Good morning,
The today’s forecast for Whitewater calls for a chance of light snow, of little or no accumulation, and a high of twenty-six degrees.
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Sheridan’s still trying to explain his travel expense accounting. See, Sheridan offers details on some of his travel. Sheridan’s already had to reimburse Wisconsin for double-billing for a trip to California. See, Sheridan reimburses state for California trip, also attended by loan lobbyist.
Meanwhile, the State of Wisconsin has reached a six-figure settlement with a payday lender following a complaint alleging that lender “Arrowhead’s loan contracts violated certain provisions of the Wisconsin Consumer Act.” See, Wis. announces class settlement with payday lender.
Sheridan’s dating of a payday loan industry lobbyist while his caucus drafted legislation to regulate the payday loan industry seems to have played no role in the settlement with Arrowhead; Sheridan’s likely been otherwise occupied.
On this Presidents’ Day, there’s a story at Wired about three presidents with an interest in technology. In a story entitled, Tech Presidents: George, Tom, and Abe, “Wired.com marks Presidents Day weekend with brief vignettes of three of our techiest presidents: Washington steered national policy toward an embrace of science, Jefferson made a significant contribution to paleontology, and Lincoln devised and patented a gimmick for lifting stranded boats.”