A trove of papers at the Wisconsin Historical Society reminds us that not everything is on the Internet.

New features on our newly redesigned website.

The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism today announced the hiring of three students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communication for full-time paid summer internships.

The Challenge Fund for Journalism (CFJ), a consortium of the Ford, McCormick, and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundations, announced the awards on Feb. 17.

Municipal spending and debt both increased in Wisconsin’s biggest cities between 2003 and 2007.

News and notes: New tools for monitoring environmental data in Wisconsin; the governor’s campaign contributors favor keeping him in control of DNR; DOJ hosts free seminars on government sunshine; and tax revenue was down last year.

Upcoming coverage: Dairy farmers have new incentives to expand. Meanwhile, national estimates indicate that half of the immigrant dairy workers — who make up 40 percent of the dairy work force — lack immigration papers. The Center is collaborating with The Country Today to cover the nexus of dairy and immigration in Wisconsin.

Executive director Andy Hall and others talk about the Center’s creation and purpose.