Month: February 2022

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican leaders are fast-tracking a package of election bills that would almost certainly be vetoed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. The measures circulated Tuesday would clamp down on who can obtain absentee ballots, give a GOP-controlled committee the power to eliminate staff and cut funding to state agencies for violations of election law and force the elections commission to get legislative approval before spending any […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission is moving ahead with enacting a rule that will make clear that local election officials can fill in missing information on absentee ballot envelopes submitted by voters. The bipartisan commission voted 4-2 on Monday to use its existing guidance on correcting absentee ballot envelopes when drafting an emergency rule spelling out what is allowed for clerks. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that […]

The executive director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin says she is pleased the state Supreme Court has decided to allow unmanned absentee ballot drop boxes to be used in the February 15 primary.  The court late Friday split 4-3 to leave in place an appeals' court stay of a circuit judge's ruling that state law bars the use of unmanned drop boxes.  League director Debra Cronmiller told WFDL news the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are pushing to amend the state constitution to make it harder for criminal defendants to get out on bail. They are hoping to capitalize on the public anger over a driver who was out on bail when authorities say he plowed into a Christmas parade near Milwaukeel, killing six people and injuring many others. The state Assembly’s judiciary committee scheduled a public hearing on […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An effort to expand higher education offerings for state prison inmates is taking shape under interim University of Wisconsin President Tommy Thompson, who oversaw the largest expansion of prisons in state history during his 14 years as governor. Thompson discussed the plan during a meeting Monday with members of Gov. Tony Evers’ Cabinet. The Wisconsin State Journal reported that he again expressed regret for overseeing the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson entered his reelection year with more money in the bank than any of his many Democratic rivals, even though he trailed some of them in fundraising over the last three months of 2021. Campaign finance reports filed Monday show how Johnson is shaping up against Democratic challengers. The Democratic primary is Aug. 9. Johnson reported having $2.3 million cash on hand […]

Gov. Tony Evers  is extending the application deadline for the appointment of  the Green Lake Coiunty Coroner.  Application materials must now be received no later than 5 p.m. on Feb. 11, 2022.  The appointment will fill the vacancy created by the death  of Daniel “Dan” Krieser, who passed away on Nov. 18, 2021, at the age of 54. The new coroner will complete a term through Jan. 1, 2023. For more information […]

For nearly a half century National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States.  It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week.  President of St. Mary's Springs Academy in Fond du Lac, Stacey Akey,  says the theme this week is "Catholic Schools: Faith, Excellence, Service."    Akey says students are involved in several projects this week in observance of the annual celebration. Akey says at […]