It's Wayne Mauser, Local News.
The NFL has sidelined Packers running back Josh Jacobs while criminal charges against him move through the court.
Jacobs is now on the commissioner's exempt list, so he cannot practice or attend games with Green Bay.
He was charged Thursday with misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property following a May arrest.
Jacobs denies the accusations.
His lawyers say he intends to return to the Packers and the NFL after the review is finished.
Two teenage boys died Saturday when their car went off the road and hit a tree in Marinette County.
Marinette Sheriff's deputies say the crash happened shortly before 11 p.m.
on County Highway G east of Crivets.
They say the teen driver lost control on a curve, went into a ditch, and hit a tree.
The Sheriff's office identified the driver as 16-year-old Landon England from Menominee, Michigan.
17-year-old Princeton Welty from Crivets was also killed in the crash.
A nationwide bench warrant has been issued for an Eau Claire woman who failed to appear at her sentencing hearing on charges of child neglect.
Civic media's James Kelly has more.
According to court documents, 36-year-old Tony Hammons was scheduled to appear in court on August 28 for sentencing after pleading no contests to four counts of chronic neglect of a child as party to a crime.
An investigation was launched after school employees reported malnourishment concerns with their four children.
Their step-parent, Mary Bentley Orem, was also sentenced to over four years in prison in October.
I'm James Kelly for Civic Media News.
More state tax money than expected could leave Wisconsin with a nearly $3 billion surplus.
However...
There's still no agreement on how to use it.
New figures show tax collections rose 3.4% from the year before and came in about 2% higher than projected.
Republican budget leaders say they want to revisit tax relief and property tax help, along with the support for schools.
75 veterans who served during the global war on terror are back home in Wisconsin after a four-day mission of healing retreat.
The veterans left the Fox Valley last Thursday to tour the 9-11 Memorial and Museum in New York, along with the Freedom Tower and Statue of Liberty.
Organizers say the trip is a chance for veterans to reflect on their own service, while sharing the bond that comes with those who've lived through some of the same experiences.
The trip is offered at no cost to veterans as a way to celebrate the veterans and their families, organizers say, while helping them find a healthier path forward.
Heavy rain on Saturday brought IndyCar's only double header of the season to a halt at the Milwaukee mile on Saturday, intensifying rain forced drivers off the track on lap 90.
Race 1 was delayed further by storms yesterday morning, but did eventually resume, and drivers completed both races yesterday.
That Saturday soaker was a precursor to a hot and humid weather pattern setting in across our state.
National Weather Service forecasters say it'll be hot and stormy over the next few days in much of Wisconsin.
Temps are expected to be in the upper 80s and 90s with chances for scattered afternoon and evening storms.
More details coming up in weather.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
The Brewers take on the Cubs again.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with sports where the Brewers face the Cubs tonight in game two of a four game series at Wrigley Field.
The Brewers got drilled last night 17-3.
The Cubs clay homes pitch great.
The Brewers Kyle Harrison did not giving up five home runs before Pat Murphy yanked him out of the game in the fourth inning.
Starting pitcher.
didn't give us what we needed to have.
And it's all there's to it.
And then you get behind in a game like that against a pitcher that that guy was great tonight.
And Cubs offense was right on point.
College football, the Wisconsin Badgers getting ready for their season opener against Notre Dame Sunday inside Lambeau Fielding Green Bay.
We know this is a huge game in game one and kicking off the way we're kicking off in Lambeau against Notre Dame.
But we also understand there's a journey here.
And so there aren't decisions made completely on a lot of guys just yet.
and we'll have to figure that thing out as we get closer to game.
That's Wisconsin Badger Head Coach Luke Fickle.
The Badgers are 20 point underdogs with sports on Mike Clemens.
Mostly sunny today are high in the mid to upper 80s this afternoon.
Tonight it'll be mostly cloudy with a few scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight or low upper 50s to low 60s tomorrow.
An early shower or a thunderstorm then partly cloudy with a high in the upper 70s to low 80s.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
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Joining us at this time, we have a Joe Menheisen, who is the vice president of membership and resource development for Envision Greater Fond du Lac.
