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    December 14, 2018
    Gov. Scott Walker, shown here during a 2018 bill signing in River Falls, will take action on lame-duck legislation on Dec. 14 in Green Bay. File photo
    Wisconsin roundup: Walker to take action on lame-duck bills; heavy drinking aside, Wis. is … pretty healthy?; more state news stories
    Gov. Scott Walker announced Friday morning that he will take action at noon in Green Bay on the lame-duck legislation package approved last week....
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 14, 2018 - 10:14am
    December 13, 2018
    Wisconsin roundup: Farm bill offers Wis. farmers ‘a little bit more certainty’; more state news stories
    Agriculture experts say passage of the 2018 Farm Bill can help struggling Wisconsin dairy farmers stay in business. Changes to the risk management...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 13, 2018 - 9:21am
    December 12, 2018
    Wisconsin roundup: Osceola man going to prison after injuring infant daughter; Walker considers line-item veto; abortions up in Wis.; more state news stories
    A Wisconsin man will serve 18 months in prison for severely injuring his 5-month-old daughter. Travis Parmeter was sentenced in Polk County...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 12, 2018 - 3:54pm
    St. Croix County Government Center. File photo
    11 vying to replace Lundell on bench
    Eleven people are seeking to succeed Judge Eric Lundell in St. Croix County's Branch I court. Gov. Scott Walker's office released limited information...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 12, 2018 - 2:48pm
    Kelly Leibold started going to City Council meetings when she was a junior at Pine Island High School. At 19, she was hired as the chamber director. At 22, Leibold will be sworn in to serve on the council this January. Photo courtesy of OPG Media
    The millennial council member: 22-year-old prepares for Pine Island City Council
    PINE ISLAND — It was around the end of Kelly Leibold's cancer treatments where she considered running for public office. Leibold has attended...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 12, 2018 - 5:00am
    December 11, 2018
    New Smart911 app to better protect residents in emergencies
    St. Croix County Emergency Support Services announces the new Smart911 mobile app to provide targeted location-based alerts and National Weather...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 11, 2018 - 4:00pm
    Lawmakers return to the Wisconsin Capitol in January for the 2019 legislative session. File photo
    ‘A whole new ballgame’ awaits Wis. lawmakers after lame-duck session
    Support for legislation that took powers away from Wisconsin’s incoming governor and attorney general last week was generally split along party...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 11, 2018 - 8:38am
    December 10, 2018
    Wisconsin Gov.-elect Tony Evers, shown here in a November campaign stop in Hudson, begins what he is calling the "Building the People's Budget" tour Tuesday, Dec. 11, in Green Bay. Mike Longaecker / RiverTown Multimedia
    Wisconsin roundup: Evers hits the road, seeks input on state budget; more state news stories
    Wisconsin Gov.-elect Tony Evers begins what he is calling the "Building the People's Budget" tour Tuesday in Green Bay. Evers says he is asking...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 10, 2018 - 9:27am
    County board briefs: request for more CPS funding from state; annual department reports
    County board asks state for more funding, better oversight of child protective services The St. Croix County Board passed a resolution at its...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 10, 2018 - 5:33am
    December 7, 2018
    Wisconsin roundup: Student brings 2 unloaded guns to Durand middle-high school; more state news stories
    Investigators with the Durand Police Department say a student in the Durand-Arkansaw School District apparently didn't intend to cause harm when...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 7, 2018 - 9:21am
    December 6, 2018
    Gov.-elect Tony Evers, left, and Gov. Scott Walker. File photos
    Wisconsin roundup: Evers to make personal appeal for Walker to veto lame-duck bills; more state news stories
    Wisconsin's governor-elect says he will make a personal appeal to outgoing Gov. Scott Walker to veto legislation passed this week. The Republican...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 6, 2018 - 9:12am
    December 5, 2018
    Wisconsin roundup: Walker chooses attorney to serve on UW regents board; more state news stories
    Gov. Scott Walker has appointed a high-powered attorney to serve on the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. Walker has selected...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 5, 2018 - 11:45am
    Lame-duck session bills approved, sent to Walker
    Wisconsin lawmakers worked overtime Wednesday on a package of bills designed to limit the powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 5, 2018 - 11:33am
    The jail window in the Pierce County Sheriff's Office. David Clarey / RiverTown Multimedia
    Pierce County jailers getting employee protections back
    Pierce County jailers are getting protections back, a move that Pierce County Sheriff Nancy Hove hopes will help the county retain employees....
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 5, 2018 - 8:00am
    December 4, 2018
    ‘Republicans are spitting in the eyes of voters’: Wisconsin Democrats decry lame duck session
    MADISON, Wis. — Four weeks after Democrats swept all statewide elections, incoming and outgoing Democratic lawmakers from Wisconsin decried Monday’s launch of a lame-duck legislative session they characterized as Republicans seeking to circumvent the results of those midterms....
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 4, 2018 - 6:44pm
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