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Board president investigation cost $20,499

The cost of the investigation of a citizen’s complaint against Clintonville Board of Education President Glen Drew Lundt has reached $20,499, but not all the invoices regarding the investigation have been received by the district.

$1 million withheld over time at resort

Lawmakers are withholding a tenth of the state Department of Public Instruction’s budget over a report that showed the department spent nearly $369,000 on a four-day workshop at a Wisconsin Dells resort in 2024.

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Judge rejects city request to dismiss records lawsuit 

Ozaukee County Circuit Judge Adam Gerol last week rejected a request by the City of Port Washington to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Town of Port resident Lynde Uihlein, who said the city has not complied with an open records request she made seeking documents relating to Vantage Data Centers Lighthouse Campus on the city’s north side.

Walker rejects Melms’ $50K demand, stands by reporting

Lakeland Times and Northwoods River News publisher and WNA Foundation board member Gregg Walker this week rejected a demand for a $50,000 payment to attorney Frederick Melms and said he will not withdraw a professional misconduct complaint against the attorney or retract the newspaper’s reporting after Melms threatened a defamation lawsuit.