This is your WCFW Daily News Roundup for 105-7 CFW in Chippewa Falls and 93-5 The Tap in Eau Claire.
For 105-7 CFW News, I'm James Kelly.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Milwaukee County executive David Crowley visited Eau Claire over the weekend with less than a month ago until the midterm election.
Crowley spoke with local residents at Forage in downtown Eau Claire on Sunday morning, thanking them for their support and energizing them for the final stretch of the campaign.
He also shared his plans to address data center development in Wisconsin, an issue that has risen to the forefront of voters' minds over the last year.
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mean, I can't believe I'm now data center data crop.
That would be very clear.
We're going to be extremely aggressive about protecting our land, protecting our air, protecting our water quality.
But it's also important that every single community have a seat at the table.
Data centers need to earn their way.
And if a community doesn't want a data center, then it would not be forced to have a data center.
And there's no if, and, or once in a while.
Healthcare is another issue of particular interest to the Chippewa Valley after years of working to address the sudden closure of two hospitals and a number of clinics.
Amid those struggles, federal cuts to Medicaid have also put more rural health care facilities at risk, with more cuts scheduled to go into effect following the midterm election.
Crowley highlighted expanding BadgerCare and creating a public option as a significant goal for his administration of elected to address that issue.
And so my goal is to expand badger care, make it as a, turn it into an alternative to for profit insurance, allowing people to pay into this pool to make sure that people don't fall through the cracks, incentivizing our providers to make sure that people are within network and no longer have to travel hours away just to get the care that they need.
It needs to be available whenever and wherever they need it.
And so I'm looking forward to working with our rural communities, our rural hospitals, as well as as a state legislature to make sure that we're finding a
moving forward so we can bring cause down for everybody.
Crowley will face off with Republican Congressman Tom Tiffani for Wisconsin Governor in the November election.
For 1057 CFW News, I'm James Kelly.
For Civic Media News, I'm Connie Feldman.
With brewers fever sweeping Wisconsin state officials are warning fans to watch out for ticket scams.
The Wisconsin Department of Trade and Consumer Protection says sold out events like playoff games are a breeding ground for scammers hawking fake or counterfeit tickets.
DATCP Secretary Randy Romansky says be wary of too good to be true offers.
Sellers offering ticket printouts or photocopies and any requests to pay by wire transfer or prepaid debit cards.
He says the best way to buy tickets is directly from the team's website or official box office.
If you do go to the secondary market for tickets, he says make sure to use platforms with built-in buyer guarantees like SeatGeek and always make sure to check for hidden fees before checking out.
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Call says his office is preparing for possible election security issues ahead of November's election.
In an interview with Civic Media Call addressed concerns about federal agents being sent to polling places.
It's against federal law for a federal officer to direct armed agents to an active polling place, and I don't think that the Trump administration will be violating that law, but if they do, we are prepared to respond.
He encourages voters to report any concerns.
First, somebody can contact one of the folks who's working at the polling place where they are.
They can also contact their local clerk or the state election commission.
Call also raised concerns about possible mail delivery delays and urged absentee voters to return their ballots early.
The race for Green Bay Mayor just got a bit bigger as City Council President Alyssa Profitt officially kicked off her campaign last Friday.
Profitt says her decision to run for Mayor comes from what she's learned working with current Mayor Eric Genrich and encouragement from people in her Green Bay neighborhood.
Profitt joins former Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmidt as the only announced candidate in the race.
Mayor Genrich recently announced he will not seek a third term.
The new Oshkosh law tilting power of the pub crawl to police seems to have made an impact.
Residents say this year's pub crawl event last weekend was quieter and less violent than in years past.
Saturday's event was the first pub crawl since the Oshkosh Common Council unanimously passed the ordinance in September to strengthen law enforcement around the event, an unsanctioned tradition of bar hopping that spawns house parties near the UW Oshkosh campus.
Last spring's pub crawl prompted 65 calls for police who gave out more than 40 tickets and arrested 10 people.
A 23-year-old man was also arrested after an alleged shooting near the UWO campus.
With just weeks to go until the November election, Democratic candidate for Wisconsin's third congressional district, Rebecca Cook, spoke to voters around the health care crisis and the impact the Trump administration is having on rural hospitals.
Civic media's James Kelly takes us to the Chippewa Valley campaign stop.
During a press conference outside the former HSH's Sacred Heart Hospital site on Thursday, Cook criticized the one big beautiful bill passed last year and the impact it could have on rural hospitals.
The hospital that's behind us here has been closed for years.
And when it closed, we lost behavioral health beds.
We lost labor and delivery.
We lost a fixture in this community that has ensured that people have access to care here in the Chippewa Valley.
Cook says if Democrats take control of the House of Representatives and Senate in the November election, their first legislative session should be solely focused on health care.
I'm James Kelly for Civic Media News.
Medicaid cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are projected to cost Wisconsin roughly $7 billion in federal Medicaid funding over 10 years, severely straining rural healthcare infrastructure.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media
News.
Partly to Mostly Cloudy today with a high right around 67 this afternoon.
Tonight, Partly Cloudy with clouds increasing our low dropping to 50 tomorrow.
Mostly sunny with a high of 65.
IBD Urologist Sean Cable.
Outside now it's 53.
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