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- Why is Caledonia’s state representative sounding alarms over a $1B error?
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📰 News we're reading
• Legislative audit finds nearly $1B DOT accounting error (rivernewsonline.com) — Caledonia residents may want to note that their state representative, Robert Wittke, is spotlighting a major state audit that uncovered a nearly $1 billion accounting error at Wisconsin’s Department of Transportation. The report also flags long-running IT security weaknesses and oversight problems at the Department of Administration, raising broader concerns about how carefully state agencies manage taxpayer dollars and financial reporting. 
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- With the majority of the deer seasons behind us, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and thank everyone who submitted a sample for CWD testing and properly disposed of their deer carcass waste.
This season, we tested thousands of deer and removed thousands of pounds of deer waste from the landscape. You helped us better understand the… (Nextdoor )
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🗞 Nearby News
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- TSU & Meharry Medical want black male Racine students for their 7-year doctor/dentist pipeline now (racinecountyeye.com)
- From NRF to Red Lobster: How Real Life Shaped Commerce Thinking in 2025 (cmswire.com)
- Racine County homeowner faces 93% property tax increase (wisn.com)
Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant couple hikes into 2026 as Wisconsin state parks offer free New Year's Day hikes (tmj4.com)
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