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Chippewa County leaders are officially on the record against the move to resettle refugee families in the Chippewa Valley. The county board last night approved a resolution that asks for an immediate pause in World Relief’s plans to move the refugees to Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls sometime this year. County leaders say they want to see the proof that the refugees have been vetted, and are cleared to come to this country. World Relief has never said just where

Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have signed-off on the Democratic governor’s proposed political maps, but it remains to be seen if he will sign them. Both the State Assembly and State Senate yesterday approved the maps that the governor drew. Those maps could give Democrats control of the legislature for the first time in more than a decade. Republican Senator Duey Stroebel said Republicans have a ‘gun to their head,’ and are approving the maps to try and head-off a worse

Wisconsin lawmakers have signed-off on a plan to guarantee admission to the UW for top students in the state. Both the State Assembly and the State Senate approved the plan yesterday. It guarantees students in the top five percent of their class a spot at UW-Madison, and guarantees students in the top 10 percent of their class a spot at any other UW campus. Supporters say the idea is to keep Wisconsin’s best and brightest in Wisconsin. The plan is

Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol are once again sending a multi-billion-dollar tax cut to Governor Evers’ desk. The State Assembly yesterday approved a two-point-one billion-dollar tax cut package that would lower income taxes for families making under 150 thousand-dollars a year, would make retirement tax free for most people in the state, and expand both Wisconsin’s child care and marriage tax credit. Republican Majority Leader Tyler August said it’s a middle class tax cut. But, he’s also not confident that

Today, the results from the 2022 Census of Agriculture were published by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Census of Agriculture is taken every five years in order to aggregate agricultural information for each state including farm size, commodities, and impact. “With 13.8 million acres of land dedicated to farming, it is clear that agriculture is still at the heart of our state.” “The census data released today highlights that Wisconsin’s agricultural diversity

Wisconsin’s Democratic U.S. Senator is asking for a delay in western Wisconsin’s hospital closures. Senator Tammy Baldwin yesterday asked HSHS and Prevea to not close its hospitals and clinics in and around Eau Claire this spring. Baldwin says she doesn’t want patients to be left without healthcare options. She said she expects HSHS to ‘consider in good faith’ any offers to buy Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire and St. Joseph’s in Chippewa Falls. HSHS and Prevea announced they are

The Wisconsin Elections Commission has set the rules for absentee ballot witness addresses this year. The Commission on Friday sent a note to the state’s election clerks, explaining what legally passes for an address on an absentee ballot witness slip. The Commission says any address that includes a house number and a street name should be counted, even if the city, state, and zip code are missing. A Dane County judge last month ordered new guidance on absentee ballots after

We have another damage count from last week’s tornado in Rock County. Emergency managers yesterday said the tornado that touched-down near Evansville damaged 31 homes. Crews say three homes were destroyed, 10 suffered major damage, 11 others had minor damage, and seven others were touched in some way. Just one person was hurt by the storm, though neighbors say a couple of cows were killed. Rock County officials say they’ll have another update for folks in Evansville tomorrow evening.

Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol are not giving-up on giving people their money back. The Wisconsin Assembly is scheduled to vote today on the latest tax cut package. This one would focus on people making less than 150 thousand-dollars, as well as retirees, married couples, and people with children. The tax cut is expected to sail through the Assembly, but no one is sure if Governor Evers will sign it. He has scuttled the last couple of attempts from Republicans

We’ve got a better sense of just how powerful last week’s tornado in Rock County was. The National Weather Service says the storm produced two tornadoes. One was an EF-1 in Green County, and the other was the EF-2 tornado that touched down near Evansville. That storm destroyed a couple of buildings, overturned farm equipment, and according to neighbors, killed four cows. Forecasters say the twisters were Wisconsin’s first-ever tornadoes in February.