WEDC reform package introduced

Democratic state lawmakers are introducing a broad package of reforms targeting the troubled Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. The proposals are aimed at improving accountability and transparency at the job creation agency, after a recent state audit outlined serious problems with…

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Call for stricter BAC limits draws mixed reaction

The National Transportation Safety Board recommended this week that states lower the minimum limit on Blood Alcohol Concentrations for drunk driving from .08 to .05. The federal agency argues the limits would make the roads safer and help reduce highway…

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JFC agrees to 15 additional tax collectors

Senator Glenn Grothman (FILE PHOTO: Jackie Johnson) It could soon be more difficult to avoid paying your taxes. The state Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee votes unanimously to add 15 new people to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue specifically to track…

posted 2013/05/16 by Wisconsin Radio Network» News

2013-05-15

Walker wants UW tuition freeze

The governor has trimmed the sails on the UW’s budget. News that the University of Wisconsin System has accumulated a budget surplus of some $650 million created a furor among Republican legislators, and now the administration of GOP Governor Scott…

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Schuller rips JFC decision on Treasuer

Wisconsin state Treasurer Kurt Schuller said he was blindsided Wednesday afternoon, as the legislature’s budget panel voted to strip his office of its sole remaining significant responsibility. The Joint Committee on Finance moved to transfer administration of the unclaimed property…

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Crews containing massive Northwest Wisconsin blaze

Fire on Tues (PHOTO: WI DNR) Officials say they have contained about 85 percent of a huge wildfire that broke out Tuesday in far northwest Wisconsin. As of early this morning, the blaze burned around 6,800 acres east and southeast…

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Bill blocking court rulings moves closer to passage

The state Assembly on Tuesday stopped just short of passing a bill that could prevent injunctions blocking state laws from taking effect. The bill would automatically stay any circuit court decision that finds a state law unconstitutional if the ruling…

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Dalai Lama addresses lawmakers at Capitol

Dalai Lama speaks to full legislature on Tuesday. (PHOTO: Jackie Johnson) The Dalai Lama talks about compassion, democracy, true friendship, and inner strength during a stop in Madison. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos gives His Holiness a warm welcome to the…

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Landlord-tenant bill held up in Assembly

Final passage of legislation that would expand a number of protections for landlords, including changes to disclosure laws and making it easier to remove the property of evicted tenants, was blocked Tuesday by Democrats in the Assembly. The delay followed…

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Man killed while driving car on train tracks

A man is dead after his car was hit by a northbound Amtrak train Tuesday, near the Racine County village of Franksville. The accident happened at about 2:15 Tuesday afternoon. Mount Pleasant Police Chief Tim Zarzecki says it appears the…

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Wildfire spreads in Douglas County

A wildfire in Douglas County has burned more than 3,500 acres and several structures, and officials with the state Department of Natural Resources says it continues to grow. The fire is southwest of the Township of Barnes and evacuations are…

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2013-05-14

Exotic animals rescued from Kenosha home

A call about possible animal cruelty in Kenosha leads to the discovery of several alligators, both dead and alive. Kenosha Police Lieutenant Brad Kemen says officers were called to the home on Monday, and found the skeleton of a nearly…