Closing tax loophole could fix state budget
A state lawmaker says there's a simple solution to Wisconsin's budget crisis.
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Archive of Wisconsin on Friday May 09, 2008
Closing tax loophole could fix state budget
A state lawmaker says there's a simple solution to Wisconsin's budget crisis. Read More
Treating drunk drivers like criminals
The Wisconsin chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving wants to make first-offense OWI a criminal offense in Wisconsin, rather than a civil violation. Read More
Wisconsin Republican state Rep. Jeskewitz retiring
State Assembly Rep. Sue Jeskewitz will not run for a seventh term representing Washington and Waukesha counties. Read More
Long-term health care agency names new director
Tim Garrity will be the first executive director of Western Wisconsin Cares Long-Term Care District, the new multi-county agency that will run the state's Family Care program. Read More
Corrections official reviews sick leave use
State Corrections Secretary Rick Raemisch said Thursday he has no plans to change his agency's sick leave policy but is reviewing it in light of a Journal Sentinel investigation that identified examples of correctional officers using sick leave in questionable ways. Read More
Governor appoints 2 to ethics board
Gov. Jim Doyle has appointed two new members to the state board in charge of rooting out government corruption and enforcing election, campaign finance and ethics laws. Read More
Politics influenced state lawyer's hiring, examiner rules
Politics improperly influenced the decision to hire a top state lawyer after former Gov. Tony Earl helped a friend's nephew get the job, a hearing examiner has concluded. Read More
New program lets some Wis. residents ship drugs for disposal
MILWAUKEE - Residents in two Wisconsin counties will soon be able to send their unused drugs for safe disposal by a Milwaukee company. Read More
DNR reissues permit for Oak Creek power plant
RACINE, Wis. - A state agency reissued a water pollution permit Thursday for a power plant that environmental groups contend would harm Lake Michigan by using vast amounts of lake water for cooling. Read More
Neutral govs to remain on sidelines
 In the homestretch of an unprecedented presidential primary season, spinning with competing sound-bites and endless rhetoric, voters still heading to the polls in four states can’t look to their governors for any pre-election advice. These governors plan to wait until after their states vote to make their own endorsements.
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WORTH NOTING: Illinois treasurer shows his knowledge of charges
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) endures a bruising charge from Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D). A new Utah law stirs Salt Lake City bartenders to create a new drink. And Louisiana prison guards get outside help to prevent escapes. In case you missed those stories this week, Worth Noting fills you in. Read More
Doyle looking to fill judge's seat in Jackson County
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle on Thursday kicked off the search for a new circuit court judge in Jackson County to fill the vacancy left by the death of Eric Stutz, who was elected in April. Read More
Lt. Gov. Lawton lauds La Crosse schools for lowering light bills
La Crosse schools will work to cut their energy use by another 10 percent, officials said Thursday. Read More
Competing House bills use databases to check workers' legal status
WASHINGTON -- With little prospect of overhauling the nation's immigration laws before the presidential election, members of Congress are attempting to address the issue in a more piecemeal fashion. Read More
Appeal to BP permit in the works?
Environmental groups may appeal BP Whiting's new air permit, a move that could compel the refinery to stop the weeklong construction efforts of its $3.8 billion expansion. Read More
Attorneys general reach Facebook agreement
In an attempt to make the Internet safer for children, all but one of the nation's state attorneys general have turned their attention to another popular social networking site. Read More
Facebook reaches agreement on sex predators
Facebook, the world's second-largest social-networking Web site, has reached an agreement with state law enforcement authorities across the country aimed at protecting children from sexual predators. Read More
Facebook safeguards will protect young users
HARTFORD, Conn. - Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking Web site, will add more than 40 safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies, attorneys general from several states said Thursday. Read More
Facebook agrees to shield kids from adult content
Social networking giant Facebook has agreed to better protect children on its Web site, including providing automatic warning messages when a child is in danger of giving personal information to an unknown adult. Read More
Silver Alert helps rescue lost seniors
(Updated 9:30 a.m EST, May 8, 2008) When an elderly person with dementia is lost, eight states can trigger an alert to let the community know. Proposals in Congress would expand the successful missing persons program to all 50 states. Read More
At-risk gubernatorial seats increase
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Will states fix 2012 primary process?
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Oh say, is that banner made in the U.S.A.?
Lawmakers in 10 states have taken steps to require that American flags bought with state funds be manufactured in this country. While not all the legislation has passed, one state’s new law even bans the sale of foreign-made American flags in that state. Read More
23 states face budget gaps in '09
Like a college student fishing for stray quarters in the sofa cushions, states are tightening their belts, dipping into their rainy day funds and hoping revenues will pick up. But the faltering economy already has punched a $26 billion hole in 23 state budgets for 2009 – and it could get worse, according to a new report issued today (April 25). Read More |
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