Wisconsin personal income tax rising despite nationwide slump
Wisconsin tax receipts show personal income tax up while federal shares lag. IRS reports a 4.4 percent drop in revenue for the year ending June 30, citing law changes like removal of surcharges and higher personal exemptions. Corporate taxes fell 15.3 percent, but state personal income tax rose 3.5 percent amid forecasts of recovery and higher corporate rates.
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Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance
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Sturgis Daily Journal Purchase Announced
Green Bay Press Gazette owner Daniel Beisel announces acquisition of the Sturgis Daily Journal. Harold Pringle retires as Michigan paper president. Douglas Bullock to lead. Sturgis Journal Inc board adds Everson and Robishaw. No personnel changes planned. The Journal circulates 8500 six days weekly near Indiana border.
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Michigan
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Pringle
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Judge disqualifies himself in Wisconsin school funding case
U S District Judge James E Doyle disqualifies himself from a case where Superior residents challenge Wisconsin school financing. He notes his wife was named by Gov Lucey to head a study on school financing and is president of the Madison Board of Education. The suit claims poorer districts lack equal protection due to property tax based funding.
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Wisconsin
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Pay raise disclosure bill targets high earners in Wisconsin
State Rep. Harout Sanasarian introduces a bill requiring written press notice before any pay raise for state employees earning over 25 000 a year. He notes 509 such workers exist, nearly 400 at the University of Wisconsin, to let the press and lawmakers track high pay. The measure aims to improve transparency in state compensation.
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University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Electric rate hike denial sparks dissent in PSC
Madison Wisconsin Public Service Commission rejected State Rep Harout Sanasarian bid for a re hearing on a 22.4 million revenue increase granted to Wisconsin Electric Power Co Chairman Eich who dissented in the original order again calls the denial arbitrary and capricious and says the move imposes unwarranted costs on consumers in the southeastern service area
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Sloppy Storm Hits Green County With Slippery Roads
A heavy rain sleet and wet snow storm slicks county roads in Green County. Deputies report high call volume from holiday travelers and urge extreme caution as weather shifts by the mile. Official readings show 1.05 inches of precipitation at the Monroe Sewage Plant from 7 a.m. Wednesday to 7 a.m. today.
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Bhutto proposes federation amid Bangladesh crisis
President Bhutto suggests a loose federation linking Bangladesh and West Pakistan with separate economies and foreign relations, aiming for autonomy while maintaining unity. Analysts doubt Sheik Mujibur Rehman would accept or be bound by any deal, amid India’s pressure and UN mediation efforts.
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Air strike ends as deepest North Vietnam raid concludes
The five day U S air campaign against North Vietnam ends after over 1000 combat strikes. U S losses include three planes and five missing fliers with one rescued. North Vietnam claims 14 U S planes shot down and pilots killed or captured.
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Supreme Court Justice John Harlan dies at 72
Justice John Marshall Harlan, 72, died of cancer in Washington after 18 years on the Supreme Court. Nixon called him a giant. Rehnquist named to replace him. A memorial says his career balanced legal scholarship with public service. Road toll update notes Wisconsin 1971 highway deaths reach 1,118, vs 1,125 a year ago.
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Nixon Brandt Meeting Ends On Cordial Note
In Key Biscayne Nixon and West German Chancellor Willy Brandt closed their talks with mutual goodwill and pledges to stay close allies. A surprise was Nixon naming David M Kennedy as the new US Ambassador to NATO as Kennedy remains ambassador at large. discussions stressed continuing US European support and a sizable American forces presence in Europe. The leaders reported no disagreements and planned future meetings as Brandt and family began a Gulf coast holiday at Longboat Key Florida.
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Monroe Evening Times skips New Year’s Day edition
The Monroe Evening Times will not publish on Saturday for New Year’s Day. Publication continues as normal on Friday and Monday.
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