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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans say they want to end the $300-per-week federal unemployment supplement because it hurts businesses that are struggling to fill vacancies as customers return amid loosened coronavirus restrictions. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Sen. Howard Marklein, chairman of the Legislature’s budget committee, called on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to support the bill they unveiled Tuesday with the support of a couple of Wisconsin business […]

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer and her Department are being recognized for their response to the coronavirus pandemic.  Agnesian HealthCare/SSM Health has presented Public Health Officer Kim Mueller and the Health Department with a community partner Heath Care Hero Award.   Agnesian HealthCare, a member of SSM Health, and the Fond du Lac County Health Department have collaborated to help individuals and families navigate through various health issues, […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislative leaders are taking a vote on whether to join a federal lawsuit seeking a ruling that federal coronavirus relief money can be used to cover tax cuts. A group of attorneys general led by Republican Patrick Morrissey in West Virginia filed the lawsuit in March. Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly passed a resolution last month directing Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul to join […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Coronavirus vaccinations for 12- to 15-year-olds are beginning in Wisconsin after an advisory committee for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on the inoculations for younger children. The Pfizer vaccine, which requires two doses for full protection, is the first and only vaccine available for the age group. The coronavirus accounted for 1.3% of all deaths among adolescents between Jan. 1, 2020, […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers says the federal government’s decision to send Wisconsin $700 million less in coronavirus relief dollars than first estimated could mean there will be less money for broadband expansion and the state’s pandemic response. Evers’ administration had expected $3.2 billion in stimulus aid. But the administration learned Monday that it will receive only $2.5 billion in two payments a year apart. The governor and […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters with disabilities are urging lawmakers to reconsider a pair of Republican-backed bills passed by the state Senate that would make it more difficult to cast absentee ballots. The measures that passed Tuesday are part of the GOP push to make it harder to vote by mail following Donald Trump’s defeat. Advocates and those with disabilities said the Republican-backed measures put those with physical challenges […]

A mask mandate will continue in the North Fond du Lac School District for the remainder of the school year.   The North Fond du Lac School Board voted this week to continue requiring masks.  North Fond du Lac superintendent Aaron Sadoff says it’s clear that masking has worked to keep students safe.  Sadoff says the bottom line is doing what’s best for the safety of students and staff.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin will receive $700 million less than initially expected in federal coronavirus relief money and it will arrive in two payments a year apart. Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Tuesday called that news problematic. The state was informed Monday of the split in payments, and that it will receive $2.5 billion in total. Evers and Baldwin on Tuesday asked U.S. Treasury Secretary […]

The Fond du Lac School District will continue a mask mandate for the final few weeks of the school year.   Interim superintendent Sharon Simon says the district is following recommendations from the CDC and public health officials to keep students and staff safe.   "From the CDC to the Wisconsin Health Department t o our local Health Department, they all say masking makes a difference,"  Simon told WFDL news.  "I believe in our […]