ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Democratic state senator from Minnesota is facing calls from his own party to resign amid allegations that he sexually harassed several women involved in state politics. Source: LacrosseTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]
Read morePLYMOUTH, Wis. (AP) — Fire officials say a mother who ran into a burning apartment building in Plymouth to look for her children has not been found. Source: LacrosseTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]
Read moreMILWAUKEE (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a 14-year-old boy on a Lake Superior Chippewa reservation in northern Wisconsin, its tribal chairman said Thursday. Source: LacrosseTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]
Read moreFollowing the adoption of several Rural Wisconsin Initiative health care bills in the budget, legislators have introduced four bills to boost the state’s workforce. One of the bills proposed is authored by 50th Assembly District Representative Ed Brooks. LRB 2330 would have the creation of rural opportunity zone, which would include a repayment incentive of up to $25,000 or 40% of a new resident’s student loans, provided the new resident maintains a full time job, avoids public assistance, has a post-secondary degree, and settles in a county that fits the Federal OMB’s definition of rural. Brooks said maintaining the current population alone is not enough to reverse the population stagnation
Read moreU.S. House Democrat Mark Pocan of Madison is recovering after he had triple bypass heart surgery on Wednesday. The Congressman’s office called it a preemptive measure designed to prevent a future cardiac issue. The 53-year-old Pocan had the operation at a hospital in Madison. His spokesman said the operation went well, but it’s not known […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]
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