Good morning.
Good morning, Bob.
How you doing?
Good.
Thanks for joining us.
You bet.
Always a pleasure to be on the air.
Well, Joe, election season is coming up.
I guess I don't have to tell you that.
Big election in November.
But there are also offices that will be up
for election next spring.
And Envision offers a course called Pop 101.
What is Pop 101?
Great question.
That stands for Public Office Preparation.
And a 101 course means that it's very accessible.
This is all information that is meant for people who are brand new to local politics.
Okay, so I see that pop 101 will be offered not this month, but next month
That's right coming up.
Yeah, it is September already that happens quick But it will be the end of October.
So there's a little bit of time yet But as you mentioned, this is really focused on the nonpartisan offices in local government and giving people education so that they can understand where they could fit and
and encourage them to run and hold those offices.
So we're talking about city councils, county board, school boards, village boards, town boards, those sorts of things.
And those are all going to be on the ballot in April.
Depending where you live, you may or may not have a supervisor for your township or for your, you know, people on your school board that may be terming off or running for reelection.
All of that stuff will also be on our website soon, where you can go on to our advocacy page and you can see all of the different positions that will be on the ballot in April for Fond du Lac County, depending on where you live.
So that is part of the course, is just getting an understanding of what's available to you.
But then a lot of it is focused on, what does it take to serve well in these local offices?
One of the things that I encounter a lot when I talk with people is that there's this kind of mystique around who's in charge in public office and what a lot of people come to realize is, it's just you and me, it's just our neighbors, it's people that we know, it's people we go to church with.
They have made the step of just saying, I'll put my name on a ballot and I'll hold this office.
But there's nothing really that sets them apart.
in their qualifications from average people and that's how our local government was set up.
It's to be run by average citizens.
So once we get through that kind of overcoming that mystery, I think it's a lot easier for people to see themselves in these seats and understand that they can also do this and that maybe we need their perspective on these boards and commissions.
So then the rest of the program is kind of laying out to how do you get there.
Okay, so you have two three-hour programs, so you have to take all six hours, but who is it that runs the course for you?
We bring in local experts.
So there's there's different components the detailed portion of understanding the dynamic of rules and timelines for ballots that's presented by our county clerk Lisa Freiberg who is an expert Not only just for our county, but she's really widely
recognized that state level is being kind of a gold standard for county clerks.
So she's a great resource for us.
We also bring in the former president of the Wisconsin League of Municipalities, Jerry Deshane, who has a career's worth of experience in non-partisan governmental leadership.
So his
role has been oversight of all different levels of municipal leaders at
the state level and so he has interacted and seen all kinds of issues and how they've played out and see what makes a good local servant and how to try to encourage that in people.
So those are two of our main presenters but we also bring in folks who have served on councils before who have been through the election process so they can share some of their do's and don'ts, tips and tricks and it makes a great
a great audience for our participants to just ask any question they want because people come at this from different angles.
Some are genuinely just totally fresh and want to understand the whole thing.
Some of them have been maybe thinking about it for a while and so they would like an opportunity to just fine-tune some of their ideas or talk about particulars and this is the right place to be able to do that.
Okay, more details are available on InVision's website now.
We also wanted to talk to you about advocacy for a strategic plan.
I'm not sure if I got that right.
Well, I could try.
Advocacy is a big part of what we do, but I think that's kind of a misunderstood word sometimes, too.
Because a lot of people when they hear advocacy, they may think endorsement.
And that's a component of it.
But our advocacy and vision
When it comes to political candidates, for example, we take a hard line that we don't make endorsements.
And so we're not playing necessarily in that space.
But our advocacy when it comes to election is education.
So what you can expect for Envision is throughout the rhythm of election cycles, we will host candidate forums where we get
Every candidate has the same opportunity to ask questions on the issues that we think are important.
Of course, Envision stands for growing the local economy and looking at our communities through a 20-plus year lens and trying to tackle the bigger issues while also harnessing the power of the business community to take those on.
And so our particular interest with local government is how are you
harnessing the resources of the business community and your largest taxpayers in any given municipality to build the community up for good for the long term.
