Wisconsin Afternoon State News for Friday 1/19/18
>>Governor Walker Wants Special Session To Pass Welfare Reform
(Madison, WI) — Governor Scott Walker has the backing of legislative leaders for his call for a special legislative session on welfare reform. Walker says Wisconsin needs more people in its workforce. A reform package called “Wisconsin Works for Everyone” would make people receiving food stamps increase their job search or job training from 20 hours-a-week to 30. They would also have to take drug tests to get benefits. Walker says he wants an asset check to make certain people getting state aid really need it. Republicans hope to introduce the legislation next week.
>>La Crosse Approves $49M Design For Convention Center
(La Crosse, WI) — The budget for the new La Crosse Center has been bumped up by seven-million dollars before the final plan goes to the city’s common council. Backers say La Crosse needs the 49-million dollar facility to remain competitive for conventions and trade shows. They say it could have a 12-million dollar annual impact on the downtown area and mean 150 new jobs. The city is still looking for more funding sources. Preparation work could start in late spring and the project is expected to take two years to complete.
>>Father Pleads No Contest To Child Neglect Charges In Daughter’s Death
(La Crosse, WI) — A La Crosse father will be sentenced in March after pleading no contest to a charge of child neglect resulting in death. One-year-old Audryna Bartsh died in October 2014, three days after having a seizure. Doctors said the child was suffering from multiple injuries and was severely malnourished and dehydrated. Both Dylan Bartsh and the child’s mother, Jamie Rundle, were charged in the death. Rundle was sentenced to eight months in jail after entering a no contest plea to child neglect charges in September.
Source: WRJC.com
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