As part of National Child Passenger Safety Week, AAA Wisconsin is encouraging parents and caregivers to make sure their children are riding in a safe seat. State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmusz says three out of four car seats today are installed incorrectly. Jarmusz says one of the most frequent car seat mistakes is the positioning of the harness straps. He says the use of booster seats can reduce injuries by […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's chief elections officer calls complaints by the state Republican Party over the newly redesigned ballot "absurd." Government Accountability Board director Kevin Kennedy on Tuesday addressed complaints raised by state GOP director Joe Fadness that the redesigned ballot is confusing, may benefit Democratic candidates and should be redone before the Nov. 4 election. Kennedy says that is not practical or necessary. He says it is absurd […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Department of Health Services says it needs $760 million more over the next two-year state budget to pay for current services in the Medicaid program. The new estimate was included in the agency's budget request submitted to Gov. Scott Walker's administration made public Tuesday. The governor will submit a budget proposal to the Legislature early next year. The state is already projected to have a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Justice never launched a program outlined in the state budget that would have allowed judges to order GPS monitoring for people under restraining orders. Gov. Scott Walker proposed $3 million in the 2013-15 state budget for DOJ grants to local police and governmental units for GPS tracking people subject to a domestic abuse or harassment restraining order. But DOJ officials say they […]
Walleye Weekend 2014 provided $211,504.00 in net proceeds to the 45 non-profits, service organizations and schools participating in this year’s festival. Fond du Lac Festivals director Leanne Doyle, says in the past three years the festival has raised more than $617,000 supporting the non-profits, service organizations and schools participating in Walleye Weekend. Doyle says 63,000 people attended this year’s event.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Doctors suspect there are at least nine Wisconsin cases of the respiratory and stomach virus that's hospitalized hundreds of children around the country. Samples of the nine suspected cases in the Madison area were sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Sharyl Paley at Bayshore Pediatrics says her clinic has seen a lot of respiratory illnesses in an outpatient setting.
The state senate majority leader is defending Republican authored tax cuts even if they have contributed to a projected structural deficit of nearly $1.8 billion. Senator Scott Fitzgerald says the tax cuts were necessary to help jump start the economy. "If these deficits are caused by cutting taxes then that's something we're willing to do to get the economy moving, to get job growth," Fitzgerald told AM 1170 WFDL's […]
The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin is working hard to educate the public about the photo ID law that will be in place for the November election. League director Andrea Kaminski says most residents already have a valid ID that will be accepted at the polls. Kaminski says if you don’t have an ID…get to your nearest Department of Motor Vehicle Office as soon as possible to get one. […]
The Fond du Lac County Clerk says she is scrambling to make sure poll workers are properly trained for photo ID in the November election. Lisa Freiberg says there are still unanswered questions such as absentee voting. "I'm statutorily doing what I'm supposed to be doing, but the GAB did send an email out stating that municipal clerks are not to be sending out absentee ballots until further notice," Freiberg […]