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Wisconsin is going to continue being able to buy land to make sure it never gets developed, but there are some limits. The state’s budget writing panel, the Joint Finance Committee, yesterday voted to fund the stewardship program for four more years. Governor Evers wanted another 10 years. There are some Republicans who question just how much land the state needs to own, particularly when the state is borrowing money to buy some of the land.

 Six Wisconsin lawmakers are getting a firsthand look at Arizona’s 2020 election review. The group, led by Menomonee Falls Republican Janel Brandtjen, are in Phoenix to watch poll workers review the ballots from Maricopa County. Republicans in Arizona say irregularities have cast doubts on the election there. Brandtjen is leading hearings at the Wisconsin Capitol into election irregularities in this state. Democrats yesterday said the trip is ‘tin foil hat’ kind of stuff. A private group called Voices and Votes is paying for the

Nearly 100-thousand people across Wisconsin who haven’t voted in years are soon going to get a postcard, reminding them about their voter registrations. The state’s Elections Commission yesterday voted to notify the voters, but stopped short of kicking them off the voter rolls. The postcards, which will first go out at the end of the month, ask voters to either confirm that they are still living at their address, or register at a new address. The postcards are the latest in the

A lawsuit from two Wisconsin farmers has stopped the Biden Administration from sending money to farmers based on race. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty sued on behalf of the Wisconsin farmers and 12 others. Their lawsuit says the loan forgiveness program that targets Black and other minority farmers breaks federal law by making race a factor in deciding who gets government money. The Biden Administration announced the program earlier this year as a way to right past wrongs. WILL’s lawsuit says the federal government

A Wausau man facing reckless homicide charges in the death of his infant son is pleading not guilty.  Ronnie Lofton entered the plea in Marathon County yesterday.  Authorities say the baby was diagnosed with a severe brain injury and retinal hemorrhaging when he was brought into the hospital in January.  Lofton could be sentenced to 60 years in prison if convicted.

The Department of Health Services says nearly 80-percent of older Wisconsinites have completed their vaccine regimen.  The department’s dashboard shows 79-point-nine-percent of residents age 65 and older are completely vaccinated.  Nearly 84-percent have received at least their first dose of a vaccine. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

 The Green Bay Packers will play to full capacity crowds at Lambeau Field this season.  The Packers today announced they were going to full capacity for games and events including the shareholders meetings, family night scrimmage and training camp.  Fans who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will not be required to wear face masks, but those who are not are asked to voluntarily wear face coverings.

No one will be required to wear a mask during graduation ceremonies in Madison this weekend.  The Madison School District lifted the restriction today because there are concerns about high heat over the weekend.  Officials are asking graduates to still bring their masks with them in case they need to go in a building.  Graduation ceremonies are taking place outdoors and the district is asking people to at least maintain social distancing.

The Rice Lake Police Department is looking for your help identifying this subject. Please send us a message or contact Barron County Dispatch at 715-537-3106 if you can identify her. As always, subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.