MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Minority Democrats on the Legislature’s energy committees are questioning why the panels’ chairmen are holding a hearing on new federal limits on carbon emissions Sen. Chris Larson asked at the beginning of the hearing Monday’s hearing why lawmakers were even there, pointing out the limits are coming from President Barack Obama’s administration. Rep. Josh Zepnick echoed him, saying legislators should be talking to Congress. Republicans countered by saying they’re gathering information on what Sen. Rick Gudex, a Fond du Lac Republican, called an unfunded mandate that will drive up electric bills. The hearing comes as Republican Gov. Scott Walker is preparing to sue over the limits. He says the limits could send electric rates soaring and the Obama administration is ignoring Wisconsin utilities’ investment in clean energy.
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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 […]
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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.
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