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    'United to Amend': Campaign finance resolution to appear on April ballot
    Does the Constitution protect political contributions as a form of speech? Should constitutional rights extend beyond individuals to entities...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 21, 2017 - 7:35am
    November 14, 2017
    Chris Matter
    Matter seated as District 2 supervisor
    St. Croix County supervisors appointed Chris Matter to fill a vacant seat on the county board last week. Matter will replace former Supervisor...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 14, 2017 - 7:00am
    November 9, 2017
    Wisconsin roundup: State Assembly has full plate; more state news stories
    MADISON — The Wisconsin Assembly plans to vote Thursday afternoon on a constitutional amendment to give crime victims more rights.
    newsNovember 9, 2017 - 9:04am
    November 7, 2017
    Hudson resident Mike Sanders said a drone has made several appearances at his house, which he feels is an invasion of privacy. File photo
    Drones a privacy issue for Hudson
    Mike Sanders and his friends were enjoying dinner on his deck when they heard a buzzing noise. They looked to find a drone hovering over his...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 7, 2017 - 12:50pm
    October 25, 2017
    Budget, slight dip in property taxes slated for public hearing
    St. Croix County land and homeowners will see a slight decrease in property taxes next year if a budget proposal the county's administration committee recently approved gains county supervisor approval. The 2018 budget committee members approved Oct. 18 includes a .09 percent tax...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 25, 2017 - 6:00am
    October 19, 2017
    Wisconsin roundup: Western Wis. DA comes under fire by panel; Milwaukee makes its Amazon pitch; more state news stories
    WHITEHALL — A Trempealeau County committee has asked Gov. Scott Walker for help in dealing with the county's district attorney. The County...
    news/educationOctober 19, 2017 - 8:22am
    October 11, 2017
    Supervisors delay District 2 appointment to hear ruled out candidates
    The Board of Supervisors seat for St. Croix County District 2 will remain vacant another month after some supervisors, citing the disclusion of three out of five applicants, voted to postpone the decision. District 2 covers Wards 1-3 of St. Joseph and Wards 3-6 of Somerset. Former...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 11, 2017 - 2:45pm
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    County acquires additional riverfront acreage
    St. Croix County secured more than 1,000 additional feet of riverfront acreage as part of its bluff line mitigation agreement with the Minnesota...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 11, 2017 - 10:33am
    September 12, 2017
    County approves new projects in five-year CIP
    Government building renovations, system updates and a quartet of new camping cabins in Glen Hill Park are among more than a dozen new one-time projects St. Croix County administration is proposing in its five-year capital improvement plan. County supervisors voted 15-2 Sept. 5 to...
    news/government-and-politicsSeptember 12, 2017 - 5:00pm
    June 26, 2017
    Members of the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee, shown here during a 2017 visit to Ellsworth, haven't completed their work as the July 1 deadline nears. Lawmakers expect to send the budget to Gov. Scott Walker next month. File photo
    Wisconsin roundup: State budget deal won't be reached in time; 9 more state news stories
    MADISON — Friday is the deadline to get a two-year, Wisconsin state budget package approved, but there's not enough time left to get it done....
    newsJune 26, 2017 - 8:56am
    June 9, 2017
    Hudson police officer Bob Larson and K-9 partner Badger graduated police dog school May 25 along with St. Croix County sheriff's deputies Dustin Geisness (dog, Roky) and John Shilts Jr. (Garza). Submitted photo
    Agencies welcome new K-9 teams
    HUDSON — Fresh off months of training, a trio of police dogs are ready for the streets of St. Croix County. Hudson police officer Bob Larson's...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 9, 2017 - 8:02am
    June 6, 2017
    Wisconsin roundup: Eleventh OWI conviction sends man to prison; 9 more state news stories
    APPLETON — A Wisconsin man is going to prison for four- and a-half years for being drunk when he was involved in a car accident in downtown...
    newsJune 6, 2017 - 2:26pm
    Gov. Scott Walker spoke last week to Hudson High School students. Mike Longaecker / RiverTown Multimedia
    Walker touts education proposal at Hudson High School
    There is generally not a lot to hold students' attention on the last day of school. And then the state's chief executive arrives. That is what...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 6, 2017 - 2:02pm
    May 15, 2017
    Wisconsin roundup: Former GOP candidate gearing up to challenge Baldwin?; 9 more state news stories
    MADISON — A big stock sale raises speculation that Republican Eric Hovde might pay for his own U.S. Senate campaign for a second time. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says the Madison investor has sold $14 million of stock in the technology firm of ePlus, for which Hovde has been...
    newsMay 15, 2017 - 8:36am
    May 4, 2017
    Farhio Khalif testifies to a Minnesota House committee Wednesday, May 3, 2017, about a procedure she underwent as a child known as female genital mutilation, also called female circumcision. With her is Rep. Mary Franson of Alexandria, sponsor of a bill making the procedure a felony; parents could be prosecuted under the bill. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Bill fighting female genital mutilation starts through MN Legislature
    ST. PAUL—Farhio Khalif brought a "hush hush" religious ritual often called female genital mutilation into the open, saying the procedure...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 4, 2017 - 9:22am
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