With the opening of a new Campbellsport Highway garage expected soon the county board has approved the sale of the old garage site. The board voted to sell the property to the Drexel Building Supply Company for just under $100,000. County executive Al Buechel there’s not much value in the building itself, and the county is responsible for cleaning up any contamination on the property. Buechel says the old garage […]
The director of a government watchdog group says he believes a proposal to change the way the state Supreme Court chief justice is selected is politically motivated. The state senate passed the Republican-backed constitutional amendment Tuesday. The Assembly was to take it up Thursday. Curently the member of the the Supreme Court with the most seniority serves as chief justice. The amendment would change that to have the seven member […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court challenger James Daley says Justice Ann Walsh Bradley's tenure has been marked by arrogance and contempt for the rule of law. Daley, a Rock County circuit judge, told the Wisconsin Technology Council's board of directors Tuesday that he wants to restore common sense to the court. He criticized Bradley for siding against Republican Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining restrictions and the state's voter […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Democratic Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca claimed the most in daily expenses last year out of 132 state lawmakers. Records released last week show that Fitzgerald, of Juneau, collected $14,168 while Barca, of Kenosha, claimed $13,024. Only one other member of the Senate, Democratic Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, of Alma, claimed more than $10,000 in expenses. She got $10,208. Two […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker plans to attend a weekend meeting organized by the political arm of billionaire conservative brothers David and Charles Koch. Walker's campaign spokesman Tom Evenson confirmed Tuesday that the second term Republican will be going to the annual winter meeting of the Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce in Palm Springs, California. That nonprofit group serves as the central hub for the Koch brothers-backed […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sales of existing homes in Wisconsin declined slightly in 2014, while prices rose modestly. A report by the Wisconsin Realtors Association says home sales fell 1.5 percent last year, while the median price climbed 3.1 percent. Marquette economics professor David Clark analyzes the data for the Realtors Association. Clark says that today's housing market is on solid ground because foreclosures have declined and mortgage underwriting is stricter. The […]
Susan Sokoloski (left), of Niehans Insurance Agency, awards a $500 grant check from the Meemic Foundation to STEM Institute teachers, Kelly Bobo (center) and Nicole Mashock. The grant will be applied toward the purchase of math and science Playaways for the students at STEM Institute. A Playaway is an mp3 format audio book. Students plug their earbuds into the device and listen to the book while also following along in a hard copy […]
BAYFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Businesses that cater to tourists flocking to the Apostle Island ice caves say this season so far has been very different than last year. The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore says there's little hope for an early ice cave season because of ice conditions. Last winter at this time, 3,000 people viewed the ice caves in one weekend. The owner of the Village Inn in Cornucopia, Cheryl […]
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