By Madeline Fuerstenberg, Community Reporter The Eau Claire County Committee on Finance and Budget will hold its 2020 County Budget Public Listening Session on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. in the L.E. Philips Memorial Public Library. This listening session will allow the public to provide input regarding the county’s budget for 2020, as well […]
Eau Claire County adds new tool for citizen input into 2019 budget process
Eau Claire County has added a new tool this year to its efforts to increase citizen input into its budgeting process for 2019.
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Security experts warn that Wisconsin’s voting systems can be hacked; state and local officials say ‘don’t worry’
By Grigor Atanesian, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Security experts have warned that Wisconsin’s voting systems are vulnerable to hacking, but state and local officials fairly uniformly say there’s little to worry about in regard to Tuesday’s primary election or the general election in November. . Russians have been testing the vulnerability of elections in Wisconsin […]
Second listening session on 2019 Eau Claire County budget set for Aug. 9 at senior center here
If you want to tell the Eau Claire County Board what you think about its proposed 2019 budget, mark the evening of Thursday, Aug. 9 on your electronic calendar or circle it if your calendar is still one you can write on. Eau Claire County residents will get another opportunity to express their opinions when […]
6 of Substance: Center for Independent Living for Western Wisconsin
The Chippewa Valley Post reports on area nonprofit organizations with the goal of increasing the public’s awareness of their missions and activities, which are often “below the radar.” Our “6 of Substance” series is part of this effort to provide information that otherwise might not be available. This series presents answers from area nonprofit organizations, […]
Participation still welcome Thursday as Poverty Summit wraps up initial exploration of county-wide income inequality issues
By David Gordon, associate editor Action plans to deal with nine different aspects of poverty will be discussed Thursday evening as the Eau Claire County Poverty Summit wraps up the first phase of a project that will continue for another 21 months. The project, put together under the auspices of Clear Vision Eau Claire and launched […]