Month: January 2022

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has unveiled an election year plan that would send $150 to every Wisconsin resident, bolster funding for K-12 schools and help defray child care costs. Evers released the plan Thursday, a day after state budget projections grew by $2.9 billion more than expected just six months ago. Evers’ plan would spend $1.7 billion of the state’s surplus. But don’t go spending those […]

Republican state senator Dan Feyen of Fond du Lac has voted against calling for a convention of the states to consider making a variety of changes to the U.S.  Constitution.   The proposal this week drew bipartisan opposition in the state senate but not enough to block its approval.  Feyen says he voted against it because it was too vague and ambiguous.   The resolution allowed for the convention to consider imposing fiscal […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Marine and losing candidate for U.S. Senate is running for governor in Wisconsin, setting up what is expected to be a costly and contentious Republican primary. Kevin Nicholson is an outspoken backer of former President Donald Trump. He announced his candidacy Thursday. Nicholson is running as an anti-establishment outsider, setting up a contrast with former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch who has been racking up […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Godlewski’s first major policy plan of the campaign focuses on ways to improve life in rural Wisconsin, from bolstering access to health care, helping family farms survive and making broadband internet a public utility. Godlewski is one of several Democrats running to take on Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in November. Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry, both […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly has passed a Republican-authored bill that would create tougher penalties for coordinated shoplifting. The measure comes in response to reports last year of gangs of shoplifters running rampant through high-end department stores in California. There's been no reports of similar smash-and-grabs in Wisconsin, but the bill's chief Senate sponsor, Duey Stroebel, said in written remarks to the Senate judiciary committee that the state […]

A survey is being conducted with more than 100 businesses in four area counties to identify childcare services and challenges facing employees across the region.  Envison Greater Fond du Lac Region president Sadie Parafiniuk says the UW Oshkosh Center for Customized Research and Services is collecting data through the end of the month.  Parafiniuk says childcare has become a greater concern to employers and employees as demand has increased while parents look for […]

The Fond du Lac  County Health Department is encouraging residents to get their home tested for radon.    Health Department spokesperson Rhianna Schmidt says during the month of January, short-term radon test kits are available for half price at  $5 at the Health Department on the third floor at the city-county government center.  Schmidt says the Department of Health Services estimates that one of ten homes in Wisconsin have high radon levels.  The […]