News 9.14.17
14 September 2017 News
Twenty two drunken driving arrests were made throughout Fond du Lac County during the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” initiative. Captain Ryan Waldeschmidt says while the focus was to discourage drunken driving, officers also issued citations and made arrests during the traffic stops. That included 257 speeding violations, 70 operating after revocation or suspension violations, 14 safety belt violations, 2 misdemeanor arrests and 2 warrant arrests. The initiative ran from August 18th through September 4th.
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A Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain says he’s not sure what impact a bill would have that would strip repeat drunken drivers of their licenses for at least a decade. The proposal calls for revoking licenses of anyone who commits four or more drunken driving offenses or anyone who commits two or more offenses and has at least two convictions for serious crimes involving a vehicle. Sheriff’s captain Ryan Waldschmidt says drunken drivers need to be deterred from getting behind the wheel in the first place. It passed the Assembly last year but didn’t get a floor vote in the Senate.
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Gov. Scott Walker says he is fine with two changes Republicans made to the $3 billion Foxconn Technology Group incentive package before passing it. Walker told reporters Wednesday on a conference call that the changes made were “good” and he looks forward to signing the bill. It passed the Senate 20-13 and the Assembly was slated to approve it today. One change made by the Senate would give the Wisconsin Supreme Court the option to accept appeals of certain circuit court rulings affecting Foxconn. A previous version of the bill sent all appeals directly to the Supreme Court, skipping the state appeals court. The other change makes clear that Walker’s administration will set minimum job-creation requirements for Foxconn in the contract. It could get up to $1.35 billion in cash payments for creating 13,000 jobs.
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The UW-Madison lab that checks deer carcasses for chronic wasting disease says new scientific research shows the importance of testing. Keith Poulsen at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, says it would be a mistake to not get your deer tested for CWD this fall. Hunters can bring a deer’s head for testing to DNR registration stations — which are listed on the agency website — or to the diagnostic lab. Wisconsin’s archery season for deer opens Saturday, and the firearms season starts November 18.
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