May 16, 2012 in RiverTowns.net
The State Building Commission approved several projects Wednesday, including reconstruction of a boat launch on Upper Lake St. Croix in the Brule River State Forest to make it handicap-accessible and the remodeling a facility at the Wisconsin Veteran’s Home in Union Grove to accommodate veterans who need skilled nursing care.
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May 16, 2012 in RiverTowns.net
Wisconsin News
A new survey by a Milwaukee actuarial firm says annual health insurance coverage for a family of four costs $20,728 — more than the average home mortgage. Also, the Walker and Barrett campaigns are sparring over how many jobs were actually gained or lost in the state last year. Read on for more state briefs. Continue Reading
May 15, 2012 in RiverTowns.net
Wisconsin News
The annual Republican state convention in Green Bay was held at a place that did not allow concealed weapons, and at least one delegate tried to change that.
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May 14, 2012 in RiverTowns.net
Wisconsin News
Gov. Scott Walker says he has no interest in making Wisconsin a right-to-work state. Walker says he wouldn’t let the Republican-controlled Legislature pass a bill making that change.
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May 12, 2012 in RiverTowns.net
MAIDEN ROCK — This year’s Fresh Art Tour will include 14 sites from Durand on Hwy. 10 to Maiden Rock on Hwy. 35, the Great River Road. The 14th annual tour will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Sunday, May 18-20.
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May 11, 2012 in RiverTowns.net
An Grantsburg High School senior girl died early Thursday in rollover crash just outside of town. Also, the Barrett gubernatorial campaign is using a newly released video of Gov. Walker telling a Janesville business woman that he’d ‘divide-and-conquer’ unions in the state. Plus stories about the winter’s unusual snowfall amounts, USPS plans to abbreviate window hours and more briefs. Continue Reading
May 10, 2012 in RiverTowns.net
State utility regulators are expected to give a thumbs-up or down to a $200 million powerline expansion which would serve the greater LaCrosse area. Also, the WDNR is reporting that least 18 eastern Wisconsin communities had to discharged raw or partially-treated sewage into public streams to avoid flooded basements after last week’s heavy rain, plus more state briefs. Continue Reading
May 9, 2012 in RiverTowns.net
Gubernatorial victor Tom Barrett is asking Gov. Scott Walker to join him in four debates ahead of the June 5th recall election while a UW-Milwaukee professor and former Democratic Senator has declared the upcoming face-off an “epic” moment in state history. Also, the maker of Hostess Twinkies has announced job cuts and two area high schools have been named amnong the best in Wisconsin. Continue Reading
May 9, 2012 in RiverTowns.net
It’ll be a repeat of the fall 2010 Wisconsin governor’s election: Republican Scott Walker and Democrat Tom Barrett.
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May 8, 2012 in RiverTowns.net
Wisconsin poll workers will be busier than normal tonight handling absentee ballots in today’s recall primaries because those ballots were not printed on time for the earliest absentee voters to receive them.
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