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Wisconsin child care is becoming harder to afford, state report finds
Rising costs are making Wisconsin child care more expensive and reducing how much the state’s subsidy can help low-income parents who need care for their children, according to a new report from the state agency that oversees child care providers. With the increased cost of care, the Wisconsin Shares subsidy program for low-income families matches […]
Wisconsin law enforcement agencies join together to stop speeding with special enforcement Wednesday
About 100 law enforcement agencies, including the Wisconsin State Patrol, will join states across the Midwest to step up patrols for Speed Awareness Day on Wednesday, July 31. The campaign is a 24-hour, high-visibility enforcement effort involving state, county and local law enforcement agencies. The Wisconsin State Patrol will have all available officers working statewide to stop drivers who are endangering safety on the roads.
WisDOT hosts summer road safety event with hands-on tips
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) -The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) held an event Tuesday to inform the public on road safety this summer. The event featured numerous informative booths such as car seat fitting, driving safely in construction zones and more. Attendees were also able to meet a K-9 team, tour a Wisconsin State Patrol car and see first hand all the ways to work together to keep the roads safe.
Wild Rose man wins $4.3M Megabucks jackpot, the largest Wisconsin Lottery prize of 2024
REDGRANITE – A longtime Megabucks player from Waushara County claimed a winning $4.3 million Megabucks ticket last week at the Wisconsin Lottery office. Richard Kiesner of Wild Rose has been playing the Megabucks lottery game since the Wisconsin game started in 1992, according to a release from Wisconsin Lottery. He purchased his winning ticket at Kwik Trip at 549 W. Bannerman Ave. in Redgranite for the July 17 drawing. ...
7th Congressional District candidate Kyle Kilbourn says health care a major concern
Kyle Kilbourn of Woodboro is one of two Democratic candidates in the primary election for the 7th Congressional District that covers central and northern Wisconsin who hopes to face incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in the November election. Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District was a longtime Democratic stronghold until the retirement of U.S. Rep. Dave Obey in 2011. The district has been in the Republican column since, first by Obey’s successor,...
Wisconsin primary election guide for Aug. 13: Referendum questions, candidates, drop boxes, early voting
The next statewide election is Aug. 13, when Wisconsin voters will weigh in on two referendum questions and narrow down candidates for the U.S. Congress, the state Legislature and some county races. Early voting may start in some communities as early as Tuesday. ...
Uncertainty, fear, exhaustion: Election anxiety is real and impacting Wisconsinites
July has been a geyser of unprecedented political news: an attempted assassination, the sitting U.S. president dropping out of the race with little more than 100 campaign days, legal battles, an historic address to the nation. The stakes of this election, we're reminded, couldn't be higher. ...
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