A Republican state lawmaker from Markesan says a so-called Right to Try law grants families facing the hardest time of their lives the ability to fight. Representative Joan Ballweg voted in favor of the bill that permits people with terminal illness the ability to access experimental drugs more quickly. Ballweg says too many patients can’t get into clinical trials and it takes the FDA too long to approve experimental drugs that could help. The Wisconsin Medical Society opposes the measure saying it sidesteps a scientifically valid process and could give people false hope.
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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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