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Around the State
TOMCZYK COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT: State Sen. Cory Tomczyk (R-Mosinee) has been named Vice-Chair of the Special Committee on Oversight of the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Tomczyk pledged to ensure transparency and accountability, and to investigate Attorney General Josh Kaul’s actions, emphasizing the Legislature’s duty to oversee executive agencies.
TRUMP AIDS FACING TRIAL: A Wisconsin judge ruled Monday there is sufficient evidence for trial against a Trump attorney and aide, charged with felony forgery for allegedly submitting false Republican electors in the 2020 election. The scheme claimed Trump won Wisconsin, despite his loss to Joe Biden. Read the AP story here.
COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECTS BILL: A proposed bill in the Wisconsin Legislature would allow farmers and developers to build small “solar gardens” for community solar projects, expanding offerings beyond utility companies and cooperatives. The legislation would permit new “subscriber organizations” to own or operate these solar facilities. Local residents could subscribe and receive credits on their electric bills, increasing access to renewable energy options across the state if the bill becomes law. Read the Wisconsin Public Radio story here.
Interesting Facts
In the daily surfing of the internet, some interesting facts arise that are worth sharing. These are a few recently seen.
WHITE CHRISTMAS: The song “White Christmas” came out in 1941, and its lyrics were associated with World War II.
JESUS AND DEC. 25: How did Jesus’ birthday come to be Dec. 25? Theologians of the early Church were more concerned about when Jesus was conceived, and they believed it was during Passover, on March 25 of the Roman calendar. This makes the nativity of the Christ Child Dec. 25. It really didn’t have anything to do with the Winter solstice.
INITIALISM: Where did the acronym “OK” come from? President Martin Van Buren was on his 1840 reelection tour with the campaign nickname of “Old Kinderhook,” which referred to his New York hometown. Campaign organizers picked up on the Boston newspaper’s use of “OK,” and turned it into a slogan — “OK is OK.” President Woodrow Wilson used the spelling “okeh” to sign off on documents — this version comes from the spelling of a Choctaw word that sounds similar to “OK” and means “it is so.”
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES: The favorite cookie of millions, the chocolate chip cookie is almost 100 years old. It was popularized in the 1930s by Ruth Wakefield, who owned a restaurant named Toll House Inn and called her cookie “Toll House Cookie”. Nestlé got into the act in 1939 when it acquired the permission to promote its chocolate.
