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 UW-Eau Claire has turned the Class of 2023 loose. The school saw 14-hundred seniors gradate over the weekend. Eau Claire alum Horacio Rozanski, president and CEO of professional services company Booz Allen Hamilton, gave the commencement speech. He told the graduates that values guide their lives, and said they can only lead when others understand their values.

There will be more about sending more state money to local governments in Wisconsin this week. The State Senate will take-up its shared revenue proposal  tomorrow. The Republican-controlled Senate has a different plan than the Republican-controlled Assembly, most notably in how Milwaukee and Milwaukee County could raise their taxes. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos last week said he’s done negotiating on his plan. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said that’s unfortunate.

The top Democrat in the Wisconsin Assembly wants to see more changes to the shared revenue plan being forwarded by Assembly Republicans. Minority Leader Greta Neubauer was on Capital City Sunday yesterday. She said the plan from Assembly Republicans goes too far with some of its spending restrictions. Her biggest criticism is that the plan ‘micromanages’ the city of Milwaukee. Neubauer and the Democrats at the State Capitol have been very clear about their opposition to the plan, but they don’t have

 Kids going into high school next year could have to take a class on credit, investing, insurance, and money management in order to graduate. A State senate panel will hold a hearing this week on a plan to require a financial literacy class. The idea, supporters say, is to make sure young people have the proper financial mindset when they are done with high school. Schools across the state don’t have a problem with the idea of teaching financial literacy,

 A new report says the loss of students, and the loss of federal coronavirus money will hit Madison and Milwaukee schools particularly hard next year. The Wisconsin Policy Forum Released its report on Friday. It says Wisconsin’s two largest school districts both lost hundreds of students during the coronavirus outbreak, and many of those students have never returned. That means less money coming-in from the state. Madison and Milwaukee schools are also looking at the end of the federal coronavirus stimulus, which means

 A woman from Rippon has completed her Kwik Trip journey. Whit Meza ended her 45 hundred mile journey last Thursday when she filled-up at the Kwik Trip in Egg Harbor. She set-out 11 days earlier with a goal to visit all 503 Kwik Trips in Wisconsin. She actually visited 546 stores, she ventured into Iowa, Michigan, and even Illinois as well. Meza says she started out to see the stores, but came to love the long rides on her motorcycle through

In light of recent tragedies in our community and the loss of law enforcement officers, Eau Claire Police Chief Matt Rokus has offered the following message to the public: Eau Claire Community Members: It has been a difficult time for law enforcement in our region. Tragically, three northwest Wisconsinpolice officers were killed in the line of duty in less than one month’s time. On April 8, 2023, ChetekPolice Officer Emily Breidenbach and Cameron Police Officer Hunter Scheel were shot to

Hundreds of public school educators and their supporters from across Wisconsin gathered outside the State Capitol Saturday afternoon to support Governor Tony Evers’ budget proposal.  Evers’ spending plan would increase public school funding by more than two-point-six billion dollars.  Wisconsin Education Association President Peggy Wirtz-Olsen called it a once-in-a-lifetime investment.

The Dane County Sheriff’s Office and the FAA are investigating after a small private plane had to land in a farm field near Cross Plains Saturday afternoon.  The single-engine plane landed in a field on Garfoot Road around 1:30 p.m. after the pilot suspected an oil leak and decided to make an emergency landing.  The plane was carrying only the pilot and one passenger on a flight from Minnesota to Illinois.  Neither was injured. 

Badgers women’s head rowing coach Bebe Bryans is stepping down.  Bryans announced on Saturday that she’s resigning after nearly two decades.  She’s the longest-tenured head coach in Wisconsin women’s rowing history and led the Badgers to 15 NCAA championship appearances.  That includes a run of 13 in a row broken only by the COVID-19 pandemic.  In a statement issued Saturday, Bryan said she’s decided to step down and “start a new adventure.”  Bryan’s 2010 team won the first Big Ten championship is