Sept. 17, 2019 11:55p
(WGTD)---After three-and-a-half hours of public comment and then debate, the Racine City Council delayed a decision Tuesday night on a proposal to move city employees to a high-deductible health insurance plan to save the city an estimated $3.2 million next year at a time when city officials are looking at a projected budget deficit of $5.2 million. Alderwoman Mary Land made the motion to defer a vote for two weeks to give employee groups more time to present alternative ideas, and administration officials new opportunities to sell their plan to skeptical workers. Some council members, though, felt that the council will have no choice but to eventually vote to support the administration's plan.
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(WGTD)---Kenosha Unified endured a social media backlash Tuesday after it refused to sanction a memorial for murdered Bradford High School student Kaylie Juga. Kaylie's cheerleading team had planned to wear special t-shirts and perform in her honor at Friday's football game. Following the advice of legal counsel, the district said in a statement Tuesday that it can't sanction memorials for individual students without extending the same courtesy to friends and family members of other students. Over 500 comments condemning the district's position were posted on the Facebook page of Kaylie's father. One woman called the district's position heartless and insane. Kaylie Juga was shot and killed and her mother wounded allegedly by Kaylie's ex-boyfriend. The district added in its statement that students are free to pay their respects in individual ways.
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(WGTD)---Carthage College is cutting the sticker price of its tuition by 30%, but the school says the move won't affect the bottom line for most students after adjustments are made in financial aid. In a news release, Carthage President John Swallow said dropping the advertised rate to a little over $31,000 better reflects what most students actually pay. The release says in reality that the current amounts students pay are no higher than what they were ten years ago.
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(WGTD)---With the tight labor market, non-profits that work to find jobs for soon-to-be-released inmates and ex-offenders are hoping that employers will take a fresh look at hiring people with criminal records. An expo designed to call attention to various programs and services that are available in the area to support ex-offenders and the employers who hire them will be held Thursday from 8 to 1 at the SC Johnson iMET Center in Sturtevant. Interviews on the topic aired in recent days on both WGTD's Morning Show and Community Matters.
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(WGTD)---Staffing is being beefed up a bit at district attorneys' offices in Kenosha, Racine and Elkhorn. Gov. Evers announced Tuesday that the state will fund a new attorney apiece in Kenosha and Walworth counties, and add two attorneys' to the D-A's office in Racine. In a news release, Evers said district attorneys offices have been doing more with less for far too long.
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