Weekly Review - March 18, 2025

Madison Elections, Education Reform, Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Spending

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Editor Four Lakes Voices
March 18, 2025

The Spring Election is coming up quickly and, with that in mind, we wanted to share some news relevant to Madison’s elections, thoughts on education reform, and current spending in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.

Articles In This Issue

It’s the law! (We think)

As we age, we let go of some of our ambitions, realizing they will never materialize. The Head Groundskeeper has come to accept that he’ll never be put on paid leave, like Madison’s city clerk.

Who among us has not stumbled across an overdue library book once thought lost? Maybe a kid that you forgot you had? Madison’s city clerk stumbled across a tranche of uncounted ballots from the last election. (We can imagine her reaction: “This isn’t good!”) So now Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl is on paid leave. Getting a paycheck without working! The dream of every red-blooded American!

Education Reform

Representative Tony Kurtz - Legislative E-Update February 2025

In a recent Legislative E-Update, Representative Tony Kurtz updated constituents on many issues - Innovation Fund, Listening Sessions, Governor’s Proposed Budget, and Education Reform. Education is major issue in the April election, so it is a good time to learn a bit more about what the Assembly is doing with education reform.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin Race Spending