Waupaca’s former parks and recreation director will spend three years behind bars for stealing money from the city. That, along with five years extended supervision, was the sentence for 47-year-old Jim Ash that was handed down by Waupaca County Circuit Court Judge Phil Kirk on Wednesday. Kirk went beyond the prosecution’s recommendation in the length of the sentence. [Read more...]
Interleague struggles continue for Brewers
June 29, 2011 By
These aren’t the banged up Twins anymore. Last night, the Milwaukee Brewers got roughed up in their series opener against the Yankees, 12-2 in New York.
Ace Zach Greinke also suffered his worst outing since putting on a Brewers uniform, getting roughed up for 7-runs in just 2-innings of work.
Greinke’s struggles against the Yankees continued. In 5-games, 4 of them starts, he’s 0-3 with a 11.29 earned run average. Greinke surrendered 5-runs in the second inning alone last night as the Brewers dropped to 15-25 on the road this season.
Mark Teixeira homered and drove in 4-runs, while Nick Swisher added a 3-run homer.
The Brewers send Shaun Marcum to the hill for game 2 of the series tonight.
Juvenile facilities consolidated
June 29, 2011 By
State and local officials are celebrating a new school for teenage girls who have gotten into trouble and the consolidation of a school for troubled teenage boys. Wisconsin will save $23 million a year by closing two juvenile facilities in Waukesha County and Racine County and moving offenders to the two schools on the grounds of the Lincoln Hills school for boys in Irma. [Read more...]
Leaving was the right decision
June 29, 2011 By
Democrats in the state Senate maintain they did the right thing when they left Wisconsin earlier this year to block the Governor’s collective bargaining changes. The 14 Senators stayed in Illinois for nearly three weeks to prevent a vote on the bill, although Republicans found a way to pass it without them.
Even though Wisconsin Act 10 takes effect today, state Senator Spencer Coggs (D-Milwaukee) says there are no regrets about their decision to leave. He says the action gave the public time to understand more about what the bill was proposing and allowed citizens to make their voices heard. [Read more...]
Collective bargaining law takes effect
June 29, 2011 By
Protesters fill the rotunda in February (PHOTO: Jackie Johnson)
After months of protest marches, court hearings, and marathon legislative sessions, Governor Scott Walker’s law that rolls back the ability to collectively bargain for many state workers officially takes effect today. It’s been a historic journey for the measure to get to this point, as it has worked its way through the Legislature and the courts in a battle like no other in recent memory. It has left many in the state divided and will likely impact the political landscape of Wisconsin for the next several years. [Read more...]
