Critics attack campus ‘free speech’ bills
Republican lawmakers have introduced two bills in the last week that create penalties for college students who disrupt campus events, such as speeches by controversial personalities. Those proposals are drawing criticism from free speech advocates though, who
Assembly GOP unveils transportation funding, tax plan
Assembly Republicans have unveiled a plan designed to boost transportation funding and cut income taxes. Dubbed “The Road to a Flat Tax,” the plan spear-headed by Brookfield Republican Dale Kooyenga would reduce the minimum mark-up rate on
State Rep Deb Kolste authors first Democratic bill to pass Assembly this year
A bill written by Rep. Debra Kolste (D-Janesville), designed to help patients obtain medicine in emergencies, was passed unanimously by the State Assembly on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 125 allows pharmacists to extend prescriptions or dispense small
Man pleads no contest in murders of Oneida couple
A 20-year-old Oneida man has been convicted of murdering an Oneida couple. Vance Reed has pleaded ‘no contest’ to two felony counts of First Degree Intentional Homicide. Reed killed Harry and Lorraine Brown Bear during an argument
State Representative Mark Spreitzer helps expand funding for rural broadband
On May 2, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed legislation that will help bring high-speed internet to rural parts of the state that currently lack access. Assembly Bill 123 (AB 123) draws on work done by last year’s
Ryan scores win in House ‘Trumpcare’ vote
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly passed a hastily drawn bill to revise Affordable Care Act. House Speaker Paul Ryan of Janesville urged his GOP colleagues to support the measure. Ryan cited Iowa,
Garden Art Project returns to Rotary Botanical Gardens on Mother’s Day weekend
The highly anticipated Garden Art Display Project has returned to Rotary Botanical Gardens. “Something Fishy” is this year’s project theme. Participating artists received a hand-crafted wooden fish, made by Rotary Botanical Gardens’ volunteers, in early February and
Local leader returns from Rock County Day in Madison
Local control is very important to Milton’s City Administrator. Al Hulick joined Forward Janesville for Rock County Day in Madison Wednesday to push legislators to consider reexamining state shared revenue. Hulick says concerns about dwindling state aid,
Janesville Police release name of driver and one passenger involved in Wednesday’s fatal crash on Court Street
Janesville Police release the names of two of the three people involved in a fatal single-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon which closed a portion of Court Street for four hours. 27-year-old Leon Bridges is listed in critical condition
Local legislator calls campus speech bill “pure”
A local legislator calls herself a supporter of free speech on campus in light of a bill authored by the Assembly Speaker that would require the UW system discipline hecklers at speeches and presentations. Representative Amy Loudenbeck