Public testifies on Line 5 as comment period nears end
WEBAug 29, 2024 · The trend continued during a hearing on Aug. 5, where 24 people spoke against the pipeline and seven spoke in support of Line 5. Robert Blanchard, Chairman of the Bad River Band, said, “We’ve been fighting this for quite some time now.”. Even today, over a decade after the easements ended, the pipeline continues to operate on the Bad ...
Divided legislative committee launches audits of DPI and DNR
WEBAug 30, 2024 · The Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Audit Committee ordered two audits on Thursday — one on how the state Department of Public Instruction’s analyses school district financial data and another to look into financial losses in the Department of Natural Resources’ fish and wildlife account. Both audits were authorized on party-line votes ...
Wisconsin joins new federal online program for filing income tax ...
WEBBy: Erik Gunn - August 21, 2024 1:54 pm. Wisconsin taxpayers will be able to file state and federal tax returns in 2025 directly online for free. (Getty Images) Wisconsin taxpayers will be among those able to file their state and federal income tax returns online directly and for free next year, the state Department of Revenue announced Wednesday.
UW Regents fire former UW-La Crosse chancellor from faculty for …
WEBSep 27, 2024 · The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents on Friday fired former UW-La Crosse chancellor Joe Gow from the school’s faculty over his controversial pornographic videos. Gow had previously been fired from his position as chancellor after the videos, posted to a number of porn sites and sometimes featuring adult film stars, were …
The Diocese of La Crosse ousted its most controversial priest, but ...
WEBJul 23, 2021 · Over the last year, the Catholic Diocese of La Crosse has been handling the fallout of one of its priests, Father James Altman, continuously preaching dangerous and hateful rhetoric about Democrats, vaccines, transgender people and other conspiracy theories from the altar of St. James the Less Catholic Church and his widely viewed …
Evers, DNR propose new set of PFAS drinking water standards
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) introduced a proposed new set of standards for the allowable amount of PFAS in the state’s drinking water on Monday. The action brings Wisconsin’s standards in line with the federal government’s. PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” are a family of man …
A former high school football coach rises to running mate as Walz ...
WEBAug 22, 2024 · CHICAGO — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president Wednesday, showcasing his appeal on the third night of the Democratic National Convention as a candidate who can fuse a middle-class image to a fairly progressive record and effectively attack the Republican alternative.
The struggle continues for community control of police in Milwaukee
WEBSep 26, 2024 · On May 30, 2021, the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR) responded to a fatal officer-involved shooting on Milwaukee’s South Side. Roberto “Touch” Zielinski, age 49, was having a mental health crisis when Milwaukee police officers opened fire on him. As with other officer-involved shootings, Zielinski’s ...
Governor’s health care workforce task force releases …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Task force chair Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, who worked as an emergency room nurse and in health care policy and public health before entering politics, noted at a press conference that Wisconsin could face a shortage of 20,000 nurses by 2040 and that other roles in the industry are also facing shortages. “That includes licensed practical …
What’s on the ballot and how to vote in 2024 Spring elections
WEBFeb 19, 2024 · On the ballot on Tuesday are nine candidates vying to replace the retiring Mayor John Antaramian in the first mayoral election since protests against police brutality swept the city following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in 2020. The nine mayoral candidates are Gregory Bennett Jr., David Bogdala, Elizabeth Garcia, Tony Garcia, Kelly ...