Every year Social Security recipients have their monthly benefit amount adjusted based on the cost of living. For the past several years, recipients have seen a slight increase in their check, but this year there will be no cost of living adjustment. On top of that, about a third of Medicare beneficiaries will face another hit because of increased premiums, according to Lisa Lamkins of AARP-Wisconsin. AARP says these changes […]
The Republican Party of Fond du Lac County will host their second Big Money Raffle drawing on Saturday, Nov. 7th at 6 pm. The new venue is the Knights of Columbus in Fond du Lac, 795 Fond du Lac Avenue, Fond du Lac, WI 54935. The Grand Prize in the BIG Money Raffle is $10,000. ONLY 200 tickets will be sold, for $100 each. Big Money prizes are as […]
ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks player John Henson says the owner of a suburban Whitefish Bay jewelry store where he claims employees racially profiled him apologized for what happened. Henson says Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers owner Thomas Dixon met with him at the team's training facility on Tuesday. Henson says employees on Monday refused to let him in the store, then called police.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Senate has approved a bill that would make secretly taking a photo of someone's body parts a stand-alone felony. District attorneys typically prosecute it as a misdemeanor invasion of privacy. The bipartisan bill would make upskirting a felony punishable by up to 3½ years in prison. The measure goes to Governor Scott Walker for his signature.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A member of the board that oversees campaign finance law in Wisconsin says it is "mind boggling" that Republicans who control the Legislature are moving so quickly with a complex bill changing the law dealing with who can give how much to politicians. Government Accountability Board member John Franke said Tuesday during its meeting that the bill goes to the heart of elections and the exercise […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Senate has confirmed Gov. Scott Walker's decision to appoint a campaign donor to lead his troubled economic development agency. Walker appointed Mark Hogan to replace Reed Hall as CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation in September. The Senate confirmed the appointment on a 23-9 vote Tuesday. According to government watchdog group Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Hogan has given Walker's campaign $24,375 since 2005. Federal […]
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Forecasts are calling for a bumper crop of soybeans and corn for Minnesota and Wisconsin farmers this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts record soybean production in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and record corn production in Minnesota. Wisconsin's corn production is expected to be 3 percent higher than last year. The USDA also forecasts record yields for corn in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and for soybeans […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican co-chair of the Legislature's powerful budget committee says the state Senate won't go along with Gov. Scott Walker's request to approve $200 million of more borrowing this year to pay for roads. Sen. Alberta Darling said Tuesday that additional borrowing is not sustainable and will only take money away from other spending needs, like public schools and Medicaid. Walker's administration on Monday sent a […]
A bill to allow students to carry guns at Wisconsin’s technical colleges and UW-System schools is being circulated at the capitol. Right now, those institutions are allowed to ban weapons inside campus buildings. The Republican sponsors of the bill say allowing students to carry guns would be a deterrent to crime. The UW-Madison Police Department could not disagree more. Spokesman Marc Lovicott says allowing guns at the Kohl Center or […]