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Small Wisconsin school district to dissolve after voters reject referendum

(The Center Square) – The Hustisford School District, in eastern Wisconsin, is going away. Wisconsin’s School District Boundary Appeal Board on voted to dissolve the district. It is the first time since 1990 board agreed to close a school district. Hustisford has just 238 students in the entire district and has been losing students for years. The school district asked voters for a $4 million referendum in April, but it failed. Quickly after the election, Hustisford Schools then began the process of shutting down. The vote was the final step. Wisconsin's state superintendent blamed a lack of money, and how the entire state of Wisconsin pays for schools for the shutdown. "The Hustisford School District is a casualty of decades of an antiquated, broken school funding formula that has failed to keep pace with the costs of educating our children," State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly said in a statement. But Hustisford Schools were spending about the state's average per student. Budget numbers show Hustisford's budget was more than $6 million per year and show that the school spends about $22,000 per student. That's more than Wisconsin's state average of nearly $18,000 per student. Hustisford is in rural Dodge County, and

Hustisford, WI · 4d

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Wisconsin Has 7 Old-School Bowling Alley Bars Where The Friday Fish Fry Is Surprisingly Good

In Wisconsin, Friday night means fish, and some of the best plates come from places where you can also pick up a spare. Bowling alley bars have quietly been serving the fish fry for years, often with bigger portions and lower prices than you might expect. This list covers seven...

Door County, WI · 16h
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Wisconsin enterprise to lay off 78 workers at corporate headquarters in January

MIDDLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – High-end household product and kitchenware distributor Hy Cite Enterprises, LLC will execute a permanent workforce reduction at its corporate headquarters early next year, according to a notice filed with state and local officials. In a letter sent to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, the company confirmed that a total of […]

Middleton, WI · 3d

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Sun Prairie superintendent applies for Wisconsin principal license; board says it stands behind him

SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WMTV) - Sun Prairie Superintendent Dr. Antoine Reed has submitted a new application for a Wisconsin principal license, and the Sun Prairie school board’s vice president says the board continues to stand behind him as he works through the state’s licensing process. The Wisconsin Department...

Sun Prairie, WI · 5h
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This Enchanting College Town In Wisconsin Will Steal Your Heart With Its Dining And Shopping

There are places you visit and places that visit you right back, and Madison, Wisconsin falls firmly and unapologetically into the second category. This city sits on an isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, and that simple geographic fact shapes everything about how Madison looks, feels, and operates on a daily basis.

Madison, WI · 5d

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History made: Madison elects Wisconsin’s first transgender lawmaker

The Cap Times is an independent newsroom serving Madison and Wisconsin. Sign up for the Morning Update to receive news in your inbox each morning. Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford knows she is forging a new path for the state. Madison made history Tuesday night by electing Martinez-Rutherford as Wisconsin’s first transgender state lawmaker.

Madison, WI · 5d

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Incoming governor discusses plan to close GBCI as closing date moves back

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Governor-elect David Crowley, who will replace Gov. Evers, said closing GBCI will require working with legislators and the community, as the prison’s closing date has moved back. Evers expressed hope nearly two years ago to close the aging and overcrowded prison by 2029. Last...

Wisconsin · 1d

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Opinion | Madison's dogged historian does it again

The Cap Times is an independent newsroom. Sign up for the Opinion Roundup newsletter for weekly Madison and Wisconsin viewpoints. It was five years in the making, but Stuart Levitan's new book, "Madison — the Illustrated History, 1932-1979," was well worth the wait. This is Levitan's second volume chronicling...

Madison, WI · 1d

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Effort underway to recall Dane County DA Ismael Ozanne

A committee formed Oct. 27 is seeking to recall Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne, with organizers citing his handling of Ridglan Farms, a former beagle breeding facility in Dane County. Jen Koberstein, the lead organizer of the Committee to Recall Ismael Ozanne, said the effort is focused on what...

Dane County, WI · 1d

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Repealing Act 10: Money Machine Would Restart, Putting Teachers Unions Back on Both Sides of Bargaining Table

Repealing Act 10 would bring back more than bargaining. Act 10 ended a system in which school districts pulled union dues straight from teachers’ paychecks, union contracts helped a health insurer WEAC founded cover about two-thirds of Wisconsin school districts, and taxpayers paid 99.2% of state retirement system contributions in 2010. Once districts could shop, Appleton cut $3.1 million from its health insurance bill with the same insurer and the same coverage. WEAC’s revenue fell about 74% in the seven years after paying dues became a choice. Now WEAC, whose PAC gave Gov.-elect David Crowley $86,000, says it is “ready to reclaim our rightful place at the bargaining table.” Crowley has promised to repeal Act 10 in full.

