MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican leaders who control the state Assembly are getting behind Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed changes to welfare programs. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he wants to work with Walker on enacting the proposals released Monday. One thing Walker wants to do is reduce benefits to parents who don’t work at least 80 hours a month or meet other requirements to get trained for a job and apply for work. Republican co-chairs of the Legislature’s budget committee, and former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson, are also backing Walker’s initiatives. Democrats and advocates for poor children and families are more skeptical. They say they worry the changes will take public benefits away from families who need them the most.
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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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