Doyle approval rating reaches all-time low
(04/20/09 6:00am)
Results from a new poll released Friday show Gov. Jim Doyle has his lowest approval rating since he took office in 2003.
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State budget updates: Joint Finance Committee deliberates
(04/17/09 6:00am)
The Joint Committee on Finance held its first executive session at the state Capitol Thursday to begin deliberations on Gov. Jim Doyle's proposed budget.
Nonfiscal items a budgetary burden
(04/16/09 6:00am)
In light of the disaster of the last state budget, which took 115 days over its allotted time to become law, state Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona, and state Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, have removed roughly half of the nonfiscal items from this year's budget proposal to make it more palatable from a bipartisan perspective. As the chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance, Miller and Pocan removed some nonfiscal items to be introduced in separate bills, leaving some non-fiscal items on the budget for the state Legislature to deliberate on.
Nonfiscal items cut from budget
(04/09/09 6:00am)
In a memo released Tuesday, Joint Finance Committee co-chairs state Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona, and state Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison identified 45 nonfiscal items they plan to pull from the 2009-'11 state budget, but did not remove the statewide smoking ban or domestic-partner benefits from the budget.
Ban on cheap liquor a benefit to downtown
(04/08/09 6:00am)
In another effort to combat Madison's ongoing problem of chronic street alcoholics and alcohol-related crimes, Ald. Michael Schumacher, Dist. 18, proposed a ban that would limit the sale of cheap alcohol.
Iowa court rules against gay marriage ban
(04/06/09 6:00am)
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled unanimously Friday that Iowa's gay marriage ban is unconstitutional, making it the first state in the Midwest to grant same-sex couples the right to marry.
All UW backs banned from OP
(04/01/09 6:00am)
Dayne Sandwich: Heisman trophy winner Ron Dayne expressed his dismay at losing the privilege of dining on the Open Pantry's finest delicacies.
Erin's distractions no longer welcome
(04/01/09 6:00am)
The UW Athletic Department announced Tuesday it has reached an agreement with ESPN that will ban sideline reporter Erin Andrews from all future sporting events in Madison.
All UW backs banned from OP
(04/01/09 6:00am)
Openacht Pantry, President and CEO of the self-named convenience store Open Pantry, has filed preemptive restraining orders against every Badger running back, both current and former, in an attempt to end the wave of destruction developing over the last past years.
Proposal may limit cheap liquor sales
(04/01/09 6:00am)
In an effort to reduce alcohol-related crime, a Madison city council member wants to limit the sale of cheap alcohol.
Judicial leniency in drug offenses
(03/30/09 6:00am)
It appears drug users in Wisconsin are not the only ones passing joints. On Tuesday, the Wisconsin state Assembly also passed a joint—specifically, a joint resolution giving judges the power to decide whether drug offenders' driver's licenses should be suspended in sentencing.
Capital punishment deserves the ax to preserve rights of justice, liberty
(03/23/09 6:00am)
With the recent activity in the political sphere, it appears many politicians are dying to get capital punishment banned at the federal level in the United States. In light of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's decision to repeal capital punishment in New Mexico, Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., is re-introducing legislation to eliminate the death penalty in the United States, a policy already in place in Wisconsin. In fact, Wisconsin has only executed one inmate in its 160-year history. New Mexico became the 15th state to outlaw capital punishment and the third state in the last two years to do so after New Jersey and New York.
Change in stem-cell policy stirs debate
(03/10/09 6:00am)
The executive order President Obama signed Monday to remove previous barriers to stem-cell research has garnered praise from the scientific community and criticism surrounding its controversial nature.
Over 660,000 Wis. employees exposed to secondhand smoke at workplaces
(03/10/09 6:00am)
The UW Carbone Cancer Center released a study Monday revealing over 660,000 Wisconsin employees are exposed to harmful secondhand smoke while at work.
Homeless housing needs strict policy
(03/09/09 6:00am)
On Wednesday, residents of Madison's Greenbush neighborhood met to discuss a proposal for Porchlight Inc. to operate a transitional housing program in a property at 1009 Vilas Ave., which is one block west of Park St. in between Meriter and St. Mary's Hospitals.
Obama to allow stem-cell funds
(03/09/09 6:00am)
President Obama is set to sign an executive order Monday reversing President Bush's ban on federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research.
‘Watchmen’ does disservice to graphic novel
(03/09/09 6:00am)
Adapted from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's ground-breaking comic book series, ""Watchmen"" is set in an alternate 1985 in which Nixon is serving his fifth term as President, nuclear holocaust with the Russians seems imminent and superheroes helped America win the Vietnam War before being outlawed. After the murder of an ex-superhero called the Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a vigilante named Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) begins investigating, which leads to an explosive discovery.
Statewide smoking ban terrible timing by Doyle
(03/02/09 6:00am)
A few weeks ago, Gov. Jim Doyle released the state budget for the 2009-'11 fiscal years. Included was a particularly sobering estimate of an approximately $5.4 billion budget deficit by the end of June 2011, indicative of the dire economic times faced by not only the state, but also the entire nation. Embedded in the state budget are two particularly controversial bills—one that would extend health-care benefits to domestic partners of state employees, and the other being a statewide smoking ban in public establishments. This would include bars, restaurants and other workplaces where non-smokers would be exposed to cigarette smoke in an enclosed setting. A ban would not only be a health-conscious decision for Wisconsin, but also a sensible one. However, considering the current state of the economy, there is little room on the current state budget for such a proposal, where the only financial benefits will be provided in the more distant future.
Supporters launch campaign for statewide smoking ban
(02/27/09 6:00am)
Advocates of a proposal in Gov. Jim Doyle's budget that would ban smoking in restaurants and bars statewide have allied in its support.
Critics: domestic partner benefits unconstitutional
(02/23/09 6:00am)
Critics of the domestic-partner benefits proposal in Gov. Jim Doyle's budget are challenging its constitutionality in light of the 2006 constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
