Stacy Smith, Jacob Kallies, Mike Murray Big Winners on Spring Election Day

The spring election is now over and victors have been crowned around the local area.  Stacy Smith defeated Scott Southworth to become the new Juneau County Circuit Court Judge.  Darrell Hines and Michael Coughlin will both be member of the Mauston School Board after defeating opponents Carrie Buss and Scott Grawein.  For the 1st time since 2002 New Lisbon has a new Mayor as 35 year old Jacob Kallies defeated incumbent Lloyd Chase.  Nancy Cowan and Mark Kopplin will remain on the Mauston School Board after defeating challengers Chad Bunker and Richard Smith, both New Lisbon School referendums also passed by wide margins.  Necedah also passed their school referendum.  James

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Dallet wins state Supreme Court seat

Milwaukee County Judge Rebecca Dallet defeated Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock Tuesday, for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Elections for state Supreme Court are officially nonpartisan, but each candidate in this race had clear partisan backing. Dallet, the candidate favored by liberals and Democrats, defeated Screnock, supported by conservatives and Republicans, to […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Walker signs bill limiting abortion coverage

Governor Scott Walker has signed a bill restricting most state covered abortions for government employees. It prohibits government-provided insurance plans from covering abortions, except in cases of rape or incest or to preserve the life of the mother. Opponents argued this was not needed, because under existing law state health plans would pay only for […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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