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A court ruling released Wednesday allowed Wisconsin judges to identify with a political party, with potentially far-reaching consequences for the state's judiciary.
Governor Jim Doyle's inclusion of tax increases and non-fiscal related policies in the budget introduced Tuesday is drawing criticism from Republican lawmakers.
President Obama ran on the coattails of the buzzword change."" After unveiling his two-year budget plan for Wisconsin, Gov. Jim Doyle is pushing his budget on the tagline of ""sacrifice.""
Gov. Jim Doyle's 2009-11 budget proposal unveiled Tuesday calls for sacrifices from taxpayers and smokers while attempting to protect education in the midst of the largest cuts the state has ever had to make.
A domestic partner registry legally recognizing same-sex couples may be included in the budget Governor Jim Doyle will deliver Tuesday, sources familiar with the budget plan told the Wisconsin State Journal.
City staff and Alcohol License Review Committee members have recently proposed an alcohol ban list"" in an attempt to prevent chronic street alcoholics in Madison from purchasing alcohol.
By Cole Wenzel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, the Wisconsin state Assembly leaders passed a rule banning Assembly members from raising campaign funds until the state budget deliberations are complete. In essence, the rule seeks to remove any impropriety regarding funding during the lengthy budget hearings so state lawmakers' focus remains on expediently passing the budget rather than catering to special interests or focusing on upcoming election battles. Although this sends a strong, bipartisan signal of genuine reform worthy of commendation, let's evaluate what exactly this accomplished before we hail this the great campaign finance reform of our generation, as has Assembly Majority Leader Thomas Nelson, D-Kaukauna.
The Committee on Assembly Organization unanimously passed a policy change Wednesday prohibiting members of the Assembly from fundraising during budget deliberations.
City officials recently proposed a list banning chronic street alcoholics from buying liquor in order to improve downtown safety and save money.
Gov. Jim Doyle announced Wednesday Wisconsin will receive approximately $10 million toward health-insurance funding for children from modest-income families.
President Barack Obama has vowed to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He has also signed an executive order banning the harsh interrogation techniques"" employed there and elsewhere in the U.S.-led Global War on Terror, bringing the United States back in line with international law, U.S. law, the U.S. Constitution, the Geneva Conventions and the Army Field Manual. Despite the assertions of the Bush administration and its supporters claiming these ""tactics"" are necessary for our security, these changes are two big steps in the right direction. However, important questions remain.
Library Mall could become a magnet for late-night food patrons seeking to satisfy their cravings under changes to Madison's vending ordinances being drafted by the Vending Oversight Committee.
At a time of rising unemployment and a looming $5.4 billion budget deficit, Gov. Jim Doyle remained hopeful about Wisconsin's future in his annual State of the State Address Wednesday.
Amid a faltering economy and the largest budget deficit in the state's history, both houses of the Wisconsin state Legislature met at the state Capitol Jan. 5 to commence the 2009-'10 legislative session.
Campus gets out the vote
As the semester comes to a close, we would like to take a moment to reflect on the successes, failures and lessons learned from the past few months while looking ahead to next semester's activism. The College Democrats started the semester with a watch party for Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, and we will bring it full circle as we turn our attention to President-elect Obama's policy positions.
Molly Rivera
Two and a half years ago, the city of Madison witnessed the end of an ongoing smoking-ban controversy after accepting its adoption. Since then, a far more intense battle has taken place among citizens of the entire state over whether there should be a statewide ban. Within the issue itself is a sub-argument over how such a debate should be decided. Last week, state Sen. Judy Robson, D-Beloit, urged Gov. Jim Doyle to include the ban in his upcoming budget proposal. Such a move by Doyle would leave the decision up to the state Legislature, but many argue it should be put to a vote among the people of Wisconsin.
In response to Jon Spike's piece entitled California's gay marriage ban aids discrimination"" in The Daily Cardinal on Nov. 21, 2008:
Solutions by The State News
