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Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to expedited hearing on Green Party ballot ban
(The Center Square) - Following the Wisconsin Election Commission's dismissal of a complaint from a Democratic National Committee staffer, who seeks to remove Green Party candidate Jill Stein from the ballot, the plaintiff has doubled down and filed an expedited appeal with the state’s Supreme Court. Court documents reveal it accepted the case Thursday and is requesting that the plaintiff provide additional information, actions that have caused two Supreme Court justices to dissent. ...
Ron’s Wisconsin Cheese wins State Fair award for Garlic & Dill curds
(WFRV) – Congratulations to Ron’s Wisconsin Cheese for taking home a blue ribbon at the 2024 Wisconsin State Fair. Their Artisanal Garlic & Dill Colored Cheddar Curds impressed the judges. The cheese is made on site at Pagel’s Ponderosa in Kewaunee, milk travels from the parlor directly to...
Judge rejects giving Wis. youth prison counselors more freedom to punish
A federal judge has rejected Republican legislators' calls to give counselors at Wisconsin's troubled youth prison more leeway in controlling and punishing inmates after a counselor was killed during a fight at the facility this summer.U.S. District Judge James Peterson sent a letter Tuesday to state Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Van Wanggaard and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers telling them if they want changes at Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake Schools they should file a formal legal motion and need to show current restrictions on counselors are endangering staff and inmates.The youth prison in northern Wisconsin has been plagued by allegations of staff-on-inmate...
Ashley for the Arts Celebrates 15 Years of Supporting the Community with a Record Donation of Over $750,000 to 70+ Area Non-Profits
ARCADIA, Wis. (ASHLEY FOR THE ARTS PRESS RELEASE) - Ashley for the Arts concluded yet another unforgettable weekend of live entertainment and family fun. The 15th annual, three-day music and arts festival took place August 8-10 and drew in tens of thousands of fans to see a world class lineup of performers, access to art and craft vendors, a plethora of food vendors, an inflatable air park, a lumberjack show, street performers, fireworks, and much more! The event donated over $750,000 which will benefit 70+ participating non-profit organizations.
Judge denies GOP lawmakers’ Lincoln Hills request
(The Center Square) – The court order that restricts what guards can do at Wisconsin’s youth prison for young men is not going to change. A federal judge denied a request from Republican lawmakers to modify the consent decree that governs the Lincoln Hills facility. “The way to call for change is to file a motion with the court, where all the parties will have a chance to weigh in...
Podcast: Burger Boat is Wisconsin's second-oldest company
Ron Cleveringa of Burger Boat Company joins co-hosts Kate Bruns and Ann Franz on this week's episode of the NEW Manufacturing Insights podcast, detailing the past, present and future of the 161-year-old Manitowoc-based shipbuilder, which officially ranks as our state's second-oldest company. This episode, along with all other July and...
Wisconsin's assisted living workforce is 'in crisis'
I'm Hope Karnopp and this is the Daily Briefing newsletter by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sign up here to get it sent to your inbox each morning. A very pleasant weather week continues today with a high temperature of 77 degrees. Tomorrow will warm up a bit to 81 degrees, and it'll rise to the mid-80s for the weekend. (Side note: The weather has been absolutely gorgeous for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where reporters on our...
Wisconsin towns pass poll worker protections after state kills bill
In the small towns of Armstrong Creek and Caswell in rural Forest County, municipal clerk Tamaney "Sam" Augustin has only a small group of poll workers — and the ones she does have, she wants to keep safe. That’s why she insisted on making changes at one of the...
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