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Shrader Receives More Endorsements
Sep 27th
Congressman Mark Pocan and the Clean Wisconsin Action Fund have announced their support for Democrat candidate for the 50th Assembly District, Art Shrader. Shrader has already earned the endorsements several other elected officials and other organizations. Shrader will face incumbent Representative Ed Brooks in the November 8th election. The 50th District includes all of Juneau More >
Livestock Indemnity Program Benefits Available to Juneau County Producers
Sep 27th
(Mauston, Wisconsin), September 26, 2016 – Juneau County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Jon Williams today announced that producers who suffered qualifying livestock losses due to natural disasters including flooding and flash floods could be eligible for the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP). “LIP provides livestock producers with a vital safety net to help More >
Man Injured in Vehicle vs. Buggy Crash
Sep 27th
A rural Viroqua man was injured when a vehicle struck the back of his buggy Monday morning. Vernon County Sheriff John Spears said 36-year-old Nicholas Tollefson of rural Viroqua was traveling east on County Road O in the Town of Hamburg, and collided with the rear of a horse-drawn buggy. The operator of the buggy, More >
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UW-Madison to seek tuition increases for non-residents, professional students
Sep 27th
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says she’ll ask the university’s governing board to raise tuition for out-of-state and professional students. The Wisconsin State Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2d6AjdU) that Blank also told faculty Monday that the flagship school in Madison will distribute $9 million in raises and bonuses to faculty and academic staff. The More >
Judge upholds right-to-work law
Sep 27th
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has refused a union’s demand to block Wisconsin’s right-to-work law. The law prohibits businesses and unions from reaching agreements that require all workers, not just union members, to pay union dues. Unions have argued the law enables nonunion members to receive free representation. Two chapters of the International Union of More >
Pence postpones Waukesha rally
Sep 27th
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence has postponed a Wisconsin rally because it’s the day before Donald Trump will be in the same city. The planned Pence rally Tuesday night was to be in Waukesha, just four miles from where Trump was to be on Wednesday. Pence spokesman Marc Lotter said Monday that More >
