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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Opponents of right-to-work dominated hours of testimony in a Wisconsin state Assembly committee that's hearing the fast-tracked proposal. The Assembly Labor Committee hearing stretched into the night Monday, with union workers far outnumbering supporters. The Republican-backed measure would disallow private-sector businesses from entering into contracts with unions that require the paying of union dues. The hearing was scheduled to end at 8 p.m., but committee chairman […]
Chilton residents Dennis Brannon and Jody Kalinka are the lucky winners of the million dollar prize from the January 31st Powerball drawing. Their winning ticket matched the five regular numbers but not the Powerball. Brannon works at Fond du Lac’s Giddings and Lewis. Both say it hasn't had a chance to sink in yet. "We were just one of the lucky ones," Brannon said. A press conference was held Monday […]
Nearly 100 private and religious schools including St. Mary’s Springs and Winnebago Lutheran Academy in Fond du lac and Central Wisconsin Christian School in Waupun have applied to be a part of Wisconsin's voucher program next fall. The state Department of Public Instruction reported Monday that 98 schools applied by the deadline to be in the program where taxpayer-funded subsidies pay for students to attend private schools. That is up from 68 […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley says she has been fair, impartial and willing to make the tough decisions. Bradley is seeking a third, 10 year term on the court in the April 7th election. "If you look at my proven record you'll see that it is a record of applying the constitution, statutes that uphold individual rights, a record of making sure that government is open and accessible […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature's finance committee is about to kick off a months-long push to revise Gov. Scott Walker's 2015-17 state budget proposal. The committee is set to begin Monday with briefings from a number of state agencies on how the budget would affect them. First up are the Administration, Justice and Corrections departments. Additional agencies are expected to address the committee through Wednesday. The committee likely will […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The co-chairman of the Legislature's finance committee says he wants to see the Milwaukee Bucks' new owners put more of their own money toward a new arena for the team. John Nygren, a Marinette Republican, said Monday that he wants the Bucks to tell legislators exactly how much the project will cost so lawmakers know just how much of the arena the state would fund. He […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State tax officials in Minnesota and Wisconsin say they're working to reinstate a system that allowed 80,000 people who work across their shared border to file one state income tax return. Under the reciprocity system that began in 1968, Wisconsin made payments to Minnesota to make up for what border-crossing Wisconsin residents would have given to Minnesota in taxes. More people live in Wisconsin and […]
BARABOO, Wis. (AP) — Devil's Lake State Park is officially an historic place. The park was nominated to be listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places last year and recently won approval by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Wisconsin Historical Society. Devil's Lake is the second Wisconsin park to be listed. The first was Copper Falls, in Ashland County, which was approved in 2005. […]