So we ask a lot of questions around those issues so that people can understand if you're going to be voting.
Who are you voting for?
Where do they stand on these issues?
But another part that we play a heavy role in for advocacy is at the state level.
We're often involved in certain discussions of bills during legislative sessions, along with other chambers throughout the state, but we represent the best interests of our membership base here in Fond du Lac County.
And so through conversations and information that we obtain through business retention and expansion visits and through meetings of our advocacy committee,
we take the interests of the business community and we relay those to state government when they are considering different policy changes.
And so we maintain good relationships with our state legislators and we have conversations about different pieces of legislation and do a little bit of soft lobbying on things and that's all part of our advocacy work as well.
A lot of what we do
can be found on our website.
That's a new project of mine has been to launch a revamped advocacy page on EnvisionGraderFDL.com.
So it's EnvisionGraderFDL.com forward slash advocacy.
And there you can see a whole host of things, including our stated legislative priorities.
So what does Envision stand for on the issues?
What issues do we think are important and are we actively involved in?
That's our legislative agenda, so you can see that document there.
You can also see some of the success stories that we've had over the past couple of years in maybe bills that we have lobbied for at the state level, which are passed into law now, or a grant that we received that I think we've talked about in this program for taking on talent attraction.
So it's a way of us tracking where we've been that has been some wins for the organization.
But then again, that's also where you can find what I referenced earlier.
about resources for upcoming elections.
So you can see the information about how would I get onto a ballot, what are the timelines, and then who's going to be on my ballot, and what should I be prepared for for positions that'll be open on my ballot for my address in my municipality.
So there's a lot of stuff on there, and I want to encourage all the listeners to check out that page if they're interested in some of that information or maybe ways to get involved in some of our advocacy efforts.
Well, Joe, thank you very much for joining us this morning.
Appreciate your time.
You bet.
Always a pleasure.
Thanks, Bob.
We've been talking with Joe Van Heisen, who is the vice president of membership and resource development for InVisionGrader.
Von Delac.
Joining us at this time, we have a Joe Menheisen, who is the vice president of membership and resource development for Envision Greater Fond du Lac.
Good morning.
Good morning, Bob.
How you doing?
Good.
Thanks for joining us.
You bet.
Always a pleasure to be on the air.
Well, Joe, election season is coming up.
I guess I don't have to tell you that.
Big election in November.
But there are also offices that will be up
for election next spring.
And Envision offers a course called Pop 101.
What is Pop 101?
Great question.
That stands for Public Office Preparation.
And a 101 course means that it's very accessible.
This is all information that is meant for people who are brand new to local politics.
Okay, so I see that pop 101 will be offered not this month, but next month
That's right coming up.
Yeah, it is September already that happens quick But it will be the end of October.
So there's a little bit of time yet But as you mentioned, this is really focused on the nonpartisan offices in local government and giving people education so that they can understand where they could fit and
and encourage them to run and hold those offices.
So we're talking about city councils, county board, school boards, village boards, town boards, those sorts of things.
And those are all going to be on the ballot in April.
Depending where you live, you may or may not have a supervisor for your township or for your, you know, people on your school board that may be terming off or running for reelection.
All of that stuff will also be on our website soon, where you can go on to our advocacy page and you can see all of the different positions that will be on the ballot in April for Fond du Lac County, depending on where you live.
So that is part of the course, is just getting an understanding of what's available to you.
But then a lot of it is focused on, what does it take to serve well in these local offices?
One of the things that I encounter a lot when I talk with people is that there's this kind of mystique around who's in charge in public office and what a lot of people come to realize is, it's just you and me, it's just our neighbors, it's people that we know, it's people we go to church with.
They have made the step of just saying, I'll put my name on a ballot and I'll hold this office.
But there's nothing really that sets them apart.
in their qualifications from average people and that's how our local government was set up.
It's to be run by average citizens.
So once we get through that kind of overcoming that mystery, I think it's a lot easier for people to see themselves in these seats and understand that they can also do this and that maybe we need their perspective on these boards and commissions.
So then the rest of the program is kind of laying out to how do you get there.
