MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A two-year spending plan that cuts taxes across all income levels, and gives the University of Wisconsin nearly half a billion dollars less than it asked for has cleared the Republican-controlled state Senate on a party-line vote. Republicans on Wednesday rejected Democratic amendments that would have increased funding for schools and UW, restored funding for a school safety office and a child care program and refocused tax cuts to middle income earners. The $99 billion budget now heads to the Republican-controlled Assembly, which was to pass it Thursday. Then it would head to Gov. Tony Evers.
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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 […]
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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.
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