts to revive the practice in other states, including Michigan, Kansas and New Jersey.
See Scott Bauer, Same candidate, two parties. A Wisconsin lawsuit aims to bring back fusion voting, Associated Press, April 25, 2025.
Wisconsin voters can understand a fusion ballot, as much as voters in New York and Connecticut, leaving possible confusion as an unpersuasive objection. Beyond that, it’s hard to tell how this might shape Wisconsin elections in the near-term. New York and Connecticut seem to have managed; we could, too.