MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cavalier Johnson became the first African American elected mayor of Milwaukee, overwhelming a former alderman to win the right to finish the last two years of Tom Barrett’s term. Milwaukee voters were electing the city’s first new mayor in nearly 20 years on Tuesday. Johnson is a 35-year-old Democrat who was running in a Democratic stronghold against the conservative Bob Donovan. Unofficial and nearly complete returns showed […]
A second person has announced his candidacy for the 52nd Assembly District seat. Lawrence Foster has announced he is running as a Republican for the seat being vacated by retiring Republican state representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt. "I am running for this seat because of my passion for having the ability to adapt and overcome obstacles while presenting solutions through compromises," Foster said in a press release. "My business experience coupled with being […]
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Voters in southeastern Wisconsin elevated a conservative-backed Waukesha County judge to a state Court of Appeals seat in a race that took a sharp partisan turn and featured ads referring to the Waukesha Christmas parade killings. Maria Lazar defeated incumbent Court of Appeals Judge Lori Kornblum, appointed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in November, on Tuesday for a six-year term on Wisconsin’s second-highest court. The race […]
Voters in the Oakfield School District have approved a school building referendum, but a building referendum was defeated in the Rosendale Brandon School District. Voters rejected a nearly $30 million referendum in Rosendale Brandon for additions and renovations at Laconia High School , and renovations to Brandon Elementary and Rosendale Intermediate Schools. The referendum was defeated 959 no votes to 773 yes votes. In Oakfield voters approved a $16 million building referendum to […]
There will be several new faces on the Fond du Lac city council following Tuesday's spring election. Challengers Brett Zimmerman, Thomas Schuessler, Jane Ricchio and Ken Cassaday have all been elected to the council. Schuessler was the top vote getter with 2,952 votes followed by 2,920 votes for Zimmerman. Incumbent Donna Richards finished in last place. There were six contested Fond du Lac County Board races. Howard Hansen and Douglas Iverson were […]
MADISON, Wis., (AP) — Federal officials are looking for suggestions from the public on new monikers for nearly 30 geographic features in Wisconsin with names they've declared derogatory to American Indians. U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed an order in November declaring the term “squaw” derogatory and established a task force to work on removing the word from the names of federal geographic features and lands. The […]
Americans age 50 and older can get a second COVID-19 booster if it's been at least four months since their last vaccination. The Food and Drug Administration last week authorized an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine for that age group and certain younger people with severely weakened immune systems. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention later recommended the extra shot as an option but stopped short of urging those eligible […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are squabbling over the process of endorsing candidates for the fall election, with the state party considering a “no endorsement” option for the first time in more than a decade. The divide within the GOP comes as Republicans are trying to win back the governor’s office and reelect U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. The Wisconsin State Journal reported Tuesday that some Republicans, including gubernatorial candidate […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State officials have come up with a list of recommendations on how to respond to the opioid epidemic in Wisconsin after holding a series of listening sessions and hearing from those who have struggled with addiction. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services report that resulted from those sessions says the state needs more places for people who are addicted to opioids to get treatment, more availability […]