Month: December 2019

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A special bipartisan legislative committee has unanimously approved pay raises for University of Wisconsin and state employees. The Joint Committee on Employment Relations on Wednesday approved 2% pay raises in each of the next two years. The raises are for state workers, University of Wisconsin System employees and workers on the flagship Madison campus. The committee did not vote on pay raises negotiated for Wisconsin state troopers […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says his state will continue to welcome refugees. Evers' announcement Wednesday made him the latest governor to say so since President Donald Trump gave states and counties the power to reject refugees. Evers said Wisconsin has “a rich history of opening its doors” to people of all backgrounds." He criticized the Trump administration for throwing up roadblocks. Despite his declaration, Wisconsin counties […]

A federal lawsuit aims to stop the purging of more than 200,000 registered voters from voter rolls in Wisconsin. The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin filed the lawsuit Tuesday. It comes after the Wisconsin Department of Justice appealed a state judge's ruling ordering the purge. The federal lawsuit argues that it would be an unconstitutional violation of due process rights to deactivate the registrations of the voters without proper […]

Republican congressman Glenn Grothman says he believes the House will easily pass a new North American trade deal this week.   Last week House Democrats and the White House announced agreement on a modified North American trade pact, handing president Donald Trump a major Capitol Hill win.  "I'm glad president Trump got it done,"  Grothman told WFDL news.  "I have heard complaints back in my state legislative days forever, how did we get […]

The 20th annual Fond du Lac Community Christmas dinner will be held on Christmas Day at the Eagles Hall in Fond du Lac.     One of the event’s organizers, Nancy Elliman,  says the dinner was started 20 years ago by the owner of the Oasis restaurant.  The public is invited to attend the free event.   Today, inmates at the Taycheeda women’s prison help prepare the turkey and ham meal.  Elliman says the dinner is open to anyone […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new audit says Wisconsin's economic development agency needs to modify procedures to ensure tax credits aren't awarded for Foxconn Technology Group employees who don't do work in the state. The nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau released its findings Tuesday. It is the second year that the audit has identified this problem. The audit says awarding credits for workers not employed in Wisconsin would violate state law […]

CHILTON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man accused of manufacturing guns and illegally shipping them to Australia has been sentenced to two years in federal prison. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Andy Lloyd Huebschmann, of Chilton, made guns and parts for guns, including kits that contained parts for rifles that could function with either semi-automatic or fully automatic triggers. Prosecutors say Huebschmann illegally shipped those items to an “Australian criminal […]

The Fond du Lac city council president says he is confident a bicycle Ride Share program can work in Fond du Lac.  The Fond du Lac city council  last week approved the program that will start in the spring.  Alliant Energy has agreed to sponsor the program for two years.   After that ridership data will be assessed to determine if its worthwhile to continue the program.  Alliant Energy’s sponsorship will include both […]

The Fond du Lac County executive disputes a report that the county’s website is not secure.    Al Buechel was responding to a report that 55 percent of county websites in Wisconsin are not secure, including Fond du Lac County.  "Ours is more secure than that report would indicate,"  Buechel told WFDL news.  "Whether it can be tightened down a bit, that's what our I-S director is talking about.  He has […]