The Kids from Wisconsin is extending the deadline to apply for auditions to be part of the show band for the group. The application deadline was Saturday for singer-dancer auditions, but Kids’ spokesman Michael Sander says the group is still looking for instrumentalists. If you are interested you can apply by logging on to the group's website. Sander says auditions will be held next month across Wisconsin for talented youth […]
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 […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's elections board says election inspectors shouldn't count votes in races involving family or anyone who could benefit them financially. State law doesn't disqualify inspectors from working an election involving family. The Government Accountability Board has historically advised clerks that they may want to avoid the appearance of a conflict by not scheduling the inspector to work at the polls during such an election. Board staff […]
Waupun police are warning residents about a scam involving pre-paid Visa cards. The Waupun Police Department has received several calls from citizens who say the caller says the person has won money and to claim the cash they should go to Walgreens or Radio Shack to get a Green Dot card or Money Pack card. The caller asks residents for the three digit number on the back of the card […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Top Wisconsin Democrats say Republican Gov. Scott Walker is distracted by his exploration of a presidential run, and he should be focused on solving the state's $2.2 billion budget shortfall. Democratic state Senate and Assembly leaders, as well as state Democratic Party Chairman Mike Tate, spoke out on Monday, the day before Walker is set to deliver his State of the State speech. Walker said last […]
The UW Fond du Lac Dean says he’s excited about president Barack Obama’s proposal to make publicly fund community college available to all Americans, but acknowledges it faces an uphill battle. The proposal will likely be a centerpiece of Obama’s State of the Union address this month. UW Fond du Lac Dean John Short says making higher education as accessible as a high school diploma would help boost weak U.S. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican congressman Paul Ryan says he will not run for president in 2016. Ryan, of Wisconsin, was the Republican candidate for vice president in 2012. There had been much speculation about his ambitions for 2016. But Ryan says he wants to focus on his work in Congress. Ryan is the new chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over taxes, trade, Social Security […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state senators would not be allowed to take pictures with their cellphones or any other camera inside the Senate chamber under a proposed new rule. That would stop lawmakers from taking pictures during debate. Some have taken pictures during debate and immediately posted them to social media sites, like Twitter and Facebook. Members of the public observing debate are already precluded from taking pictures from […]
The director of the Wisconsin Propane Gas Association says Governor Walker’s declaration of an Energy Emergency is a good proactive approach following last winter’s propane shortage. The governor announced Friday the state of emergency was being declared as a precautionary measure in response to unexpected, intermittent service interruptions on the Mid-American East-Blue pipeline at the Janesville terminal. Association director Brandon Scholz tells WFDL news this is one of a number […]