Closing of state juvenile facilities won’t impact county services here
A plan to close two of Wisconsin’s juvenile corrections facilities will have little or no effect on Pierce and St. Croix counties because they have rarely used any of the three.Hudson Star-Observer, 06/15/2011
Update: ‘Protest candidate’ tries to stymie Democrats in recall
A man who has run in other elections as a Republican may be entering the 10th District Senate recall race as a Democrat in an attempt to force a primary and delay the actual recall election.Hudson Star-Observer, 06/07/2011
County hopes to cut pay for nursing home workers
St. Croix County Board members voted unanimously last week to renegotiate wages and fringe benefits with Health Center workers in an effort to cut costs.Hudson Star-Observer, 05/13/2011
St. Croix redistricting hearing is Thursday
St. Croix County residents are invited to comment on a proposed redistricting plan when the St. Croix County Board holds a special meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 12, at the Government Center in Hudson.Hudson Star-Observer, 05/09/2011
Finance committee buckles down to state budget work
The Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance has held its hearings and begun the job of rewriting Gov. Scott Walker’s two-year budget proposal, said Senator Sheila Harsdorf (R-River Falls).Hudson Star-Observer, 05/05/2011
Harsdorf recall drive on track, say Democratic Party leaders
Calm and civility prevailed Tuesday morning as a Sheila Harsdorf supporter, Dianne Kiel, left, stood together with Colleen Adams, who was gathering signatures to recall Harsdorf, in front of Hudson City Hall.Hudson Star-Observer, 04/06/2011
Village of North Hudson to get full benefit of tax penalty
For 20 years a parcel in the town of Somerset was in the Managed Forest Land Program and the owner paid reduced property taxes. But the town won’t get the $43,597 penalty assessed for pulling the land from the program early.Hudson Star-Observer, 04/02/2011
Governor meets with workers in Hudson
Once the dust has settled, even the protesters in the street outside will realize the budget-repair bill he signed into law Friday is a good thing, said Gov. Scott Walker Tuesday.Hudson Star-Observer, 03/15/2011
It has to be done, say area Republican lawmakers
Wisconsin NewsIt’s early in the process and analyses of Gov. Walker’s 2011-2013 budget aren’t complete, but local Republican lawmakers say the budget bill and its predecessor, the repair bill, are a good start.
Hudson Star-Observer, 03/11/2011
Petitioners seek to recall Harsdorf
A petition drive to force a recall election for State Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls, has already collected several hundred signatures, says a Hudson man who registered the recall committee.Hudson Star-Observer, 03/09/2011
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