By Jorge Rodas Wisconsin
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OCONTO COUNTY, Wis.â Two men are vying for the Wisconsin state assembly seat that sits vacant.
John Nygren represented Wisconsinâs 89th Assembly District for nearly 14 years before resigning in 2020.
Republican Elijah Behnke and Democrat Karl Jaeger are running in Tuesdayâs special election to fill the seat for the remaining year and a half of the current term.
What You Need To Know
Winner to fill seat left vacant after longtime district representative John Nygren retired in 2020
District covers parts of Oconto, Marinette, and Brown Counties
Republicans have held the seat since 1993
Jaeger ran for the same office t just last year, losing to Nygren in the 2020 General Election
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MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers wants to make it cheaper for the public to obtain government documents in some cases, after taking a series of hits for how he s handled records requests over the last two years.
For decades, government agencies have been allowed to charge those requesting documents for the cost of locating records if that cost exceeds $50. In the state budget he proposed last month, Evers recommended raising the threshold to $100, which would let more people obtain records without having to pay a fee.
The proposal hailed by open records advocates comes after the Democratic governor faced criticism for declining to release emails and getting into expensive legal fights with a Milwaukee TV station and a Republican lawmaker.