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WIZMnews.com Area legislators weighed in on the passage of the 2025-27 biennial budget signed into law early Thursday morning by Governor Tony Evers. Here are their comments. Sen. Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska) District 32 “While this budget is far from perfect, it’s considerably better for our state than the budget that the majority party was considering…

WIZMnews.com Famed competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut reclaimed his title Friday at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest after skipping last year’s gastronomic battle in New York for the coveted Mustard Belt. Chestnut, 41, consumed 70 1/2 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, falling short of his 2021 record of 76 wieners…

WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate passed a compromise state budget on a bipartisan vote Wednesday in a race to approve a deal reached between Gov. Tony Evers and majority Republicans. Lawmakers were rushing to pass the plan and get it signed into law before federal law changes take effect that could cost Wisconsin hospitals $1.5 billion.…

WIZMnews.com ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The man charged with killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband on June 14, and wounding a state senator and his wife, said Thursday that he’s looking forward to the facts coming out about what happened that day. During a court appearance, Vance Boelter waived his right to full hearings…

WIZMnews.com After seven years of roadblocks in Madison, long-awaited state funding has been approved for the second half of a new science center at UW-La Crosse. The university announced that the new Wisconsin budget signed by Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday includes $194 million in funding needed for the second building of the Prairie Springs…

WIZMnews.com Local businessman and community leader Dirk Gasterland has passed away at 81.   While he served as the President and CEO of Coulee Bank in La Crosse for many years, he’s also well known for his giving back to the community.    He was involved with a number of non-profits and organizations including the…

WIZMnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a Fourth of July deadline. The tight roll call, 218-214, came at a potentially high political cost, with two Republicans joining all Democrats…

WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a new two-year budget in the early morning hours Thursday in a race against Congress to ensure the state gets a federal Medicaid match that it would lose under President Trump’s tax and spending cuts package. In an extraordinarily rapid succession of events, Evers and Republican lawmakers unveiled…

WIZMnews.com ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The man charged with killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband on June 14, and wounding a state senator and his wife, said Thursday that he’s looking forward to the facts coming out about what happened that day. During a court appearance, Vance Boelter waived his right to full hearings…

WIZMnews.com After seven years of roadblocks in Madison, long-awaited state funding has been approved for the second half of a new science center at UW-La Crosse. The university announced that the new Wisconsin budget signed by Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday includes $194 million in funding needed for the second building of the Prairie Springs…