Rib Lake
LATEST NEWS
September is Chamber of Commerce Month in Wisconsin
WAUSAU — The Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce is excited to celebrate Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Month. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the state chamber of commerce – declared September as Chamber of Commerce Month and the local Chamber will spend the entire month bringing attention to the services it provides to members and our community.
Mayor condemns GOP Senate race ad tying Democrat to Wisconsin Christmas parade killings
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The mayor of Waukesha on Wednesday condemned a campaign ad run by a Republican independent group that links Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin with the killings of six people at a 2021 Christmas parade in that Wisconsin city. Waukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly called the ad a “pitiful political tool” that “doesn’t just hurt the families that had members that were killed, or those that were injured or those that even saw it, it hurts the whole entire community.” Baldwin faces Republican Eric Hovde in one of the most hotly contested Senate races in the country this year. The race is crucial for Democrats to win to maintain majority control of the Senate. The ad, which began airing across Wisconsin last week, was paid for by One Nation, an independent group aligned with Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Voters in swing states want federal abortion law: Poll
Voters in swing states for the 2024 election do not want to leave abortion policy up to the states, according to a new poll from the University of Maryland, as abortion is set to be a pivotal consideration in the first presidential race since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Significant majorities, […]
No need for TurboTax: New IRS program allows free tax filing online
After more than 140,000 taxpayers in 12 states participated in a pilot program, the IRS has invited Wisconsin and every other state to use Direct File in 2025. Americans spend billions every year paying a service or a person to help file their taxes. A new IRS program, coming in 2025, will allow you to file online for free.
Restoring IRS funding means more fairness in tax collection, experts say. And more enforcement on the wealthiest.
The tax enforcement agency asked for a return of cut funding to help it collect hundreds of billions in taxes owed but not paid. Some in Congress have acted, but others resisted. For years, Congress has squeezed the Internal Revenue Service budget, leading to a 24 percent drop in the...
Illinois news in brief: Title-winning Illinois gymnast slain near Wisconsin college; Ex-prosecutor sues Kim Foxx, alleges discrimination
Title-winning Illinois gymnast slain near Wisconsin college The man accused of killing a 21-year-old gymnast made his first appearance in court Tuesday in Wisconsin. Kara Welsh of Plainfield was murdered Friday, just days before she was set to begin her senior year at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Last year, Welsh won a national individual title in vault. On Tuesday, prosecutors charged 23-year-old Chad Richard of Loves Park with first-degree intentional homicide. Richards is accused of fatally shooting Welsh during an argument inside an off-campus apartment. ...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.