Hometown Broadcasting News Thursday 8/19/20
19 August 2021 News
Michigan Man Federally Indicted For Traveling To Wisconsin To Have Sex With Teen
A Michigan man has been indicted by a federal grand just after traveling to Wisconsin to have sex with a 15-year-old girl. Forty-two-year-old Scott Sundberg of Ishpeming, Michigan was arrested by local and federal authorities in Milwaukee last Friday. He began exchanging instant messages with an individual whom he believed to be the parent of a 15-year-old girl living in Oshkosh. The criminal complaint alleges that Sundberg expressed repeated interest in engaging in sexual activity with the girl and also sent pornographic images of children engaged in explicit sexual activity. Sundberg was actually messaging a law enforcement agent working with the FBI and Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office in “Operation Kick Boxer.” The indictment alleges that Sundberg used a computer to attempt to persuade, induce, or entice a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity.
Third Dose Of COVID Vaccine Recommended For Immunocompromised
The state’s Department of Health Services is supporting the recommendation that some immunocompromised people are recommended and eligible to get an additional dose of Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine following a completed series. That’s for ages 12 and up for those who got the Pfizer shots and 18 and up for those who received Moderna vaccine. After rigorous review of all available data, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last Thursday authorized the additional dose for certain immunocompromised people. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices followed suit last Friday.
COVID News Good And Bad
Ripon Community COVID-19 Task Force member Jeff Puhlmann Becker says there’s been good and bad news lately on the coronavirus front. He says the good news is that Wisconsin finally reached the point where more than 50 percent of its population has completed vaccinations for the virus. “Gosh I wish the number was higher, but it seems like we were stalled there at less than 50 and now we are at 50.2 percent. So that is the good news.” He says the bad news is the Delta variant of the virus is really taking ahold and making an impact. He notes positivity rates for new cases are up and the average number of new cases we are seeing in the state on a daily basis is at a level we haven’t seen since last February.
Ballweg On Tax Breaks
State Senator Joan Ballweg says the State Legislature’s Republicans were proud of the work they did on the State Budget to give people some tax breaks. The state lawmaker from Markesan says that includes reducing one of the income tax brackets.“And this is going to affect most people if you earn over $26,000 a year you are going to receive a tax benefit moving forward by reducing that income tax bracket by a whole percent.” She says people will also get a break on their property taxes because the state invested more money in Technical Colleges and K-12 schools, which will reduce property owners’ share of those taxes. Ballweg says in total including all of their investments and the $2.6 billion in federal COVID aid, Wisconsin schools will see an increase of $2,900 per student in funding over the previous budget.
Congressman Grothman Introduces Student Loan Debt Legislation
Congressman Glenn Grothman has introduced two bills that could impact student debt. The federal lawmaker says one would restore the right to discharge student loan debt through bankruptcy. The hope there is that lender’s will be more responsible when giving out loans to those attending colleges, universities, and technical colleges. “I’d like to go back to the old system for the new loans and say they can be subject to bankruptcy and if that was so it would force the system to change and you wouldn’t be giving out unlimited loans to anybody.” The other bill called the Responsible Borrowing Act would allow institutions of higher education to implement guard rails on how much money students can borrow. The bill has the endorsement of Moraine Park Technical College President Bonnie Baerwald and was suggested by the president of a private college.
Arc Advocate Award
The Arc Fond du Lac recently honored the Appleton International Airport with its 2020 Advocate Award for their partnership in the Wings for All program. The Arc is an organization empowering adults and youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities through advocacy, education, and services to become integrated into the community. Wings for All is designed to remove barriers to flying for individuals with special needs and their families while providing aviation professionals a valuable training opportunity to better accommodate passengers with disabilities. The Advocate Award is awarded annually by The Arc Fond du Lac to individual businesses, who have successfully advocated on behalf of persons with developmental disabilities to improve their quality of life. The award was presented during the Take a Swing for The Arc golf event on August 6th.
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