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Republican congressman Glenn Grothman says he’s pleased that Deputy VA Inspector General Richard Griffin is stepping down.  Griffin announced his retirement Wednesday amid an investigation of over prescription of opiates at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tomah.  "Its a good thing he's leaving,"  Grothamn told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program.  "To be honest one of the problems we have in all government agencies is that its very, […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the state Assembly plan to vote on the state budget next week along with a bill that would repeal prevailing wage requirements for local governments.  Republicans who control the Assembly and Senate announced Wednesday they've reached a road-funding plan that will allow the Legislature's finance committee to sign off on the spending plan and set up floor votes.  Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate's Republican leader says he plans to vote on a bill to fund a new Milwaukee Bucks arena next week.  The deal lays out a $500 million financing plan for the arena that includes $250 million from taxpayers. Financing for the new arena was originally part of the state budget. Republicans decided to drop it from the spending plan and take it up as […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers have a plan to fund road work, clearing the way for the Legislature's finance committee to finish up the state budget.  Work on the budget has been at a standstill for more than a month, partly because legislators were struggling to find a way to reduce Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to borrow $1.3 billion for roads.  Assembly and Senate leaders told reporters Wednesday they've […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that bans microbeads, the plastic exfoliant in soap, toothpaste and other personal care products.  Scientists recently discovered that microbeads are flowing by the billions from wastewater plants into the Great Lakes and other water bodies. Manufacturers have already started substituting microbeads with natural substances including ground-up fruit pits, oatmeal and sea salt.  The bill would ban making personal care […]

The 4th annual Celebrate Waupun festival gets underway this afternoon.  Waupun mayor Kyle Clark says Celebrate Waupun runs July 2nd through the fourth at Tanner Park.  Clark says a number of events are on tap including music, a carnival and all-american lumberjack show.   The event culminates with a Fourth of July fireworks show.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report says the state's unemployment benefits fund finished the 2013-14 fiscal year in the black for the first time in years.  The Legislative Audit Bureau released a report Wednesday that showed the fund grew from a negative $208.4 million as of June 30, 2013, to $329.4 million as of June 30, 2014, the first positive balance since the end of fiscal year 2007-08.  Auditors […]

Despite a somewhat soggy summer to date, a free fishing trip for veterans that was organized by the Mercury Marine Military Veterans Network and the Fond du Lac chapter of Fishing Has No Boundaries was held Saturday under sunny skies and on smooth water. The event provided free meals, fishing and souvenirs for 21 veterans in the Fond du Lac area, many of whom have combat-related disabilities or wounds.  Veterans […]