The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources can now begin crafting regulations for special bag and size limits for walleye as populations are declining on some lakes. The Natural Resources Board approved the scope of the proposed rule Wednesday. Kari Lee-Zimmerman, the DNR’s ...
MARSHFIELD, Wis. — The United Way of Dickinson County is among the groups that will receive funds through a $90,000 contribution to United Way of Wisconsin from Marshfield Clinic. The funds will be used to strengthen community health improvement efforts across central and northern Wisconsin. United Way of Wisconsin will distribute the funds to local United Ways within the Marshfield Clinic service area, supporting programs and partnerships that improve health and well‑being for individuals and families. “This partnership reflects our shared commitment to improving health, ...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal judges in Maine and Wisconsin on Thursday dismissed lawsuits filed by the U.S. Department of Justice seeking to compel the states to hand over detailed voter registration information. U.S. District Judge James Pederson in Wisconsin said the state's voter ...
Canadian energy firm Enbridge can keep building a new stretch of its Line 5 oil and gas pipeline in northern Wisconsin except in waterways where the company needs additional permits, a Bayfield County judge ruled Friday. The decision is largely a win for Enbridge and its embattled project to ...
Republican leaders at the state party’s annual convention repeatedly called for grassroots activists to stop infighting and unify behind Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany’s campaign for governor. The plea comes after two failed attempts by Republicans to oust state party Chairman Brian ...
A bipartisan deal between Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican leaders blew up Wednesday night in the Wisconsin Legislature after days of attacks from lawmakers and gubernatorial candidates from both parties. The measure, which would have spent $1.8 billion on a combination of tax cuts and special education funding, was the product of months of talks between Evers, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg. All three are set to retire after this term, a status that gave them more leeway to negotiate. But rank-and-file ...
