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Bird wants to return to Appleton and offers to fix persistent scooter parking problems
APPLETON — The company behind Bird electric scooters is trying to find a way back into Appleton's good graces after the city stopped negotiations with the business. Adam Davis, principal government partnership manager for Bird, appeared before Appleton's Municipal Services Committee earlier this week with a renewed pledge to find ways to resolve the...
Wisconsin election officials fear voter confusion over 2 elections for same congressional seat
Wisconsin election officials voted Thursday to provide more details to voters than normal to avoid confusion about a ballot that will have both a special and regular election for a vacant congressional seat.The rare anomaly for the 8th Congressional District is due to the timing of former U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher's surprise resignation. Under state law, if Gallagher had quit before April 9, a special election before November would have had to be called.Gallagher quit on April 24, which required Gov. Tony Evers to call the special election on the same dates as the Aug. 13 primary and Nov. 5...
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