Around Town
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: The I-S Rec Association is looking for a boys basketball coordinator for grades 3-8. If you are interested or would like to learn more come to the ISRA meeting, message us or reach out to Miranda Bestul mbartel20@yahoo.com.
TOURNAMENT TIME: The Lady T-Birds basketball team will plays its first WIAA tournament game on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. at Weyauwega-Fremont.
Around the State
NUCLEAR ENERGY RESOLUTION: Nine years after then-Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation lifting a moratorium on building new nuclear power plants, Rep. David Steffen and Sen. Julian Bradley are circulating a joint resolution supporting expansion of nuclear energy production in Wisconsin. Read the Badger Institute story about it here.
STATE’S HELLISH HEALTHCARE SKID: In the latest edition of America’s Health Rankings, published Jan. 28, Wisconsin ranked 33rd in health outcomes. The Badger State fell from 12th best in health outcomes in 1990 to 19th in 2019 before a change in methodology, to 33rd today. Wisconsin’s ranking for children’s health outcomes is even worse, dropping to a record low of 39th in 2024. Read the story here.
PRISON REFORM: Gov. Tony Evers is pushing for prison reform in his 2025-27 biennial budget. The sweeping plan calls for closing Green Bay Correctional Institution, converting Lincoln Hills & Copper Lake schools from youth facilities to a prison for adult men and transforming Waupun Correctional Institution into a modern facility that offers vocational training to inmates at a cost of $500 million – part of a decade long $1.2 billion program. As of Feb. 7, just over 23,000 people were in Wisconsin prisons. The Evers Administration said that is expected to grow to 24,000 over the next two years. Read the story here. Read the Wisconsin Watch story here.
