MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The board that oversees Wisconsin elections has decided to ask lawmakers to overhaul the state’s campaign finance laws. The Government Accountability Board unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday asking the Legislature to launch a complete review and revision of the statutes. Board staffers note in a memo that court decisions last year have made it difficult to administer campaign finance law. Federal judges in Milwaukee struck down contribution limits for individual donors and political committees. Meanwhile, the state Supreme Court is weighing whether candidates can coordinate with outside groups and a federal appeals court found that GAB can’t force outside groups to report spending on anything that doesn’t expressly call for a candidate’s election or defeat.
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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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