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Archive of Wisconsin on Thursday July 05, 2007
Business subsidy reforms backed
Wisconsin needs to toughen its standards for parceling out millions of dollars in business subsidies, including tighter scrutiny of who gets aid and better monitoring to ensure the money is used effectively, state lawmakers and subsidy reformers said. Read More
State's minority goal still unmet; agencies fall short of hiring firms that aren't white-owned
Wisconsin put into place goals for making purchases from minority-owned businesses in 1984. Its record of hitting those goals in more than two decades? 0-23. Read More
Ho-Chunk fail to pay; could owe state $70M
The Ho-Chunk Nation owes the state more than $70 million after it failed to make a casino operations payment in the fiscal year that ended Saturday, the state said. Read More
High-speed rail may link Midwest
Kelly Allen is a senior regional manager for Duke Realty who drives to Cincinnati 15 to 20 times a year on business and would love to make the trip by train. Allen, 29, an East Coast native, grew up riding trains to New York City and Washington. Read More
High court might take case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court could hear a case challenging the legality of the Northern Ozaukee School District's virtual school after the state appeals court declined to rule on the matter and recommended it for the high court's review. Read More
State DOT doles out checks
Municipalities throughout the state this week received quarterly checks from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to help pay for new road construction and street maintenance projects. Read More
La. passes new partial-birth abortion ban
Louisiana lawmakers this week unanimously approved a ban on a medical procedure known as partial-birth abortion, passing the first in what could be a spate of similar state laws next year. Read More
Oil at fair healthful -- even if food isn't
Dr. Vegetable, a.k.a. Richard Busse of Valparaiso, Ind., knows how fairgoers like their broccoli, zucchini and mushrooms: fried, with a side of ranch dressing. Read More
Parents don't need lawyers to fight for special-ed help
If Friendswood mother Louise Baker had extra money, she'd spend it on tutoring for her dyslexic son, not on legal fees to fight her school district for extra help. Read More
Guard passes goal for recruits
New recruiting techniques and appeals to patriotism have helped the National Guard achieve its highest level of troops since 2001. Read More
Govs win greater flag powers
(Updated 1:40 p.m. EDT, July 2) Governors now enjoy new authority to order the Stars and Stripes lowered on federal buildings – including the White House – under a law just approved by President George W. Bush. Read More
New state laws bring changes July 1
Come Sunday, it will be a felony in Iowa to dismember a body to conceal a crime. New York City will have to stop sending undercover investigators to Virginia to buy guns in sting operations. And even Rip Van Winkle will have to show some ID if he wants to buy beer in Tennessee. Read More
WORTH NOTING: Tear down this wall -- in Bismarck
North Dakota legislators flip-flop on a pricey partition. Indiana inmates trade handshakes for fist bumps. And Oregon lawmakers weigh in on the NBA draft. In case you missed any of these stories this week, “Worth Noting” fills you in.
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Ethanol demand outgrows corn
Corn is king of renewable auto fuels, for now. But federal and state governments already are racing to find alternatives to corn as they look for ways to use ethanol to help break the nation's dependence on foreign oil. Read More
Missouri taps into the sale of student loans
Missouri is selling off some of its college loan portfolio to finance $350 million in new college buildings – a twist on states’ efforts to raise revenue for projects without increasing taxes. Read More
Early ed gains momentum in states
A record 29 governors sought to boost funding for their state pre-K programs this year, and mid-year results show that a number of states have increased spaces in their preschool programs and added money to expand full-day kindergarten classes.
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Embryonic stem cell research divides states
President Bush’s second veto of a bill to allow federal funding of stem cell research puts the ethical issue squarely in states’ hands. So far, seven states have moved to fund the research, six have banned it, three have affirmed its legality but do not fund it and a handful of others continue to debate the issue. Read More |
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