News 02.02.17
2 February 2017 News
The Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information regarding vandalism at a cemetery in Berlin. Chief Deputy Mark Putzke says sometime between January 20th and 22nd, Cemetery cross symbols were damaged at the St. Michaels Cemetery on the west side of Berlin. Putzke says the damage was severe and the cross symbols needed either repair or replacement. Berlin Police are actively investigation this crime and would like to talk to anyone having knowledge regarding this incident or previous incidents at the cemetery.
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One hundred sixty three private and religious schools have registered for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program including six schools in Fond du lac and Dodge counties. Winnebago Lutheran Academy, Saint Mary’s Springs Academy, Fond du Lac Christian School, Central Wisconsin Christian in Waupun, Saint John’s Lutheran in Mayville and Saint Katherine Drexel in Beaver Dam have all registered. Statewide 241 schools including 31 new private schools applied to participate on the voucher program. Eligible students grades K-8 may attend a private school with no charge and students grades 9-12 may be charged tuition if their family exceeds 220 percent of the federal poverty level.
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An advisory committee finalizes its recommendations for revising Wisconsin’s long-term chronic wasting disease plan. The committee finished its work Wednesday. The recommendations include targeted culling, penalties for deer farm escapes, enhanced deer farm fencing, requiring deer farms to be insured to cover the state’s cost of recovering escaped animals and a call for a statewide baiting and feeding ban. The recommendations now go to the Department of Natural Resources. Agency officials will prepare a final plan to present to the Natural Resources Board in March. It’s unclear when the board will vote on the changes. The DNR, the Conservation Congress and state agriculture officials formed the committee last year to review the state’s 15-year CWD plan. The committee has been working on developing its recommendations since October.
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Attorney General Brad Schimel says the state has renewed a deal that provides public entities with rebates on an opioid overdose antidote. Schimel issued a news release Wednesday saying he has renewed an agreement with Amphastar Pharmaceuticals that calls for the company to continue to provide a $6 rebate for each Amphastar naloxone syringe public entities purchase through Feb. 1, 2018. Naloxone is often branded as Narcan. It can be administered as a nasal spray or injection and can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose within minutes. Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill in 2013 that permits first responders and paramedics to administer naloxone if they’ve received the proper training.
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Gov. Scott Walker is proposing to increase a tax credit for Wisconsin’s working poor as part of his initiative to wean people off of state welfare programs. Walker announced Wednesday that he was proposing increasing the maximum Earned Income Tax Credit from $135 to $371 for low income workers with one child. He says that would benefit about 130,000 small families and bring about 850 families over the poverty line. The move to increase the tax credit comes after Walker cut it in 2011. Walker says in a statement that families are the “foundation of our society” and his proposal is vital to his plans to ensure working families are rewarded, not penalized. The plan will be part of the state budget Walker releases next week.
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The Green Bay Packers and promoter Live Nation have confirmed the ‘Piano Man’ will perform at Lambeau Field in June. Billy Joel’s concert is scheduled for Saturday, June 17. Live Nation says ticket prices will range from $49.50 to $139.50. Tickets go on sale to the general public Feb. 10. The Packers say it will be Joel’s only live concert appearance in Wisconsin this year and his first in Green Bay. The team plans to make the performer an official team shareholder. Joel plays one show a month at Madison Square Garden where he’s sold out every show from January 2014 through December.
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