7-8-15 state budget
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled state Senate began debate Tuesday of the two-year state budget. The Assembly plans to debate the budget on Wednesday, sending it on to Gov. Scott Walker later this week. Walker can
7-8-15 fdl school administrators receive salary bump
Fond du Lac School District administrators recently received a one percent salary increase. The increase for the 27 administrators totals a little more than $25,000. Their combined salaries total more than $2.5 million. The highest paid administrators
7-8-15 walker’s office was involved in provision to gut open records law
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says Gov. Scott Walker’s office had a hand in crafting a budget amendment scaling back the state’s open records law. Fitzgerald says that he and Walker’s office as
7-8-15 fdl city officials explore community housing program
Fond du Lac city officials are exploring a grant program designed to restore single family homes that have been cut up into separate apartment units. Community Development director Diane Benson says staff will propose spending $100,000 annually
7-8-15 historic tax credit-gudex
The Joint Finance Committee has voted to keep the Historic Tax Credit in place for the next biennium. Legislation sponsored last session by FDL Republican senator Rick Gudex increased the tax credit from 10 percent to 20
7-8-15 state senate votes to repeal prevailing wage on local projects
The state Senate has passed a rollback of the state’s prevailing wage law, which sets minimum salaries for construction workers on public projects. The Senate voted 17-16 on Tuesday to repeal the law for all local government
7-8-15 state budget-rep. born
A Republican lawmaker from Beaver Dam says he supports a compromise In the state budget that would repeal the prevailing wage law for local governments. The state Assembly is scheduled to take up the state budget Wednesday.
7-8-15 state budget-hintz
A Democratic member of the legislature’s budget writing committee says the state budget has misplaced priorities. The state Assembly is scheduled to take up the budget Wednesday. State representative Gordon Hintz of Oshkosh there has been
7-8-15 greece bailout-ripon college economics professor
A Ripon College political science professor says the economic crisis facing Greece may fortunately have only a small impact on Americans. The eurozone’s top official says Greece would make a proposal to tap Europe’s bailout fund, the
7-8-15 pedal pubs-fdl
The public has a chance to weigh in on a proposed ordinance that would allow so-called pedal pubs in the city of Fond du lac. The item is on Wednesday’s city council agenda for public discussion. City