MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators are circulating a bill that would merge Wisconsin’s two major economic development agencies into a new entity. Gov. Scott Walker’s budget calls for merging the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority into the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority. WEDC and WHEDA leaders told the Legislature’s finance committee last month the change would create a one-stop shop to help communities and businesses grow. Sen. Rick Gudex and Rep. Rob Hutton sent a memo to their colleagues Wednesday looking for co-sponsors for a stand-alone bill that would accomplish the same thing. The memo says Walker asked them to introduce a separate bill. Gudex aide Lance Burri said the governor wants a more transparent process.
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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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