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Parents with kids learning from home in Wisconsin could be in-line for a check from the state. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday suggested the state cut parents with kids in remote learning programs a 371-dollar check. The money, Vos says, will help cover the cost of teaching kids from home. The checks would be per-child, so some families would get more than just 371 dollars. We will show you different sides so you can decide, and on the other side. some are

Wisconsin’s governor is asking for another round of coronavirus help from Washington D.C. Governor Tony Evers yesterday said Wisconsin needs a second CARES Act to continue testing and tracing the coronavirus. Evers says Wisconsin may not be able to keep-up without more federal money. The governor is not saying how much he’d like. Wisconsin is on deadline to spend the last of the two-billion-dollars it got in original CARES Act money by the end of the month.

President Donald Trump is making good on his promise to challenge Wisconsin’s vote total. The president yesterday asked a judge to toss out over 200 thousand votes in Milwaukee and Dane counties. The president’s lawyers say the Wisconsin Elections Commission denied them an opportunity to formally challenge last month’s election results and recount. The president’s beef continues to be with mail-in, absentee, and indefinitely confined votes in Milwaukee and Madison. As expected, Wisconsin’s governor has zero tolerance for President Trump’s lawsuit challenging the state’s

Wisconsin’s public health managers are hoping to have a way to track people who’ve tested positive for the coronavirus, or who’ve come into contact with someone who has, by the end of the month. The app uses bluetooth to track phones for about two weeks. If someone tests positive for the virus, the app can then ping those phones and alert people that they may have been in contact with someone who’s tested positive. Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea

There’s a big change coming for Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol. Joint Finance Committee co-chair John Nygren yesterday said he is resigning from the Assembly to take a job in the private sector. Nygren is not saying where he is going. Nygren has helped write the past four state budgets, and was set to craft a new budget next year. Governor Evers now has to set a special election so voters can pick Nygren’s replacement.

The Eau Claire Fire Department recently announced a promotion. Steven Patten celebrated a recent promotion to Engineer. Engineer Patten has served the Eau Claire community for over 7 years.

President Donald Trump files a lawsuit challenging the election results in Wisconsin, one day after the vote was certified.  Election Commission Chair Ann Jacobs signed off on the results of each county and the recount in Milwaukee and Dane counties yesterday.  The recount confirmed Joe Biden’s victory over the president.  The Trump campaign had five days to file a challenge, which it submitted today to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Arizona officials on Monday made President-elect Joe Biden the official winner in the state’s

The Department of Natural Resources says Wisconsin hunters bagged about 16-percent more deer than during the nine-day gun season last year.  The initial numbers show about 26-thousand more deer were taken this season with the total number bagged over 188-thousand-700. The most deer in the state were taken in Marathon County followed by Shawano County and Waupaca County.

Marinette Republican John Nygren is resigning from the State Assembly just weeks after being re-elected.  Nygren submitted his resignation effective tomorrow.  He has been the chair of the powerful Joint Committee on Finance and has served the 89th District in Northeast Wisconsin for the last 14 years.  Nygren says the decision allows him to pursue other career opportunities.

In a year that we won’t soon “FUR”get, it’s time to look at the year beyond Fido! Many people welcomed companions into their homes as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic as families, as families look to cats and dogs for comfort and companionship.    Since the start of the pandemic, Trupanion has noticed an uptick in COVID-related pet names. Since March, people welcoming new pets in their home are giving them names to match the moment with names that