Walker announces creation of task force to combat opioid addiction
Gov. Scott Walker announced Thursday the creation of the Governor’s Task Force on Opioid Abuse, a panel to battle opioid addiction in the state.
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Gov. Scott Walker announced Thursday the creation of the Governor’s Task Force on Opioid Abuse, a panel to battle opioid addiction in the state.
The state of Wisconsin announced Wednesday it would pay $1.6 million to Planned Parenthood after a legal fight over a law intended to improve safety regulations, but which was struck down because it would make it harder to have a legal abortion.
In a final push for Wisconsin voters, presidential candidate Ted Cruz came to Madison Monday for a town hall at the Masonic Center.
The State Assembly met Thursday for what is likely its last floor session of the year. Among the bills voted for approval was a revision of the current strip search law, as well as an addition to the existing teacher loan program. Representatives also unanimously approved a series of measures to increase funding for dementia treatment and research.
Gov. Scott Walker gave his sixth State of the State address Tuesday, using the speech as an opportunity to tout workforce development in Wisconsin and roll out several policy plans, including a series of bills to reduce student loan debt.
Rights of property owners would be expanded to have a larger degree of control over areas of land on or near waterways under a package of proposals from Republican lawmakers.
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Members of the state’s budget committee met Tuesday to hear testimony from state agencies on Gov. Scott Walker’s recent budget proposal.
Members of the Young, Gifted and Black coalition, joined by community members and students, held a rally and sit-in on a county meeting Tuesday to campaign for changes to Madison’s criminal justice system.
The state Senate and Assembly will undergo changes with the addition of two new members to the Joint Committee On Finance and the creation of the two new state Assembly committees for the coming 2015-’16 legislative session.
The Department of Natural Resources is calling on hunters from various Wisconsin counties to help the state track chronic wasting disease, according to a Tuesday press release.
State Assembly Democrats voted to keep their minority leader for the next legislative session Tuesday while Democrats in the state Senate will elect a new minority leader Wednesday.
State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester and state Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, addressed changes they would like to see made to the UW System budget in a Wednesday press conference.
Members of the Student Labor Action Coalition gathered on Bascom Hill Friday for a “die-in” to protest UW-Madison’s affiliation with JanSport.
Gov. Scott Walker began a 10-day tour across Wisconsin Saturday to rally supporters and continue to spread his campaign message.
The gender gap, the recall election and the accuracy of recent gubernatorial polls were debated by a four-person panel made up of experts in political science.
Gov. Scott Walker announced Friday precautions the state will take in the event of an Ebola outbreak in Wisconsin.
A 24-year-old Madison man was injured Saturday after trying to break up a street fight that occurred in front of JD’s restaurant, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., introduced the Student Loan Interest Deduction Fairness Act Thursday, which would allow married couples to access the same tax deduction for interest paid on student loans as individuals, according to a press release.
Gov. Scott Walker outlined his formative platform for the next four years in a Sunday press release, which included increasing job stability, strengthening the economy by reducing taxes, reforming government, and helping workers.