Consolidation should go to the public: (The Chetek Alert)

So the Chetek/Weyerhaeuser consolidation task force feels that consolidation should go ahead without a referendum. They claim to have heard little opposition to the proposal.

Debt-managing agencies must register (Salem Statesman Journal)

The Legislature completed action Tuesday on a bill requiring debt-management agencies to register with the state Department of Consumer and Business Services.

EU ministers vow debt curb, broach bank supervision (Reuters) (Yahoo!7 World News)

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – EU finance ministers were set on Tuesday to renew commitments to post-recession debt reduction but without tying themselves for now to a starting date.

Joint task force vote backs Weyerhaeuser, Chetek consolidation (Ladysmith News)

A 20-member joint task force overwhelmingly recommended Monday the consolidation of the Chetek and Weyerhaeuser Area school districts.

Penn Virginia Markets Debt as High-Yield Borrowing Costs Fall (Bloomberg)

June 5 (Bloomberg) — Penn Virginia Corp. , an explorer and producer of oil and natural gas, is offering $250 million of bonds as speculative-grade borrowing costs fall to the lowest in eight months.

Task force dives into finances of a consolidated school district (The Chetek Alert)

Members from both Chetek and Weyerhaeuser communities on the joint consolidation task force gathered in Weyerhaeuser Monday night for a presentation from consolidation consultant Roger Worner.