Wisconsin · 1d

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To avoid joining Madison, residents urge McFarland to OK annexation

The Cap Times is an independent newsroom serving Madison and Wisconsin. Sign up for the Morning Update to receive news in your inbox each morning. McFarland’s Village Board is set to vote this week on annexing a neighboring subdivision at the heart of municipal boundary talks between Madison and McFarland.

Mcfarland, WI · 1d

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McShane Construction Company Completes 50-Unit Mixed-Income Apartment Community in Madison Wisconsin

McShane Construction Company is pleased to announce the completion of The Conway at Huxley Yards, a 50-unit mixed income multi-family development for repeat client Lincoln Avenue Communities. Positioned on a 1.7-acre site in Madison, Wisconsin, The Conway at Huxley Yards is a five-story building with four wood-framed residential floors atop...

Madison, WI · 2d

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Beaver Dam budget proposal uses $925,000 from fund balance amid valuation dispute

BEAVER DAM — Beaver Dam City Administrator Larry Bierke says the city plans to use $925,000 from its fund balance to support the 2027 operating budget while officials work through a dispute involving property valuations and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. Bierke told the Common Council that it is...

Beaver Dam, WI · 19h

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Letter | Dane County children deserve better

Dear Editor: In the most recent Dane County budget, Supervisors Heidi Wegleitner, Brenda Yang and Yogesh Chawla moved to eliminate $55,000 in funding for the Madison Reading Project, an invaluable program connecting children with books and building a foundation for educational success. During budget debate, Supervisor Jeff Glazer dismissed the...

Dane County, WI · 1d

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Madison VA Hospital volunteer, WWII Veteran celebrates 103rd birthday at the hospital

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Mae Bryant spends every Monday morning volunteering at the VA Hospital in Madison - including her birthday. Bryant turns 103 this week and was celebrated by other volunteers and patients at the hospital. At age 22 in 1945, Bryant enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps and...

Madison, WI · 1d

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School air samples signal early flu activity in Dane County

Flu activity is increasing earlier than expected in Dane County — in September, flu air samples from three of 27 schools were detected, compared to zero cases at the same time last year, according to a press release from Public Health Madison & Dane County. While overall rates remain...

Dane County, WI · 1d

The Money Overview

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Veterans and their spouses can get a VA burial eligibility decision before death by filing Form 40-10007, and VA provides the national cemetery grave and headstone

Veterans and their spouses can ask the Department of Veterans Affairs for a burial eligibility decision while they are still alive, using VA Form 40-10007. The form is the Application for Pre-need Determination of Eligibility for Burial in a VA National Cemetery. When the time comes, VA provides the grave and a headstone, marker or […] The post Veterans and their spouses can get a VA burial eligibility decision before death by filing Form 40-10007, and VA provides the national cemetery grave and headstone appeared first on The Money Overview .

Janesville, WI · 1d

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New Lansing Bridge opens connecting Iowa, Wisconsin

The companies, people and issues shaping business in Madison and the Capital Region. Residents and businesses in Iowa and Wisconsin are once again served by a vital connection, as the new $165 million Lansing Bridge officially opened on Nov. 6 in a ceremony attended by officials of both states. The...

Wisconsin · 1d

The Money Overview

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VA reviews 36 months of asset transfers on a pension claim and can bar benefits up to five years when gifts push net worth over $163,699

The Department of Veterans Affairs reviews every asset transfer made in the 36 months before it receives a claim for the needs-based veterans pension. A transfer for less than fair market value can cost the claimant benefits for up to five years. The rule bites when the money or property given away would have pushed […] The post VA reviews 36 months of asset transfers on a pension claim and can bar benefits up to five years when gifts push net worth over $163,699 appeared first on The Money Overview .

Janesville, WI · 1d

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Wisconsin DNR accepting applications for Citizen Deer Advisory Councils

MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications from residents interested in helping shape deer management decisions in their communities. Applications for seats on Citizen Deer Advisory Councils, or CDACs, are due Nov. 30. Each council includes representatives from the hunting community and other groups with...

Wisconsin · 1d