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Sen. Ron Johnson and Gov. Evers toured Fort McCoy and met with military leaders as roughly 1,000 Afghan refugees are already at the Wisconsin military base.

Ron Johnson visited Fort McCoy Wednesday morning, where he said he saw men, women and children settling into the base.

By Wednesday morning, the U.S. military evacuated another 11,000 people from the Kabul airport and some Afghan evacuees have started arriving at Fort McCoy near Tomah, Wisconsin.

New solar facility looks to increase renewable energy in Portage County Unmute AMHERST, Wis. (WAOW) -- Despite delays due to COVID, Northwind Solar isnt slowing down. On Monday afternoon they opened their new facility, showing off not only the future of their business, but also the future of solar power in Portage County. Northwind Solar is looking to bring more renewable energy to the area as recovery from the pandemic continues. "This spring has been great, and thi...

Wisconsin Rapids City Times Mill Bill heads to governor’s desk By City Times staff MADISON – A bill authored by Sen. Patrick Testin (Stevens Point) and Rep. Scott Krug (town of Rome), designed to help restart the Verso Mill, passed in the state Senate on June 30, after passing the Assembly on June 22. The bill is designed to allow for the use of federal pandemic stimulus/relief funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 to create a loan to aid in the mill’...

MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The Wisconsin State Senate has passed the next state budget, a move that will send the nearly $88 billion bill to Gov. Tony Evers desk where he can sign it, veto it or make changes with his line-item veto powers.   On Wednesday, the Senate passed the budget 23-9, which largely consist of Republicans plan to cut $3.3 billion in taxes and eliminates many of Democrats priorities.   The $87.5 billion budget, largely crafted by Republicans, increases spending by 5.4%, wh...

ONALASKA – A group of Republican lawmakers and local farmers spoke June 28 regarding concerns they have with the industry, ahead of a visit from President Joe Biden. The president planned to focus on agriculture and infrastructure topics. The group expressed concerns regarding some new Biden proposals such as the increased taxes on inherited wealth – sometimes known as the “death” or “heritage” tax – as well as the effects of environmental regulations, workfor...

ONALASKA — A group of Republican lawmakers and local farmers spoke Monday on concerns they have with the industry ahead of a visit from President Joe Biden, who is set to focus on agriculture and infrastructure topics. The group expressed concerns over some new Biden proposals, such as the increased taxes on inherited wealth (sometimes known as the "death" or "heritage" tax), as well as the effects of environmental regulations, workforce shortages, supply chain issues, increases in technol...

Waterfowl stamp price increase advances in budget process Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel © Aaron Muche A drake and hen American wigeon fly over a Wisconsin wetland. The conservation communitys push to increase the price of the Wisconsin waterfowl stamp is closer to reality than at any point in the last decade after the Joint Finance Committee on Wednesday approved a motion in the 2021-22 state budget process. The measure would increase the stamps cost to $12; it ha...

By Mike Leischner May 11, 2021 | 12:08 PM MADISON, WI (WSAU) — The State Assembly has passed a measure that would require all public sporting events played at facilities constructed with taxpayer money begin with a playing of the national anthem. The measure, currently known as Assembly Bill 226, recently passed the bipartisan Assembly Committee on State Affairs on a 12-0 vote. Tuesday’s vote in the Assembly was 74-22. It has drawn criticism from some who called it a form of forced ...