The Safety and Licensing Committee of the Appleton City Council will take up two bartender license applications, including one from an applicant with five Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) convictions and numerous convictions of possession of and manufacture and/or delivery of methamphetamine or narcotics or amphetamine on her record. 

The first discussion of a potential Wheel Tax came at a Special Town Board meeting held on June 23, 2026, at 9:00 AM. Only two residents, myself and one other, were in attendance at the special meeting. That means, with only one discussion, and without seeking any resident input, the Board, in a vacuum, created a new Town tax in just a two-week period. This special Town Board meeting raised several issues.

Wisconsin choice schools should take it upon themselves to broaden their reach, strengthen their ties, and mend irritants in state law. Right now, choice schools receive funding from the state, but it indirectly affects your property taxes in almost every city for no good reason. (Again, Wisconsin’s school funding system makes no sense.)

I have questions about the Wilden Portfolio Park development (at Thrivent) and the proposal that Appleton create a 14th Tax Incremental District (TID) to help incentivize this development. The Appleton City Council should consider both sides of this pancake. The colorful sprinkles presented by Thrivent’s request to create a Tax ID are all obtainable without a TID.

According to the 2020 Census, nearly SIX TIMES as many people in Outagamie County are Catholic: 62,763 Catholics versus an estimated 10,725 LGBTQIA+. Add in the numbers who belong to other Christian faiths, and you can see how many more people in Outagamie County are Christian than LGBTQIA+. So why is the Pride Flag being flown at the County Courthouse, but the Christian flag cannot be?

The Algoma Venture Academy was started in 2021 and is a division of the Algoma School District. The academy provides personalized learning for students entering grades 7-12. Congressman Tony Wied visited Mr. DeWitt's 9th and 10th grade class to speak about his role in Congress and the legislative process, and to answer questions from students.

“School choice has never been in higher demand, just as particular state leaders are crowing about taking it away,” said Quinton Klabon, Senior Research Director at the Institute for Reforming Government. “Instead of sabotaging some of Wisconsin’s highest performers and ripping options away from parents, Wisconsin should ensure every city has an ecosystem of diverse, excellent schools.”