Government

By Kim Swisher, Publisher The upcoming primary for the April 4th Wisconsin Supreme Court election has the possibility to change the balance of power of the Court and the state legislatures. Four candidates are running to replace conservative Justice Patience Roggensack, who has served since 2003 and is retiring at the end of her term…

Compiled by Northwoods News staff Voters are facing changes this election season and important deadlines are rapidly approaching. The November 8th general election will decide races for all Wisconsin State Assembly seats, many Wisconsin State Senate seats, the Governor, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. Local elections for county and municipal seats…

Today, February 15th, is Spring elections in the Northwoods. We visited county websites to provide you with voting information, and here’s what we found: Forest County – http://www.co.forest.wi.gov/docs_by_cat_type.asp?doccatid=320&locid=145 Lincoln County – https://co.lincoln.wi.us/county-clerk/page/elections Oneida County – https://www.co.oneida.wi.us/government/election-information/ Price County – https://www.co.price.wi.us/317/Elections Vilas County – https://www.vilascountywi.gov/residents/elections/election_results.php#outer-1120sub-1179 If your county isn’t listed, we didn’t find any information. Visit…

By the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity has released “Rural Voices for Prosperity: A Report of the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity,” which calls for coordinated measures across state government to meet the needs of Wisconsin’s rural communities. The…