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Archive of Wisconsin on Tuesday May 13, 2008
Budget fix includes borrowing, some cuts, but no hospital tax
Legislative leaders announced a deal Monday to fix a $527 million hole in the state budget by nixing a major tax hike, cutting some spending, increasing borrowing and delaying payments. Read More
Medical copter lacked two safety upgrades
The company that operated the medical helicopter that crashed near La Crosse is updating its fleet with the latest safety equipment but had not retrofitted that aircraft, officials said Monday. Read More
Push continues for Wisconsin Covenant
Wisconsin's Lieutenant Governor is traveling the state, urging eighth graders to sign up for the Wisconsin Covenant. The program seeks to get kids into higher education. Read More
Fitzgerald wants highway fund left alone
One state lawmaker wants assurances that Governor Jim Doyle won't raid the transportation fund. Read More
Lawmaker's former girlfriend faces charges
An ex-girlfriend of State Representative Scott Suder faces 15 felonies and 4 misdemeanors for allegedly using his checkbook and credit cards without permission. Read More
Giving state workers some time off
Even though a state budget deal appears close, one lawmaker is offering another possible solution to save Wisconsin some money. Read More
States, locals swamp immigration program
Sudden demand by state and local police to join the federal 287(g) initiative, which lets local police start deportation proceedings for suspects and criminals who are illegal immigrants, is overwhelming the federal government. That means long waits and alternative programs offered to police departments that want to join. Read More
Young workers flee midwestern states
Upper Midwestern states are in danger of losing a precious economic commodity: young people. Many are leaving for other parts of the country after finishing school. Read More
Protecting Michigan's water wonderland
State lawmakers are carefully maneuvering Michigan toward joining a historic international compact reserving Great Lakes water for the states and Canadian provinces around them. Read More
Doyle not happy with state budget deal
Gov. Jim Doyle hinted today that a budget repair compromise proposed by legislative leaders may be a target for his veto pen, which despite a recently enacted constitutional amendment scaling back his veto powers, is nonetheless a force to be reckoned with. Read More
Lawmaker sees more budget games
State Rep. Steve Nass slams a budget deal, which the Whitewater Republican says is "just more fiscal games." Read More
State lawmakers set plan to fix budget
Legislative leaders on Monday announced a budget-repair package they intend to pass over the next two days - a plan Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle said he expects to rework with vetoes when it hits his desk. Read More
Chopper remains grounded, staff gets stress counselling
UW Hospital staff struggles to deal with the loss of their colleagues. Read More
Petition -- BP air permit hurts poor, minorities
Two groups claiming a breach of environmental justice have called for a stop to BP Whiting Refinery's $3.8 billion expansion, according to the first appeal of BP's controversial air permit. Read More
In school sports, who makes the call?
A shot at the buzzer of a high school championship game — was it in time or not? — led the South Carolina Legislature to consider a bill to require referees to watch video replays. It was hardly the first example of armchair quarterbacking by lawmakers.
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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
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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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 |
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