The Wausau City Council put the Move to Amend Petition on their agenda for the meeting on August 13, 2014.  Many supporters came to witness the outcome.  Milt Pachal spoke to the Council saying that they had over 600 more signatures than necessary and other communities in the area had asked them when they could also sign a petition. Clearly there was united support as Council members spoke in favor of the initiative and thanked the Pachals and citizens for all their hard work. After discussing whether they should proceed with a resolution or a referendum they decided that citizens would be best served if this went on the November ballot in the ...

Something amazing has been happening in the city of Wausau.  For the past two months 55 volunteers have been at your Wednesday night concerts, farmers’ markets and doors getting signatures on a petition. On August 13th the city council voted unanimously to put this petition on the November 4th ballot as a referendum. The petition reads: “Shall the City of Wausau adopt the following resolution? Whereas, the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and related case law allows unlimited political campaign spending to influence local, state, and federal elections; RESOLVED, the City of Wausau, Wiscons...