Month: February 2025

TO: Assembly Members of the Committee on Campaigns and Elections FROM: Jay Heck, Executive Director of Common Cause in Wisconsin DATE: February 4, 2025 RE: Statement from Common Cause Wisconsin on Wisconsin Election Commission Rule on Election Observers, CR 24-032 Common Cause Wisconsin (CC/WI) supports the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) Rule on Election Observers, CR 24-032, which establishes much needed clear rules and standards for election observers. Founded in 1970, […]

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Representative Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) sent letters to AT&T Inc., T-Mobile USA, Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seeking answers about the FBI’s use of cellular data in the investigation into the pipe bombs that were discovered on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.   The letter noted that according to […]

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) has reintroduced the Protecting Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailouts Act. This bill will prevent future Administrations from replicating President Biden’s student loan bailout scheme that could have cost taxpayers—many of whom didn’t attend college or already paid off their loans—up to $1.4 trillion. “The amount of student loan debt in this country is an embarrassment to our entire educational system,” said Grothman. “My bill helps shield Americans’ pocketbooks […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Head Start preschools serving thousands of children around the country could be at risk of closing because they remain locked out of their federal funding, a problem that first surfaced last week during President Donald Trump's aborted effort to freeze federal grants.  Administrators around the country last week discovered they were locked out of a government website used to access grant funding for Head Start, an early education program that […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Former Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby, who didn’t play in the NFL this season, is retiring from football.  The 40-year-old Crosby announced his decision Tuesday during his radio show on Milwaukee’s 105.7 The Fan. He ends his career as the Packers’ all-time leading scorer after kicking for Green Bay from 2007-22.   “I’m just so, so thankful, so grateful for the opportunity to come to Green Bay […]

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office is concerned about ice conditions on Lake Winnebago with the sturgeon spearing season set to open this weekend.  Sheriff Ryan  Waldschmidt says in addition to one fatality when a UTV skidded into open water, there were four other incidents over the weekend where people fortunately escaped injury after breaking through thin ice.   An ATV went into open water about 100 yards near Pipe, a snowmobile and […]

The Waupun Common Council this month is expected to approve a sewer rate increase that will help pay for improvements  made to the city’s wastewater treatment plant to meet new phosphorous requirements.   Mayor Rohn Bishop says the 27 percent increase will result in the average customer paying about $7 more a month on their utility bill.  In the end, Bishop says the city needs to do this to meet the state DNR […]

The more parents and caregivers talk and listen to young children, the easier it is for them to learn to read and write when they start kindergarten. This is because simple activities each day, such as singing and playing, help kids develop the cognitive and language skills they need to do well in school and beyond.   Unfortunately, not all parents have time to develop learning activities for their little ones. […]

Nine local families have announced plans to develop the newest indoor baseball and softball complex for Fond du Lac and surrounding area.   Swing Zone LLC has purchased land at the intersection of Highway 151 and Highway WH, directly across the street from Fred’s Frastrac, and is planning to build a 9,000 square foot complex. Swing Zone is designed for travel and recreational baseball and softball teams, players, families, and enthusiasts.  […]