An innovative website giving the public access to all state government-related spending will be launched by the State Ethics Board before fall 2007. This website is the first of its kind in the United States.'
Madison bartenders are doing less coughing and wheezing since the July 2005 city smoking ban came into effect, according to the findings of a recent respiratory health study by UW-Madison researchers.'
After 154 years without capital punishment, a bill to reinstate the death penalty will be reintroduced by state Sen. Alan Lasee, R-De Pere. '
Nineteen Democratic state legislators sent a letter to state Attorney General JB Van Hollen's office requesting a formal opinion regarding the Board of Regents unanimous vote to include race as a factor in UW System admissions last week.
Nineteen Democratic state legislators sent a letter to state Attorney General JB Van Hollen's office requesting a formal opinion regarding the Board of Regents unanimous vote to include race as a factor in UW System admissions last week.
Wisconsin will join 26 other states currently looking at legislation to require a vaccination against Human Papilloma Virus. Texas became the first state to require that school-aged girls be vaccinated against the virus Feb. 2. '
Gov. Jim Doyle proposed an investment to create a more fuel-efficient Wisconsin among other bold initiatives he promised to address in tonight's State of the State address.
The Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin and the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior are exploring the possibility of waiving their sovereignty in exchange for coverage under the Wisconsin Retirement System. '
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit brought by the Madison-based Freedom from Religion Foundation challenging the Bush administration's Faith Based Initiatives program.'
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