After more than a decade without increases, lawmakers in both Michigan and Wisconsin are being asked to raise fees for resident hunting and fishing licenses. In Michigan, where fees haven’t increased since 2014, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed budget increases the cost of a combined ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge today declined to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters in the state at a planned rally days before the closely contested Supreme Court election. The state attorney general, who argues that the offer violates the ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk says a Wisconsin voter has been awarded $1 million days before the conclusion of a fiercely contested state Supreme Court election that has broken spending records and become a referendum on Musk and the first months of President Donald Trump’s ...
A property tax referendum in the Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District, a mayoral election in Niagara, a Marinette County judicial race and several town board contests highlight Tuesday’s ballot in area Wisconsin communities. Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District will again ask voters to approve an operational referendum for the next five years. The last attempt, during the Nov. 5 general election, failed with 689 yes to 745 no. District Administrator Lynn Stankevich, in an interview last month with The Daily News, said passage of the referendum is needed “to keep our doors ...
MARINETTE, Wis. — A first-time bike ride is getting off the ground this year. The WiMi Wish Ride is now accepting registrants for the 200-mile ride on Saturday, Aug. 9. to Sunday, Aug. 10. They are also looking for sponsors and volunteers. Not only is the WiMi Make-A-Wish Ride ...
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles now offers students ages 15-17 the opportunity to take DMV’s knowledge test from the convenience of their home with parent or guardian supervision. The knowledge test is a two-part exam that covers rules for the road and important road signs. This new online process is available to students who have completed the classroom portion of their training and the driver training school notifies DMV. Wisconsin DMV administers more than 4,000 Class D knowledge tests each month. “We know today’s ...
