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JANESVILLE Both the city of Janesville and Rock County could be looking to start holding in-person meetings again this year, although it appears Janesville City Hall might host a return sooner than the courthouse. City Manager Mark Freitag said Wednesday he is advising the city council and other major committees to decide for themselves whether to resume holding in-person government meetings at City Hall as early as June 14. Rock County, on the other hand, hasn’t decided whether it would return to in- person meetings, although last week the county board discussed a rule change that would...

Vendors and managers at the Janesville Farmer's Market said the market's first day of the season on Saturday at its new location at the downtown town square drew 4,000 to

JANESVILLE Janesville officials are asking state representatives to seriously consider upholding a proposal from Gov. Evers to allow local sales tax increases to benefit municipalities. Two state officials, Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, R-Clinton, and Sen. Janis Ringhand, D-Evansville, had different opinions on the proposed sales tax increases during a legislative roundtable held Friday afternoon. Janesville officials have for years called on the state to allow municipalities more local control in generating revenue. The state shared revenue formula allots less funding per capita for Janesville than a...