A bill currently in the state Legislature that would create new penalties over the drug salvia was read in a public hearing Wednesday, with bill supporters saying the drug poses a risk to users and the public.
Property taxes may rise across the state, with a Monday state deadline mandating local school districts find a way to pay for a lack of state funds.
The largest association of doctors in Wisconsin said on Tuesday that they would be willing to sue the state if funding was relocated from an injured patients fund. The group does not want the funding placed in a separate part of the still undecided state
Recent flooding throughout the State of Wisconsin has prompted urgent action at all levels of government.
Correctional officers from around the state gathered in Madison on Thursday for a hearing by the Committee on Corrections and Courts that focused on the officers' support of Assembly Bill 92. '
Over 60 UW-Madison students lobbied at the State Capitol Thursday to promote affordable health coverage for all Wisconsin residents.'
It is open season for comic book collectors, sports enthusiasts and rare-jewelry aficionados alike, as the Wisconsin State Treasurer's Office launched its annual auction Tuesday, using eBay for the first time.'
The recently proposed Sudan divestment bill may cost Wisconsin taxpayers and retired public employees nearly half a billion dollars, according to State of Wisconsin Investment Board Director David Mills. '
Gov. Jim Doyle spearheaded a commission to reduce racial inequality in Wisconsin's Criminal Justice System due to the state's high incarceration rates for black men.'
New legislation introduced Thursday calls for an update to the current state law regarding volunteer firefighters who die in the line of duty. This proposal would provide benefits for the families of those who suffer fatal heart or respiratory ailments wh'
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