Federal judge finds housing allowances for clergy unconstitutional

For the second time in four years, a federal judge in Madison has ruled that it’s unconstitutional to give tax free housing allowances to clergy members. Judge Barbara Crabb ruled in favor of Madison’s Freedom from Religion Foundation, which said the federal tax break discriminates against secular persons. Crabb issued the same ruling in 2013, […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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New Lisbon School Board Gets Good News About Pupil Count

The New Lisbon School Board received positive news about the school’s pupil count at its Monday night meeting. Superintendent Dennis Birr said the number of students living in the district went up by 32 this year. The number of residents with open enrollment is 630, and Birr said that’s people who live in the district regardless of where they attend school. On open enrollment, 112 students open enrolled into the district, while 69 enrolled out, leaving a plus of 43 students. Birr said it was interesting that the first few years on that, the numbers were very consistent, then all of a sudden in the last four years, they were

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