Assembly resolution will respond to Charlottesville

Lawmakers in Madison will respond to white supremacists on Thursday. Speaker Robin Vos says the chamber, which is taking up the Foxconn incentive package, will also have a resolution “condemning the ideology of racial hatred that was witnessed by the world in Charlottesville.” In a statement, Vos says “The best antidote for hate is love. […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Battle over Confederate history hits Madison

After violence in Charlottesville over efforts to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee, some Madison residents and elected officials want a plaque calling Confederate soldiers “valiant” and “unsung heroes” removed from city-owned cemetery. Source: Isthmus.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Demaske, Errol Merrit, age 80, of LaValle

Errol Merrit Demaskie, age 80 passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday, August 15, 2017. He is survived by his children: Earlene (Tom) Borleske of LaValle, Ramon (Rose) Demaskie of LaValle, Vaughn (Monica) Demaskie of Hillsboro; Brothers: Harold(Barb) Demaskie of Fond du Lac, Dale (Darlene) Demaskie of Hillsboro, Sister in law Francis Rego of Hasting, MN, Cyril (Ruth) Rego of Cazenovia; Grandchildren: Nicole(Bill) Brunken of Reedsburg, Shaughna (Ryan) Wilson of Platteville, Courtney (Jamie)Tucker of Washburn, Dillon Borleske of Reedsburg, Anna Demaskie of La Valle, April Demaskie(Edmundo Ademe) of Reedsburg; Great Grandchildren: Nolan Walter, Lia Nicole, Lucille Mae, Emelea Lorre, Thatcher Scott, Raelynn Rebecca, Colton Thomas, and numerous extended family

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Madison mayor calls Foxconn package a ‘terrible deal’

Just weeks after suggesting a site in his city to the company, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin is speaking out against a proposed incentive package for Foxconn. In a statement released Wednesday, Soglin called the bill being considered by lawmakers a “terrible deal that will bankrupt the state and leave our kids holding the bill.” The […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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