Bill to stop fundraising during budget process killed in state Assembly
A state Assembly lawmaker voted against a campaign finance reform bill she had earlier co-sponsored Thursday, indicating how unlikely a resolution of the issue is this session.
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A state Assembly lawmaker voted against a campaign finance reform bill she had earlier co-sponsored Thursday, indicating how unlikely a resolution of the issue is this session.
With a week left in the normal session, both houses in the Wisconsin Legislature are passing bills that have little hope of success in the other chamber.
After losing $15,000 and being forced to confront the fact that a number of employees were stealing money in a number of ways over the last several months, the Wisconsin Union had to act.
Lance Armstrong: Lance Armstrong attends the Citizens for Smoke Free Air Rally to support the statewide smoking ban.
Cycling icon and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong rallied more than 1,000 supporters of a statewide smoking ban at a Citizens for Smoke Free Air Rally"" at the Monona Terrace Tuesday.
A statewide smoking ban moved a step closer to a vote in the full Assembly Tuesday, although it faces an uphill battle with Assembly leadership.
In 1493 AD, Rodrigo de Jerez, a shipmate of Christopher Columbus and Europe's first smoker, also became Europe's first target of anti-smoking sentiment.
A study released Tuesday said smoking bans have no negative economic impact on Wisconsin cities, although negotiations on a statewide ban remain stalled in the Legislature.
A bill banning human trafficking and a bill aiming to limit carbon dioxide emissions were among several controversial proposals voted on in the state Legislature Tuesday.
A controversial abortion ban bill passed out of a state committee Thursday, with an ideologically opposite bill set for a public hearing Feb. 27.
Negotiations over a proposed statewide smoking ban broke down again Wednesday at the state Capitol.
Emily Houtler says she's not attempting to eradicate smokers' freedom or rights by calling for a campus-wide smoking ban. Yet her claim that the majority should get what they want because they are the majority, is a direct attack on freedom and rights.
Two Wisconsin legislators introduced a bill Wednesday that would ban retail stores from using non-biodegradable plastic bags, furthering efforts in the state to go green.""
In 2006 UW-Stevens Point considered a revolutionary measure. The school proposed to expand its smoking ban from campus-owned buildings to all space owned by the university. This, of course, begs the question: Why isn't Madison pursuing a similar measure? After all, isn't UW-Madison known as a highly modern, progressive and liberal campus?
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig touted the positive results of the league's investigation into performance-enhancing drugs thus far while also expressing frustrations with the process Monday during a press conference at UW-Madison.
Wisconsin drivers who want to express themselves as AER0TK"" on their license plates are out of luck - the Department of Transportation has a growing list of nearly 8,000 potential vanity license plates deemed inappropriate for use.
UW-Madison's sex education organization Sex Out Loud will hold several events beginning Wednesday to bring attention to National Condom Week.
A state task force released recommendations Thursday in response to Wisconsin facing substantial inequalities in its criminal justice system.
Attacks on affirmative action are nothing new in the United States, and more often than not, those taking aim do so because their positions at the top of a historically unbalanced American social system are under attack.
As the legislative session winds down to its mid-March close, state legislators continue to dither on one of the most significant pieces of public health legislation in years: a statewide smoking ban in almost all public places and workplaces, including bars and restaurants.