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Today, Representative Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) joined her colleagues in the Wisconsin State Legislature by taking the oath of office for her third term. “The opportunity to represent the 91st Assembly District and the people of Eau Claire is an honor that I take seriously, and I will continue to work tirelessly on their behalf.” Rep Emerson will serve on the following committees during the 2023-2024 legislative session:Colleges and Universities (ranking), Rural Development (ranking), Criminal Justice and PublicSafety and Housing

With Americans’ top financial resolutions for 2023 being “to save more money” and “to fight back against inflation”, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst Cities for Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions, as well as expert commentary. This new report complements WalletHub’s list of the top New Year’s Financial Resolutions for 2023 and corresponding consumer survey. To help Americans stick to their 2023 goals, WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities across 57 key metrics. The data set

A Missouri man is heading to federal prison for bringing an illegal gun to Kenosha during that city’s nights of violence back in 2020. The Justice Department announced last week that 42-year-old Michael Karmo will spend a little more than five years in prison for bringing at least four guns, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition to Kenohsa. Prosecutors say he wanted to attack BLM and Antifa supporters. Karmo is a convicted felon, and therefore should not have had any

There are a lot of new faces at the Wisconsin Capitol. Lawmakers and the state’s elected leaders take their oaths of office today, and for many of them it will be their first time. There will be 31 new lawmakers in both the State Senate and State Assembly. Some of them are taking new seats, but many of them are taking their seat in the legislature for the first time. Governor Evers will take the oath as governor for the second time, Wisconsin’s

Eau Claire jailers say an inmate stabbed another man in the neck with a pencil. It happened back in August. The inmate, 41-year-old Gregg Shiver, was sentenced last week. Prosecutors say Shiver got into a fight with another inmate in the jail’s common room, and during their scuffle stabbed him in the neck several times. Shiver pleaded no contest to one count of aggravated battery. A judge sentenced him to four years of probation.

Firefighters in Eau Claire say 2022 was a record year for calls. The fire department yesterday said they responded to 10 thousand 641 calls for help over the past year. That’s nearly a thousand more calls than in 2021. Most of those calls were medical calls, as opposed to fires. Eau Claire’s growing population is getting the credit or blame for the jump in calls.

One of the first budget proposals for the new year would make retirement tax free in Wisconsin. Republican state Rep David Steffen has a proposal that would exempt the first 100 thousand-dollars in income for single folks, and 200 thousand-dollars for married folks from state taxes. Steffen says allowing people to keep more of their own money in retirement may keep more people in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin is standing-out in the Midwest for what it didn’t do on New Year’s Day.  Wisconsin did not raise the minimum wage. Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan all raised their starting wages. Wisconsin’s minimum wage is officially seven-dollars and 25-cents, but most jobs are offering far more than that. Iowa is the only other neighbor in the Midwest that didn’t raise the minimum wage to start the year. In all, 23 states across the country hiked their minimum wage to begin 2023.

It’s going to cost about 200 dollars per-person to see the Packers and Lions in-person this weekend. Tickets for the final home game of the season are available, but they are expensive. Resale sites like Stub Hub have plenty of seats, but they’re averaging at least 180 dollars per-ticket, plus fees. The Packers and Lions are playing for the final NFC playoff spot. If Green Bay wins, they’re in.

  Wisconsin holds steady at 15th in this week’s college basketball coaches poll.  The Badgers secured a 76-to-66 win over Western Michigan last Friday to extend their winning streak to five games.  The full Big Ten schedule gets underway tomorrow night as the Badgers host Minnesota.