Okay, so you have two three-hour programs, so you have to take all six hours, but who is it that runs the course for you?
We bring in local experts.
So there's there's different components the detailed portion of understanding the dynamic of rules and timelines for ballots that's presented by our county clerk Lisa Freiberg who is an expert Not only just for our county, but she's really widely
recognized that state level is being kind of a gold standard for county clerks.
So she's a great resource for us.
We also bring in the former president of the Wisconsin League of Municipalities, Jerry Deshane, who has a career's worth of experience in non-partisan governmental leadership.
So his
role has been oversight of all different levels of municipal leaders at
the state level and so he has interacted and seen all kinds of issues and how they've played out and see what makes a good local servant and how to try to encourage that in people.
So those are two of our main presenters but we also bring in folks who have served on councils before who have been through the election process so they can share some of their do's and don'ts, tips and tricks and it makes a great
a great audience for our participants to just ask any question they want because people come at this from different angles.
Some are genuinely just totally fresh and want to understand the whole thing.
Some of them have been maybe thinking about it for a while and so they would like an opportunity to just fine-tune some of their ideas or talk about particulars and this is the right place to be able to do that.
Okay, more details are available on InVision's website now.
We also wanted to talk to you about advocacy for a strategic plan.
I'm not sure if I got that right.
Well, I could try.
Advocacy is a big part of what we do, but I think that's kind of a misunderstood word sometimes, too.
Because a lot of people when they hear advocacy, they may think endorsement.
And that's a component of it.
But our advocacy and vision
When it comes to political candidates, for example, we take a hard line that we don't make endorsements.
And so we're not playing necessarily in that space.
But our advocacy when it comes to election is education.
So what you can expect for Envision is throughout the rhythm of election cycles, we will host candidate forums where we get
Every candidate has the same opportunity to ask questions on the issues that we think are important.
Of course, Envision stands for growing the local economy and looking at our communities through a 20-plus year lens and trying to tackle the bigger issues while also harnessing the power of the business community to take those on.
And so our particular interest with local government is how are you
harnessing the resources of the business community and your largest taxpayers in any given municipality to build the community up for good for the long term.
So we ask a lot of questions around those issues so that people can understand if you're going to be voting.
Who are you voting for?
Where do they stand on these issues?
But another part that we play a heavy role in for advocacy is at the state level.
We're often involved in certain discussions of bills during legislative sessions, along with other chambers throughout the state, but we represent the best interests of our membership base here in Fond du Lac County.
And so through conversations and information that we obtain through business retention and expansion visits and through meetings of our advocacy committee,
we take the interests of the business community and we relay those to state government when they are considering different policy changes.
And so we maintain good relationships with our state legislators and we have conversations about different pieces of legislation and do a little bit of soft lobbying on things and that's all part of our advocacy work as well.
A lot of what we do
can be found on our website.
That's a new project of mine has been to launch a revamped advocacy page on EnvisionGraderFDL.com.
So it's EnvisionGraderFDL.com forward slash advocacy.
And there you can see a whole host of things, including our stated legislative priorities.
So what does Envision stand for on the issues?
What issues do we think are important and are we actively involved in?
That's our legislative agenda, so you can see that document there.
You can also see some of the success stories that we've had over the past couple of years in maybe bills that we have lobbied for at the state level, which are passed into law now, or a grant that we received that I think we've talked about in this program for taking on talent attraction.
So it's a way of us tracking where we've been that has been some wins for the organization.
But then again, that's also where you can find what I referenced earlier.
about resources for upcoming elections.
So you can see the information about how would I get onto a ballot, what are the timelines, and then who's going to be on my ballot, and what should I be prepared for for positions that'll be open on my ballot for my address in my municipality.
So there's a lot of stuff on there, and I want to encourage all the listeners to check out that page if they're interested in some of that information or maybe ways to get involved in some of our advocacy efforts.
Well, Joe, thank you very much for joining us this morning.
Appreciate your time.
You bet.
Always a pleasure.
Thanks, Bob.
We've been talking with Joe Van Heisen, who is the vice president of membership and resource development for InVisionGrader.
Von Delac.