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Governor Tony Evers is expected to face obstacles after he formally reveals his budget priorities today.  The Republican leadership has criticized almost all of Evers’ proposals that were released before his speech.  The governor’s budget is due July 1st, but several lawmakers doubt it will pass on time.  

University of Wisconsin System officials are addressing sweeping changes affecting Wisconsin campuses.  President Ray Cross said in a panel discussion yesterday that UW isn’t abandoning the humanities, and UW-Stevens Point has done some restructuring while avoiding layoffs of tenured faculty.  Majors being eliminated at Stevens Point are art 2D and 3D, history, geography, and geoscience. 

Frozen pizza is bringing new jobs to the Fox Valley.  Bernatello’s Pizza announced today it’s expanding its facility in Kaukauna.  The move will create about 50 jobs over the next three years.  Officials say the state-of-the-art facility will be more efficient and will provide a more enjoyable work atmosphere. 

The Rice Lake Fire Department will not get another full-time firefighter.  The fire department has been pleading with the city council to let it add another firefighter since last fall when the city council said no due to budget concerns.  Last night, the fire department asked one more time for the council to reconsider but the proposal fell one vote short of passing.

Four men from west central Wisconsin are on probation after being convicted of participating in an illegal hunt in Montana.  Robert Peters, Steven Reindahl, David Johnson, and Darren Johnson were all involved in an illegal mountain lion hunt in 2017 resulting in two of them getting two years probation and the other two getting three and four years.  They’ve all lost their hunting privileges for two years and they have to pay fines in the tens of thousands of dollars.

Black River Falls police are looking for two people suspected of running from an officer.  Police say an officer saw a car believed to be connected to multiple open cases Sunday morning but it slowly drove away.  The officer lost track of the car because of bad road conditions after the driver sped up.  After the incident, police said they’re looking for 32-year-old Blake Butler and 27-year-old Kaylee Berg for questioning.

Former Maryland assistant coach Wesley Beschorner is the new head football coach for University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire.  Football Scoop reported the news on Monday before the school officially announced Beschorner as the coach yesterday afternoon.  The coaching change was made after former head coach Dan Larson left the Blugolds last month to become an assistant at North Dakota State. 

–  Online registration is opening for the fifth annual Half Moon Dragon Boat Festival.  Online registration begins Friday for the Eau Claire festival which will take place on August 3rd.  The event will support local cancer programs and services and celebrate cancer survivors.  The memories of those lost to cancer will also be honored, while the festival will raise awareness about prevention and education. 

Record-breaking winter weather has Chippewa County outreach staff seeing an increased need for homeless shelter services.  The Programs Supervisor at L.E. Phillips Career Development Center said yesterday that snow accumulations and bitter cold temperatures have led to a lot more foot traffic for the agency and agencies they work with.  The organization provides nearly a dozen different programs and services in the Chippewa Valley.

Officials are gathering to discuss the future of Phillips Science Hall on the UW-Eau Claire campus.  Members of the State Building Commission were in Eau Claire yesterday, saying the project to replace the building is a on their list of priorities.  UWEC will be seeking over 100-million dollars to finish the first phase, followed by another 147-million dollar for the second phase two years later.