Advocacy
Good Government Council: Wisconsin State Senate District 23 Questionnaire
When: Tuesday, August 9th, 2022; polls open 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Find your voting location at myvote.wi. All absentee ballots must be requested by August 4th and turned in no later than 8:00 p.m. on August 9th either by mail or dropped off in-person. In-Person absentee voting will start Tuesday, July 26th and end Friday,…
Read MoreAug 9 Primary: Early Voting Information
As the August Primary gets closer, it is time to consider the different options for how voters can cast their vote. Along with voting on election day, there is also early voting and absentee voting. In-Person early voting begins Tuesday, July 26th and ends on Friday, August 5th for each city and town. You can…
Read MoreMay Eggs & Issues: Addressing our Child Care Challenges
May Eggs & Issues: Addressing our Childcare Challenges The May edition of Eggs & Issues featured a discussion on the childcare issues parents and businesses are facing in the Chippewa Valley and the entire state of Wisconsin. The group of panelists included Andy Neborak, Executive Director of United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley; Renee…
Read MorePast interns reflect on their time at the Chamber of Commerce
Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce Interns (1997-Present) The Chamber began the Governmental Affairs internship with UW-Eau Claire in the 1997-98 school year and has now had a total of 26 interns fill this position. While the internship is structured the same for each of us, every year is different because politics never stay the…
Read MoreEggs and Issues: State of Altoona Address
The April 21st edition of Eggs & Issues featured the state of the city of Altoona address, given by Altoona Mayor Brendan Pratt and Altoona City Administrator Mike Golat. They discussed Altoona’s collaboration efforts, events, and economic development over the last year. The event closed with Pratt and Golat presenting three awards to outstanding community…
Read MoreApr 5 Election Results
Apr 5 Election Results Voters choose City Council, School Board, County Board seats Thanks to retirements of incumbents and contested races, we’ll see lots of new faces on the Eau Claire City Council and Eau Claire County Board as the result of last week’s Spring Non-partisan Election. For the five At-Large seats on the Eau…
Read MoreNon-partisan?
Local races feature endorsements, campaign help from political parties, prominent political figures Although Wisconsin’s Spring Elections are officially non-partisan, and no political label is attached to candidates on the ballot, the partisan leaning of candidates and the involvement of political parties has been increasing. For example, the three winners in the Eau Claire School Board…
Read MoreEau Claire School Board Election Results
Spring 2022 Elections: Eau Claire School Board Results The Spring 2022 non-partisan elections were this past Tuesday, April 5th. Three seats for the Eau Claire Area School Board were on the ballot. Originally there were seven candidates running for the three seats. A primary was held on February 15th to narrow it down to six…
Read MoreEau Claire Area Judgeship Election Results
The Spring 2022 non-partisan elections were this past Tuesday, April 5th. Three Judgeships are up for election for the Eau Claire area. This includes two county circuit seats and one appellate court seat. With the addition of the new court branch in March, two county circuit court judgeships are up for election this April. Circuit…
Read MoreAltoona School Board Election Results
The Spring 2022 non-partisan elections were this past Tuesday, April 5th. For Altoona residents, there were three seats for the Altoona School Board on the ballot. Three candidates filed which means they were running unopposed. The Altoona School Board is composed of 5 members who are elected for a 3-year term and of those members…
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