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It’s now time for Wisconsin lawmakers to offer their thoughts on the plan to go back to school this fall. The Assembly’s committee on education has a hearing scheduled for 10 o’clock this morning to talk about the recommendations from DPI for local schools about heading back to class. DPI’s four recommendations all include some learning from home. A who’s-who of education groups and advocates will testify at today’s hearing.

It’s the latest sign of just how important Wisconsin is in the 2020 election. President Trump will sit down for a town hall meeting in Green Bay tomorrow. The town hall will be broadcast on Fox News. The president will also visit the shipyard in Marinette. President Trump’s visit comes after Vice President Mike Pence was in southeastern Wisconsin yesterday.

The exact dates are still being worked-out, but the Milwaukee Brewers say they are ready for the 2020 season. The team yesterday said a second spring training will begin on July 1st, and the 60-game season will start later in the month. There will be no fans in the stands when baseball does restart. There is no word what, if anything, the Brewers plan to do to involve fans in the new season.

State Health officials say five additional deaths are confirmed from the  coronavirus.  As of today, 750 Wisconsinites have died from COVID-19.  There were 263 new positive coronavirus cases reported in the last 24 hours. 

President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Alexander Azar both have trips planned to the Badger State.  The president will hold a town hall meeting in Green Bay on Thursday which is a closed event.  Human Services Secretary Azar is in Green Bay next Wednesday to tour a community health clinic and talk about care for the homeless and the underserved.

Dairy Fest is back in Marshfield.  The Chamber of Commerce says today this year’s theme is Dairy Strong.  The week-long event celebrating the dairy industry will be held from July 12th through the 17th.  Organizers say public health safety guidelines will be strictly followed, but in-person events are planned.

The Barron County Sheriff’s Department with the assistance of the WI Department of Justice  Department of Criminal Investigation and the DNA Doe Project announce the identification of the bones located south Barron in December of 2017. The remains are identified as 63 year old Gary Herbst, of New Prague, MN. The manner of death is now being investigated as a homicide and is an active case in the Sheriff’s Department.

An accident just before 11:30 on Monday night leaves one dead. The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Communications Center received a report of a single vehicle crash with injuries on County Highway B in the Town of Winter. Sawyer County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the scene, assisted by the Sawyer County Ambulance EMT’s/Paramedics and the Winter Fire Department.  Initial investigation indicates that a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban driven by 30 year old Lars A. Schnell, of Hayward, was traveling east on County Highway

A meeting to discuss climate change with Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes is happening tonight. The Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change is hosting a series of meetings in the next month to discuss ways the state can combat climate change. The first meeting is tonight and starts at 6pm. Registration can found HERE. CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION.

A new report shows Wisconsin taxpayers spend more on K-12 education and public welfare programs than on police. The Wisconsin Policy Forum report shows police spending made up 20-percent of state expenditures in 2018 and ranks third behind K-12 education and public welfare programs. Education cost taxpayers 10-billion-dollars in 2017.