Month: January 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden returned to the swing state of Wisconsin to announce $5 billion in federal funding for upgrading the Blatnik Bridge and for dozens of similar infrastructure projects nationwide. It's part of the Democratic president's election year push to persuade voters to reward him for his policy achievements. Biden made his pitch Thursday in a state that's part of the “blue wall” trio of states where […]

Wisconsin earns mostly failing grades for tobacco control policies in the latest American Lung Association's  'State of Tobacco Control' report.  The 22nd annual report finds that Wisconsin received two F grades, two D grades, and one B grade to prevent and reduce tobacco use.   Fond du Lac County Tobacco Prevention and Control coordinator Johanna Brotz says the state received F grades for funding state tobacco prevention programs and ending the sale of all […]

There was little change in the local unemployment rate last month.  The Dodge County unemployment rate dipped a tenth of a percent to 2.3 percent in December.   The Fond du Lac County rate fell from 2.3 to 2.2 percent.  The city of Fond du Lac's jobless rate in December was 2.8 percent, up from 2.7 percent in November.

Madison, Wis. - The Wisconsin REALTORS® Association (WRA) released its December 2023 Wisconsin Real Estate Report today. Wisconsin’s existing home sales fell 6.2% in December 2023 relative to December 2022. The statewide median price rose 8.0% to $271,000, which is similar to the pattern seen throughout 2023. New listings of Wisconsin existing homes rose 6.3% in December, compared to that same month in 2022, and this led to an increase […]

Fond du Lac County has a new Clerk of Courts.  Fond du Lac County Circuit judges have appointed Deputy Clerk of Courts Michelle “Shelly” Weber to the post.  Weber replaces Ramona Geib who retired December 22, 2023.  Weber has selected Cassandra Bonack as the Deputy Clerk of Courts.  Weber has 23 years of experience in the Clerk of Courts office serving the past eleven years as the Deputy Clerk of Courts.  Prior to that she served […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly sent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers a redistricting proposal on Wednesday that largely adopts maps he proposed, but with changes that would reduce the number of GOP incumbents who would have to face one another in November.  Evers is all-but certain to veto the plan, which would then leave it to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to install the state's new maps.  The liberal-controlled state Supreme Court […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Doc Rivers is finalizing a deal to take over as the Milwaukee Bucks coach a day after the firing of Adrian Griffin, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday.  Rivers and the Bucks were still negotiating on Wednesday, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because no contract had been completed.  ESPN, where Rivers has worked this […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vowed in his State of the State speech Tuesday to veto any bill that would limit access to abortions, even as Republicans move forward with a measure that would let voters weigh in on whether it should be banned after 14 weeks of pregnancy.  The speech comes as Evers and Republicans who control the Legislature have had some bipartisan successes, but continue to […]

Madison, WI – State Senator Dan Feyen (R-Fond du Lac) released the following statement after Governor Tony Evers’ 2024 State of the State Address: “There are many issues facing Wisconsin as we head into 2024. Rising consumer prices and high cost of living is hurting families all across our state. This is a national problem, but there is something our state government can do to ease the economic pressure this is putting […]