Month: April 2016

Dozens of communities across the state will celebrate Money Smart Week® Wisconsin, April 23-30, with hundreds of events focused on improving the personal financial awareness of Wisconsin citizens, the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) announced today.  Money Smart Week® Wisconsin is the highlight of April as National Financial Literacy Awareness Month, a joint effort by state and federal government agencies and private-sector organizations to raise awareness of the importance and […]

There are uncontested races for Fond du Lac school board and city council in Tuesday's spring election.  Incumbents LeeAnn Lorrigan and Karen Merkel are running for re-election to the Fond du lac city council along with newcomers Kay Miller and Derek Terbeest.  Incumbent Gary Miller is not able to run because of term limits and Brian Foster stepped down last fall.  For Fond du Lac school board, incumbents Elizabeth Hayes and Mark Jurgella and former […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wooing working class voters, Hillary Clinton is linking herself to successful union-led efforts to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.  Clinton joined New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Monday to praise the state's newly-approved minimum wage at a rally in New York City, predicting the higher threshold would "sweep" the nation.  But Clinton hasn't embraced that standard in her own campaign platform, advocating instead for a […]

JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Bernie Sanders says he's going to do everything he can to rebuild trade unions in Wisconsin.  Sanders' statement of support for organized labor came on the eve of the state's critical Democratic primary and in the wake of laws signed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker that shut down public unions and made Wisconsin a right-to-work state.  Speaking in Janesville, Sanders pledged to be, "Scott Walker in […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The group that runs a state-owned shooting range in northern Wisconsin is none too pleased with the Department of Natural Resources' new rule proposals. The DNR has proposed rules for the nine ranges it owns around the state. The plan calls for banning liquor possession and consumption, automatic weapons, tracer ammunition and exploding targets. The DNR's board is set to vote on the package April 13.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Presidential candidate Ted Cruz says talk of someone other than him or Donald Trump winning the Republican nomination at a contested convention is "nothing less than a pipe dream."  That was his answer to a question about someone getting the nomination who didn't run this year, such as 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney — or Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who's still in the race despite overwhelming […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is now predicting that he's "going to have a really, really big victory" in Wisconsin.  Trump's rhetoric in the state has grown increasingly confident over the last three days. Saturday morning, he was on the defensive, complaining about the coverage he's received from the state's talk radio and suggested that his message wasn't getting through to voters.  But as he's moved from […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kasich is suggesting Donald Trump's calls for him to drop out of the race amount to basic whining.  Speaking at Hofstra University in New York, the Ohio governor notes Trump himself admitted Kasich is winning over his voters. Kasich has long argued that he can bring Trump supporters his way because he offers real solutions.  Kasich says, "they're really not 'his' people, they're Americans who are […]

MADISON - County Deer Advisory Council recommendations, which include antlerless quotas, permit levels and various season structure options for 2016, are now available for public review and comment -  Those with an interest in local deer management are encouraged to review these recommendations and complete an online public input form - submissions are due April 17, 2016. To provide feedback online or find county deer management information, visit dnr.wi.gov<http://dnr.wi.gov/> and […]