A Democratic state lawmaker says the minimum wage needs to increase so people can earn a liveable wage and raise a family. State representative Melissa Sargent recently introduced a bill to double the state minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour. Sargent says residents deserve to be paid a fair wage for their work. Sargent tells WFDL news poll after poll shows Wisconsin resident support an increase in the minimum wage and says she disagrees with opponents who say increasing the minimum wage would cost jobs. Sargent’s proposal is a long shot in the legislature, controlled by Republicans in the senate and Assembly.
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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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