The Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation says recent statistics show the Fond du Lac metro area still lags surrounding communities in the size and growth of the workforce. FCEDC president Steve Jenkins says there is a direct bearing between population and available workforce and Fond du Lac County has seen slower population growth than surrounding counties. Jenkins says the Fond du Lac County workforce increased 1.2 percent between […]
Wisconsin receives mixed grades in the latest tobacco control report card. Wisconsin got an A when it comes to smoke-free air laws and a B for tobacco taxes. But the state gets an F for tobacco prevention and access to tobacco cessation services. Dona Wininsky with the American Lung Association of Wisconsin says the Association wants to see increased funding for the Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program. Wininsky […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Republicans have canceled a fundraiser after Democrats complained that holding it would violate the Legislature's rules. Melanie Hubbard, a spokeswoman for the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee, says that the event Wednesday night at a hotel in downtown Madison was canceled "due to an unfortunate scheduling oversight." Assembly rules prohibit lawmakers from participating in fundraisers during floor periods. The Assembly's current floor period began Tuesday and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state Superintendent Tony Evers says he fears "more divisive mandates" for public schools are coming, and he is calling on the Legislature to "hit the pause button." Evers made the comments today at the annual state education convention in Milwaukee, without elaborating on what he meant. His spokesman Tom McCarthy says he was referring to a school accountability bill that Republicans are working on.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Senate Democrats say Republicans aren't focusing on what matters most to people in the state, and that Gov. Scott Walker is distracted by a potential presidential run. Democrats on Wednesday unveiled their priorities, which include raising the minimum wage, making college more affordable and accepting federal money to pay for Medicaid. Many of the ideas Democrats are supporting have been repeatedly rejected by Republicans who […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative group and its director has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take a case it brought challenging an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and more than two dozen groups. Wisconsin Club for Growth and Eric O'Keefe on Wednesday filed the request with the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a September decision by the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. That appeals […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Arguments before an appeals court on Sen. Ron Johnson's challenge of the federal health care overhaul have focused on whether a disputed rule harmed the Wisconsin Republican. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago heard arguments Wednesday on executive rules adopted after the passage of the health care reform that let congressional staffers retain certain insurance benefits. A lower court tossed the Johnson lawsuit last […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker's administration says the Menominee Nation's new gambling compact doesn't guarantee the state wouldn't have to pay a rival tribe hundreds of millions of dollars. Walker has until February 19th to approve the Menominee's request to build an $800 million casino in Kenosha. The Ho-Chunk Nation's compact allows them to reduce payments to offset losses linked to a Kenosha casino. The Forest County Potawatomi […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is headed to the United Kingdom for a trade mission next month. Walker on Wednesday announced that he would be leading the effort Feb. 9 through Feb. 13. Walker's office says the mission will focus solely on attracting foreign investment to Wisconsin, especially those planning to expand in the U.S. over the next three years. The trip comes a week after Walker is […]