MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Gov. Scott Walker is being outspent by Democrat Mary Burke and her supporters on television ads in the hotly contested race for Wisconsin governor. The Center for Public Integrity reported Thursday that Walker and his backers spent nearly $6.1 million on ads through Monday, while Burke and her supporters ran nearly $6.6 million. That is a flip from just one week ago when Walker and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican attorney general candidate Brad Schimel says he shouldn't have answered a question on whether he would defend interracial marriage bans. An Oshkosh public access cable program interview was pressing Schimel last month on Schimel's stance the he would defend all state laws. He asked Schimel if he would have defended interracial marriage bans if he was attorney general in a state with such a prohibition […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The last jobs report before the Nov. 4 election contains a double-dose of good news for Gov. Scott Walker. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that Wisconsin's unemployment rate dropped to 5.5 percent in September and 8,400 private-sector jobs were added. The unemployment rate is the lowest since the recession in October 2008. It remains below the national rate of 5.9 percent. The job […]
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction figures show about half of public school districts will get more state aid this year than the previous school year. The state will provide nearly $4.5 billion in general aid to schools for the 2014-2015 school year, an increase of about 2 percent. General aid is the largest source of funding for K-12 public schools. Local district can also raise money through local property taxes. […]
On October 15, 2014 at 6:08 PM the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office responded to a one vehicle roll over crash on Hickory Point Road in the Town of Westford. Investigation revealed that a 2000 Ford F250 truck was north bound on Hickory Point Road when the driver lost control. The truck went into the ditch and overturned. The driver and sole occupant (Paul L. Minnig, 47 years of age from […]
Dodge County Sheriff Pat Ninmann has announced that she will run as a write-in candidate in the election for sheriff on November 4th. The Dodge County Clerk’s Office received written notice Wednesday that Ninmann would run as a write-in against Sheriff’s Sergeant Dale Schmidt. In August, Ninmann ran against Schmidt in the primary election and lost by 310 votes. Ninmann was appointed Sheriff in April 2013 by Governor Scott Walker […]
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a theft of a Hoyt Carbon Spyder Turbo Compund Bow having a performance tuning package, arrow rest, quiver, and site. The bow was purchased in 2013. The bow was stolen from a victim’s residence in the Village of Reeseville. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public and archery businesses to be on the lookout for the bow. Anyone having […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state budget ended the last fiscal year with a $517 million surplus. That is about $207 million less than projected when the Legislature passed the budget last year. It's not immediately clear how the new figure released Wednesday by Gov. Scott Walker's administration will affect the closing balance for the budget when it ends in June. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau reported last month that […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The race for governor in Wisconsin is back to a dead heat. The latest Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday showed Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Mary Burke tied with 47 percent support. The poll had a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points. Walker had a 5-point lead in the last poll two weeks ago. Prior to that poll, Burke and Walker had been […]