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Politics What can Gov. Evers partially veto in the budget? A 2020 court decision is about to be put to the test June 30, 2021 8:00 PM Naomi Kowles Updated: MADISON, Wis. — When Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson signed off on 457 partial vetoes in 1991 for the biennial Wisconsin state budget, he hit a still-unmatched record high. “It did not do anything to improve the quality of life in our state,” he said of the budget in its original form, as he signed off on the radically-revised document. Three decades later, as the state Senate approaches its final vote Wednes...

WNY road crews 'ready' to take on weekend winter storm WNY road crews 'ready' to take on weekend winter storm Posted at 6:50 AM, Feb 05, 2021 and last updated 2021-02-05 06:50:24-05 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Road crews all over Western New York are preparing to take on the winter storm set to slam the region Friday and Saturday. Several weather advisories and warnings have been issued by the National Weather Service for much of Western New York already, 7 Eyewitness News reached out to several municipalities to find out how they are handling the preparations for the incoming weather. The N...

Madison in the Sixties – January 20, 1961 In 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy didn’t carry Madison in the Democratic presidential primary or Wisconsin in the general election. But his candidacy still had a profound local impact. His primary campaign against Sen. Hubert Humphrey created enough Badgerland bitterness to last for years, even damaging the federal judiciary. And his election utterly transformed local politics, and ended the effort to build Frank Lloyd Wright’s Monona Terrace auditorium and convention center. Kennedy’s advisors didn’t want him entering the primary against the fr...

  Madison, WI – The State Bar of Wisconsin and its charitable arm, the Wisconsin Law Foundation, strongly support a proposal to site a statue honoring the late Hon. Vel Phillips on the state Capitol grounds. The statue, if approved, will be the first on the Capitol Square to recognize a person of color. Phillips is considered one of Wisconsin’s most prominent and influential attorneys over the last 100 years. In a letter of endorsement to the State Capitol & Executive Residence Board, the State Bar and the Law Foundation pledge a combined $25,000 contribution to kick off a statewide fun...

100 years ago Viroqua city seems rather desolute [sic] with practically all the youngsters back at their respective schools after enjoying the Christmas vacation at home. Photographer M. J. Jasperson has added a fine National cash register to his studio. Unbleached linen mixed toweling, 10 yards at $1.90. No less quantity sold at this price. H.E. Rogers. Is your daughter a spoiled child? Make her see Dorothy Phillips in “Once to Every Woman”; and she’ll stay home from the dance, and do the supper dishes. The Viola tobacco warehouse opened Monday morning. They will run a crew of...