MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker claims in his latest television ad in the governor’s race that taxpayers could be out $25 million thanks to his Democratic challenger Mary Burke. But getting to that figure requires some creative math. The ad focuses on a $12.3 million award the state Commerce Department under Burke’s leadership gave in 2006 to lure Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories north to Kenosha. The ad counts a repayment to HUD as an expense, rather than a $12.3 million credit to federal taxpayers.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
todayMarch 27, 2025
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