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There are unanswered questions in the tragic dog mauling death of a little girl in Dodge County. Sheriff Todd Nehls says the dog will be retained so investigators can check for rabies. “We would like to retain the dog for the days, to be able to give it some tests for rabies,” says Nehls. “There are other dogs on the property that were puppies of this animal. We want to make sure that there’s no rabies that we need to worry about with the other dogs in the litter.” [Read more...]
A state lawmaker says the results of an economic study should have Wisconsin taking a hard look at its competitiveness.
State Senator Randy Hopper (R-Fond du Lac) was involved in the competitiveness study developed by Be Bold Wisconsin. He says the loss of 178,000 jobs between 2007 and 2009 were among the major findings of the report.
Hopper says nearly 43-percent of the jobs lost were in the manufacturing sector. The state lawmaker from Fond du Lac says that should raise a red flag, because of the jobs bigger companies create. He says those often help support smaller businesses in the surrounding communities.
Hopper says the state has also created an unfriendly business climate and trade publications like Forbes magazine took note of that, ranked the state 48th last year for business environment.
Hopper says he agreed with most findings of the study, such as recommending the state have a public-private partnership for economic development. He says the study didn’t address the tax climate and the fact that venture capital goes to states that offer the highest return and the least resistance.
State Democrats allege a Republican lawmaker used a nonprofit he set up as a “slush fund.” The allegation against state Senator Dan Kapanke was formalized in a complaint to the Government Accountability Board. State Democratic Party Chair Mike Tate says Kapanke, who’s running for the House seat held by Democrat Ron Kind, set up the foundation to provide funding for the La Crosse Loggers, the Northwoods League baseball team he owns. “The foundation made a payment to the city of La Crosse in the amount of $16, 930.80. That is the exact amount that Kapanke owes on the payment schedule, for the improvement to the stadium where his team plays,” said Tate during a media conference call Wednesday. [Read more...]
'Joe the Plumber' in Fond du Lac PHOTO, Bob Nelson
Tea Party movement or voter rallying cry; it was hard to tell the difference when the National Spending Revolt Bus Tour rolled into Fond du Lac Wednesday afternoon. The message about out-of-control spending was there, but speakers also focused on making your vote count in both September and the mid-term elections in November.
The more than 100 gathered at Veterans Park were there to hear from speakers like Joe Wurzelbacher who became known as “Joe the Plumber” after confronting then presidential candidate Barack Obama on the campaign trail. Wurzelbacher says when Obama talked about “spreading the wealth” it really struck the wrong chord in a lot of Americans. [Read more...]
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