Month: September 2020

The Fond du Lac city manager is recommending the city council does not approve a binding agreement drafted by a business group for a Lakeside Park alternate master plan.   City manager Joe Moore says there are a number of areas in the agreement that are unanswered.  Moore says the agreement doesn’t specify what the city’s financial commitment would be or what would happen if a restaurant in the park would fail and says the […]

Envision Greater Fond du Lac is coming out in support of a proposed binding agreement with a business group for a Lakeside Park alternate master plan.   The Fond du Lac city council will consider the agreement at their meeting  Wednesdya night.   Envision president Sadie Parafiniuk says the binding agreement is a natural next step in the process.   "It isn't just about seeing one building happen, it's a small step in terms of a […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court won't hear a lawsuit Republican legislators filed last year alleging Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul wasn't complying with laws passed during a 2018 lame-duck legislative session. The lawmakers sued in August 2019 contending Kaul wasn't following provisions in the laws that require him to get lawmakers' permission before settling lawsuits. The Republicans asked the conservative-leaning Supreme Court to take the case immediately. […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett would reduce the city’s police force by 120 positions in his proposed 2021 budget. Barrett presented the $1.5 billion budget to the Common Council Tuesday. The police positions would be reduced through attrition. The mayor’s budget cuts about $430,000 from the police department’s current funding level. The proposal follows the loss of 60 sworn police jobs in this year’s budget, which cut the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin can be counted up to six days after the Nov. 3 presidential election as long as they are postmarked by Election Day. Unless it's overturned, Monday's ruling means that the outcome of the presidential race in Wisconsin might not be known for days after polls close. Under current law, the deadline for returning an absentee […]