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A new report says some parts of Wisconsin’s economy are still lagging. The Wisconsin Policy Forum released its new report yesterday that says Wisconsin’s job numbers and unemployment rate are almost back to where they were before the coronavirus hit. But the report says retail jobs and restaurant jobs are still struggling to catch-up, particularly in Milwaukee and Madison. The bright spot in the report is a six percent jump in warehouse and driving jobs in Wisconsin over the past two years.

The end of Roe has a lot of people changing their minds about the United States Supreme Court. The latest Marquette Law School Poll shows 61 percent of people in the country disapprove of the Supreme Court’s performance. The poll says just 38 percent of people approve. In September of 2020, the poll said 66 percent of people approved of the court’s job. Pollsters also say about half of the country have little to no faith in Congress or the

 Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and state Attorney General Josh Kaul are suing 18 companies accusing them of putting forever chemicals in land, property, and natural resources.  The suits were announced today in Dane County.  Evers says businesses like DuPont, 3M, Tyco Fire Products, and Chemguard should have known or did know their products contained PFAS which would damage public health.  They’re hoping for punitive damages plus recovering restoration and loss-of-use damages.

Two of Europe’s top soccer teams are set to play Saturday at Lambeau Field.  Over 75-thousand fans are expected to attend the Bayern Munich and Manchester City friendly.  Green Bay Press Gazette reports parking will be 20 dollars compared to the 40 bucks typically done for Packers games

Milwaukee’s shooting tally for the past five days is at 26, and will most certainly go up. Police in the city reported four new shootings yesterday. One person was killed in one of the shootings. The new shootings come after 14 people were shot between Friday morning and late Sunday night, and after eight more people were shot on Monday. Milwaukee Police don’t have any answers as to why there’s been such a spike in shootings recently.

There are questions to be answered about human remains found in Wood County. The sheriff says the remains were found near Port Edwards in the Wisconsin River. Maintenance staff at the local dam found them yesterday morning. No one is saying how old the remains are, or who they may be.

It will be probation and community service for one of the UW-Eau Claire students who threatened a ‘revolution’ last spring. A judge yesterday sentenced 20-year-old Alexander Bartle for his role in the threat case from back in April. Bartke says he and a friend were bored and took it too far when they threatened an armed revolution targeting Republicans in Eau Claire. He made the threats on an anonymous social media app. The judge says if Bartle completes his community

Wisconsin could see a ballot shortage this year. Election managers in the state say a shortage of paper could make it tough to find ballots and the ‘I Voted’ stickers that voters love so much. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe last week said they are keeping an eye on the supply, and trying to get ahead of any problems. Some local elections clerks say they’ve already ordered extra to make sure they have enough on hand.

Only one of Wisconsin’s Republican members of Congress voted for the plan to officially legalize gay marriage in the country. Congressman Bryan Steil yesterday joined every single Democrat in Congress in voting for the Respect for Marriage Act. The idea is to officially rollback the Defense of Marriage Act, and legalize gay marriage to avoid any possible showdown in the courts. Wisconsin’s four other Republican congressmen voted against the plan.

Milwaukee’s Republican National Convention could mean business for folks in Madison. Destination Madison managers yesterday said they are already talking with convention planners about using hotels in Madison to handle the crowds in Milwaukee. Destination Madison President Ellie Westman Chin said there have only been a few conversations so far, but she said there are all sorts of opportunities for Madison. The Republican Party gave Milwaukee its initial nod for the convention last week, a formal vote is coming.