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Republican lawmakers will begin trimming-down Governor Evers’ budget proposal later today. The budget-writing Joint Finance Committee will hold its first session of the month, with an eye toward finishing Wisconsin’s new two-year state budget within a few weeks. The JFC has not yet said what will be included in the new budget, or just how much it will be. Republicans have been expected to gut most of the governor’s budget proposal since he first made his pitch for a 104 billion-dollar

Wisconsin’s newest elections commissioner is coming from Milwaukee County. Governor Evers yesterday named former Milwaukee County Clerk Joe  Czarnezki to the Elections Commission. He is replacing former Sheboygan County Clerk Julie Glancey, who retired from the Commission on Friday. Czarnezki spent a decade in the state legislature in the 1980s, and was elected as Milwaukee County Clerk in 2008 and 2012, after that he served on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors.

There could be some free days at Wisconsin’s state parks for some people very soon. A State Senate panel today will hold hearings on plans to offer free admission to certain fourth graders in the state, anyone with a Every Kid Outdoors pass, and to everyone in Wisconsin on Earth Day. This would be on top of the Free Fun Weekend that gives everyone free admission to a state park on the first weekend of June.

On May 1, 2023 at approximately 8:19 AM, the Dunn County Communication Center received a 911 call from an individual reporting a structure fire at a residence on 50th St., in the Town of Tiffany, Dunn County, Wisconsin. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Glenwood City Fire Department, and Boyceville EMS were dispatched to the scene. While engaging the fire, firefighters located a person in the residence. The person located, a 74 year-old male, was pronounced deceased at the scene by

Badgers wide receiver Markus Allen could be facing a weapons charge.  The Dane County Sheriff’s Office says Allen was arrested at the Mifflin Street Block Party over the weekend on a tentative charge of intoxicated use of a gun.  He’s no longer in custody and hasn’t been charged yet.  Police say 44 people were arrested at this year’s party.

This month planes will be spraying for spongy moths in western Wisconsin including in Crawford, Grant, and Lafayette Counties.  The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection says those are three of over a dozen counties that will be treated in mid to late May.  The planes will spray a soil bacteria that kills spongy moth caterpillars, which are damaging to the environment.  The department says the spray isn’t harmful to humans or pets.  A map of the coverage areas is available online

New license plates are available in Wisconsin.  Today the Wisconsin Department of Transportation unveiled the Ice Age Trail license plate, a baby blue plate with a yellow stripe on the bottom and a woolly mammoth on the side.  The plates cost 15 dollars, plus an annual 25 dollar donation to the Ice Age Trail Alliance.  More information is available WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

Wisconsin is one of the best states for working moms according to a new study.  That’s according to the latest study by WalletHub ranking each state on 17 key metrics including child care costs, professional opportunities, and work-life balance.  Wisconsin ranks fifth overall and third in professional opportunities.  WalletHub says the best state for working moms is Massachusetts.

The City of Altoona is progressing with its container park project that will be called “The Yard,” in honor of Altoona’s railroad heritage and recognizing that the container park will be a place to gather, play and socialize just like our own back yards. “The City had an excellent field of applicants…” The Altoona City Council, along with a group of local entrepreneurs, met with container park applicants last week and heard them pitch their business ideas. Following the business

ABOVE PHOTO: A graduate celebrates during a spring 2022 commencement ceremony at UW-Stout. This year’s ceremonies will be on Saturday, May 6.  Spring commencement will be held for 1,173 graduates on Saturday, May 6, at University of Wisconsin-Stout. A total of 946 undergraduate and 227 Graduate School students will receive degrees. Three ceremonies will be held in Johnson Fieldhouse: The ceremonies also can be seen via livestream on the UW-Stout commencement website and at the Memorial Student Center. Provost Glendali Rodriguez will