EPA to investigate 15 Wisconsin power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency informed the state Thursday it will investigate 15 of Wisconsin's power plants, including three in Madison and nine on UW campuses.
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The Environmental Protection Agency informed the state Thursday it will investigate 15 of Wisconsin's power plants, including three in Madison and nine on UW campuses.
Gov. Jim Doyle selected Jerilyn Dietz, a former crime victim and assistant Manitowoc County District Attorney, to replace infamous ""sexting"" Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz Friday.
Governor-elect Scott Walker wrote to state lawmakers Monday asking that they halt proceedings with labor contracts two weeks after his similar request to Gov. Jim Doyle was thwarted.
One teacher and 23 students were held hostage at Marinette High School Monday by a 15-year-old student wielding a handgun. After a standoff that spanned several hours, all 24 hostages were released unharmed and the gunman shot himself, according to police.
State Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, will reassume his position as Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee chair in the next session and is ready to show the UW System some tough love.
Conservative polling group Wisconsin Polling Research Institute released findings Sunday that indicate the majority of Wisconsinites do not support the high speed rail project.
It's about 11:45 p.m. on a Thursday night at a megaplex somewhere on the East side of Madison, and the crowd is getting antsy. By day, one can only assume they are upright citizens and dedicated scholars, but tonight they don capes, wield wands and etch lightning bolts on their foreheads with eyeliner. One would-be wizard, who in the not-so-distant-future will be more concerned with his mortgage than with what exactly a Hippogriff is, runs wildly around the aisles with a broom between his legs screaming ""Wee!"" at the top of his lungs. No, this is not Halloween, this night is much holier. It is, dear readers, the beginning of the end.
Joining their Wisconsin counterparts, the Minnesota chapter of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations implored Governor-elect Scott Walker to reconsider his stance on the high-speed rail project.
U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-California, and Dianne Feinstein, D-California, wrote to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Tuesday requesting federal high-speed rail funds rejected by other states, such as Wisconsin.
A 67-year-old man in the town of Vermont was so enraged by Bristol Palin's success on ""Dancing With the Stars"" he shot his television and threatened his wife, which led to a 15-hour standoff with police.
Governor-elect Scott Walker is continuing to negotiate the alternative options for the $810 million in federal high-speed rail funding, which has sparked both ire and approval from labor unions.
Governor-elect Scott Walker is continuing to negotiate the alternative options for the $810 million in federal high-speed rail funding, which has sparked both ire and approval from labor unions.
Governor-elect Scott Walker pressured Gov. Jim Doyle to halt or alter his decision-making on projects including health care, state employee labor contracts and the Charter Street Power Plant.
Incoming state Assembly speaker Jeff Fitzgerald appointed state Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, to co-chair the Joint Finance Committee Tuesday.
After days of silence on the topic, Gov. Jim Doyle addressed his choice to halt production on the high-speed rail line Monday, saying he would leave the decisions on the rail project to his successor, Governor-elect Scott Walker.
With the future of Wisconsin's high-speed rail line in limbo, New York Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo is asking the federal government to redirect the funding to his own state.
In the real world, four square is a playground game for the kids who didn't get chosen to play kickball. Foursquare in the digital world is a ""location-based, social networking site, travel guide and game,"" according to the recent announcement from UW-Madison declaring its debut on the popular site. Unlike the second-rate playground game, the digital version has taken some steps toward popularity. In its first year, Foursquare has lost its underdog status as a social networking site, currently experiencing a growth rate more than double that of Twitter.
Voter turnout for Tuesday's midteram elections was relatively high at nearly 50 percent, meeting the Government Accountability Board's original predictions.
With a newly elected, Republican-controlled state Legislature, Wisconsin will likely see a slew of deregulatory bills this season.
Two Milwaukee executives fight for the Governorship: