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MADISON, Wis. – During America Saves Week, February 27 through March 3, the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) is spreading the word about the importance of saving and encouraging Wisconsinites to make saving for the future a daily part of their lives.  “America Saves Week is a national campaign that encourages individuals and families to check-in on their finances by highlighting several key areas that contribute to financial stability,” said DFI Secretary-designee […]

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The Land and Water Conservation Department of Fond du Lac County will hold a Clean Sweep collection of hazardous chemical waste on Saturday, May 6, 2023. This collection is for household and agricultural chemical waste. It is open to all Fond du Lac County residents, farms, school districts, and small businesses (VSQGs).   The collection occurs at the County Highway Department, 1820 South Hickory Street in Fond du Lac from 9 […]

Beaver Dam- Rep. Mark Born (R – Beaver Dam) will be hosting budget listening sessions in the 39th Assembly District in the coming weeks. These meetings provide constituents with the opportunity to ask questions and speak directly with Rep. Born on issues important to them during the budget-writing process. The listening session schedule is as follows: Upcoming Budget Listening Sessions Fall River Friday, March 10th 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM Fall […]

Special interest groups have set a spending record for a Wisconsin Supreme Court race, topping $5.6 million as of last week.  Executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Matt Rothschild, says to date 16 groups have reported spending $5.63 million, breaking the previous record of  just over $5 million set in the 2020 Wisconsin Supreme Court race.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court provided legal advice to one of the state’s leading anti-abortion groups, work that Wisconsin Right to Life hasn’t detailed but is now being used against Dan Kelly. The high-stakes race will determine majority control of the court and likely the fate of abortion access in the state. Kelly is endorsed by the state’s three top anti-abortion groups, including Wisconsin […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers wants bars to stay open until 4 a.m. next year during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. CBS 58 reported Monday that a provision in Evers' budget would allow bars in 14 counties surrounding Milwaukee to extend their hours to accommodate convention-goers. The gathering is expected to draw tens of thousands of attendees. Currently, Wisconsin restaurants and bars can stay open until […]

A Green Lake County project is one of more than 70 applications received by the state Public Service Commission requesting a total of nearly $74 million for  the state Broadband Expansion Grant Program. The Brightspeed project will be designed to reach 40 businesses, and  853 residential customers in Brooklyn, Green Lake, Kingston, Macford, Manchester, Markesan and Ripon.  The project is asking for $535,000 in grant money.  The Commission is expected to award up to $14.1 […]

The 2023 sturgeon spearing season came to a close Sunday with 53 sturgeon harvested on Lake Winnebago including  four juvenile females, 29 adult females, and 20 males.  In total 1,405 fish were harvested on the Lake Winnebago system including 155 juvenile females, 599 adult females, and 651 males.   That compares to 1,519 sturgeon  harvested last season.