Today the Republicans mount their defense of the ex-president.

There is a primary election in Wisconsin on Feb. 16, next Tuesday. State-wide there is an election for Superintendent of Schools, a particularly trying position at the moment due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges facing schools because  of that.

Sorry about this -- it's a little difficult to re-purpose the video streams from the school district and I had a lot of trouble getting this one going, much less with enough volume to actually hear it. Let's hope that the pandemic will settle down enough so that I feel like we can live-stream these ourselves. The stream here starts about 15 minutes into the meeting.

Pledge of Allegiance

1. Roll Call & Special Recognitions

2. Approval of Minutes

3. Public Hearings

4. Public Comments

5. Unfinished Business

6. New Business

A. Proposed First Amendment to the Ellsworth Menomonie Creamery, LLC Wastewater Collection and Treatment Agreement – discussion and possible motion approving

On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, members of the Eau Claire City Council met in closed session to consider the three city manager candidates and review feedback with respect to city manager candidate interviews that were held on January 14 and 15, 2021. City Council discussed the qualifications of the candidates and deliberated on a hiring decision and related next steps.

At 7 PM tonight Wiscnsin Governor Tony Evers will deliver his State of the State speech for 2021. The speech will be carried on Facebook Live and YouTube, and will be shown on this page as well. The speech will also be shown on PBS Wisconsin's Wisconsin Channel, with a response from Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg to be carried on the Here and Now program on Friday night.

Some excerpts from the speech have been sent by the Governor's office in a press release:

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“PUBLIC ACCESS”NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting is being held in person and via Zoom Teleconference /Video Conferenceor, over the internet by going to https://zoom.us/join(URL forZoom meeting), or by calling 1 312 626 6799.The Access Code for the meeting is84088808790.

 Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement on the passing of former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson.