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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Out-of-state hunters and anglers would face higher license fees under a bill the Wisconsin Assembly approved Thursday. The measure would raise a variety of hunting, fishing and trapping license fees for out-of-state residents to help shrink a deficit in the state’s fish and wildlife account. The Assembly passed the legislation 97-0, sending it on to the Senate. The state Department of Natural Resources estimates the changes […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly has passed legislation that would bar hunters in northern Wisconsin from killing any does for four years. The Republican-authored measure is designed to help the northern herd replenish itself after an anemic nine-day gun hunt in the region in November. According to the state Department of Natural Resources, hunters killed 14.7% fewer bucks in the region compared with the five-year average. The doe […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of the Forest County Potawatomi tribe on Thursday called on Wisconsin lawmakers and other state leaders to search for bipartisan solutions to problems including human trafficking and affordable housing.  James Crawford, chair of the Potawatomi, delivered the annual State of the Tribes address in the Assembly chamber. In addition to Assembly members, other attendees included leaders from the state's 11 other federally recognized tribes, state […]

Due to what was described as an unforeseen event, the Oakfield School District has postponed the interviews of the three finalists for the District Administrator position that were scheduled to take place on Thursday.   Interviews of the finalists  Robert Antholine,  Sarah Poquette, and Erica Ramos, have been rescheduled for Monday, March 4.  The Board says it still believes they will be able to extend an offer in early-March, with ample time to prepare for the […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Doc Rivers’ arrival was supposed to ensure the Milwaukee Bucks would develop into one of the NBA’s most dangerous teams by the postseason.  But they sure haven't looked like contenders so far.  The Bucks will return from the All-Star break on Friday at Minnesota having gone 3-7 in Rivers’ first 10 games as coach after the team put together a 32-14 record beforehand. There have been questions whether this was […]

Republican state senator Joan Ballweg of Markesan has been appointed to serve as co-chair for the Children, Families and Human Services committee.  The appointment was made by the National Conference of State Legislatures.   "This is something that I think I can really make an impact at the national level leading this committee,"  Ballweg told WFDL news.  Senator Ballweg will co-chair the committee with Oregon Democratic state representative Lisa Reynolds for a […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday signed into law a bipartisan measure that requires the University of Wisconsin-Madison to admit all high school students who finish in the top 5% of their class.  All other UW campuses would have to admit those in the top 10%, under the measure Evers signed.  The new law is part of a deal reached between the Legislature and university in December that also limits diversity positions […]

The head of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin is praising Democratic governor Tony Evers for signing his new legislative maps into law.   "I've been working with the League of Women Voters for 30 years, this was a red letter day for me.  It's perfect,"   League executive director Debra Cronmiller told WFDL news.  Cronmiller says she disagrees with Republican legislative leaders who said the new maps are gerrymandered in […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is signaling that he won't sign a Republican bill that would release tens of millions of dollars to combat PFAS pollution despite support from the state's municipalities. The bill would create grants for municipalities to test for the chemicals but dramatically scale back environmental regulators' authority to take action against polluters. The bill passed the Senate in November and is expected to pass […]