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The Republican income tax cut bill passes through the Wisconsin state joint finance committee.  The committee approved the bill Monday, which aims to cut the average person’s income tax by over 100-dollars.  The plan will still likely hit a snag.  Governor Tony Evers wants to spend Wisconsin’s surplus tax revenue on education and reduced property taxes and he’ll likely veto the bill if it comes to his desk. 

One Wisconsin lawmaker doesn’t want high schoolers in the state to miss out on an e-sports college scholarship. State Rep. Tip McGuire is pushing for a new state grant program to help local schools create e-sports programs. E-sports is the name for competitive video gaming that is becoming a sport at both the college and professional level. McGuire says e-sports was worth 15 million-dollars in college scholarships in 2018. He says it’s expected to be worth 100 million in scholarships by 2025.

Voters in some parts of the Chippewa Valley will see a congressional race on their ballots today. Today is the primary election in Wisconsin. Voters will mostly decide on local races like judges and school board members. There is a primary for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. There is also a primary in the special election to replace Sean Duffy in Congress. The polls are open from 7 a.m. till 8 p.m. Meanwhile, in Chippewa Falls’ the school board could soon have a unique

School leaders in Eau Claire are waiting till the next spring election before asking for more money. The city’s school board last night approved a referendum for the April 2021 ballot. There is no price tag yet. The school board says it wants to have a few public meetings before deciding on that.

Our parking situation is shifting into focus as the city released the results of its latest parking study yesterday. Eau Claire is trying to get ahead of a parking crunch by studying where parking is needed, and where there are extra spots.  We now see that parking in Eau Claire is most in need downtown and the areas over by UW Eau Claire. Eau Claire Deputy Engineer Leah Ness says the parking picture has changed since the last study in

There will likely be a showdown over what to do with Wisconsin’s extra money next summer. The state’s budget writing panel yesterday voted along party lines to spend about 250 million-dollars of the state’s surplus on a tax cut. Republicans voted for the plan, Democrats voted against it. Republicans want to spend other pieces of the surplus on reducing state debt. Governor Tony Evers has said that he wants the extra money to go to schools. It remains to be seen

Public health managers in Wisconsin are waiting for test results on another possible case of the coronavirus. The Department of Health Services yesterday said the possible case is out for testing. The state says 14 of the 16 people tested for the coronavirus have been confirmed as not sick. There is still just one confirmed case of the virus, in Dane County.

The suspect accused of killing two Janesville women is set to appear in an Illinois courtroom.  Marcus Randle-El turned himself in to police Chicago on Saturday with members of the Janesville Police Department also on hand.  Randle-El is expected to be charged with two counts of first-degree murder after he is returned to Wisconsin.  Randle-El is a former Badger football player.

Wisconsin voters will go to the polls for the spring primary tomorrow.  There are a variety of city and county races and the Supreme Court candidates will be trimmed from three to two.  Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. and though people can’t register online anymore they can register in person tomorrow at their polling center.  The general election primary is April 7th.

Presidential history contains a bevy of interesting, bizarre, and sometimes eerie facts.  Correspondent Bill Zimpfer gives us a taste. UNROLL THE SCROLL HERE