An area Republican lawmaker says a trio of bills approved this week will help crack down on food stamp fraud. The state Assembly approved bills that would require photos added to the foodstamp debit card, greater scrutiny to recipients who request multiple replacement debit cards require the state to seize all FoodShare benefits if the account has not been accessed in six months or more. Republican state representative Mark Born of Beaver Dam says all of the measures bring about greater integrity and accountability. Democrats say the photo bill is hateful, a waste of money and won’t reduce fraud. Even though photos would be required under the bill, store clerks would not have to look at them before completing a sale. That would require a federal waiver, something the bill does not seek. It would cost an estimated $7.4 million to implement and $2 million a year after that.
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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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