Wisconsin on Monday November 02, 2009

WI: Drunken driving, education issues face Legislature
By Staff Reports, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
Toughening the state's drunken driving laws and passing education reforms to help Wisconsin qualify for federal stimulus money are just two of the many issues facing lawmakers in their final week in session.
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WI: Expanded health coverage won't include companies that self-insure
By Rick Romell , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The expansion of health coverage for young adults under family plans in Wisconsin potentially will change the insurance picture for many state residents, but far from all.
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WI: Bill would get police access to Wis. driver photos
By Staff Reports, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
The state Assembly is considering a bill that would allow police electronic access to Wisconsin drivers' license photographs.
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WI: Wis. highway fatalities down 11 percent so far
By The Associated Press, The Capital Times (Madison)
With two months left in the year, Wisconsin continues its trend of fewer people being killed in highway crashes.
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WI: Wis. officials consider waste-to-energy project
By Staff Reports, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
State environmental officials are considering plans for a new waste-to-energy project.
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WI: Wis. Corrections Dept. defends vaccine for inmates
By Staff Reports, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
Responding to a state lawmaker's complaints about inmates receiving swine-flu vaccine while other citizens wait, Wisconsin Department of Corrections officials said most of the vaccine was going to staff, not inmates.
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Spending limits, gambling top&nbsp;fiscal 2009 ballot measures
By Pamela M. Prah, Stateline.org Staff Writer

The national spotlight may be focused Nov. 3 on elections for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, but voters elsewhere could take action to profoundly change the way their states get and spend taxpayers’ money.
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IL: Illinois parental notification law goes into effect Tuesday
By Sara Olkon, Chicago Tribune
Physicians in Illinois this week must begin notifying a parent or guardian when a girl 17 or younger seeks an abortion -- a rule abortion opponents long have sought, but which critics say could keep minors from seeking safe procedures.
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WY: Study finds west is best for sleep
By Joshua Wolfson, Casper Star-Tribune
If you're feeling well rested this morning, it might be because you live out West.
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