Government

Nomination papers can now be circulated for people interested in running for elective office in local municipalities in the spring. The general election is April 5, with a primary if necessary on Feb. 16. 

The deadline to submit nomination papers is Tuesday, Jan. 4, at 5 p.m.

From WisPolitics

 

Things are a little messy right now as Republicans look for their candidate to take on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

By a vote of 31-1, the Outagamie County Board of Supervisors approved County Executive Tom Nelson’s 2022 budget. It includes a declining tax rate (4.2 percent) for the seventh year in a row; maintains a Aaa bond rating for the 12th year in a row; and fully funds all county services. 

In recent years, police budgets have faced heightened public scrutiny — a trend that only intensified after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020. This has included a push by some activists to “defund” local police departments.

From WisPolitics

 

Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin who narrowly won their seats are gearing up for 2022 campaigns as they face Republican opposition and the uncertainties of redistricting.

After beating rival Appleton North 1-0 in a sectional semifinal the day prior, the Kimberly girls’ soccer team — which starts more than a handful of freshmen and sophomores — made its way to Saturday’s sectional final, played on North’s home turf, against fellow No. 1 seed Hudson.

State and local governments in Wisconsin are on track to receive nearly $20 billion in federal aid from COVID-19 relief measures enacted in the last 13 months, more than double what the state received from the 2009 federal stimulus amid the Great Recession, according to a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report.