Wisconsin
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Audit: Unusual spending in Wis. food stamp programFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A nonpartisan audit is raising suspicions about unusual out-of-state spending in Wisconsin’s food stamp program. The Legislative Audit Bureau reports Fri...
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Wisconsin leader carries gun on Assembly floorFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — The Republican lawmaker who presides over the state Assembly said Friday he’s been carrying a concealed weapon during floor sessions. Speaker Pro Tem Bil...
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Northern Illinois risk for Lyme disease increasingFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis an...
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Federal judge approves Spawn copyright dealFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge has approved a settlement ending a copyright battle between fantasy industry giants Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane. McFarlane and Gaiman ...
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Wisconsin’s Walker to speak at Florida eventFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker is scheduled to speak next week at a Florida event hosted by the conservative James Madison Institute. The institute says Walker plans ...
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UW Foundation endowment worth $1.9 billionFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A new report says the endowment of the University of Wisconsin Foundation was worth $1.9 billion last year, a 21 percent increase over its 2010 value. Th...
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Wis. teen gets probation in baby-abandonment caseJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - APPLETON, Wis. — An Appleton teen who abandoned her newborn daughter last year was sentenced to three years of probation, even as the judge encouraged the high school ho...
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Tommy Thompson says federal workers should pay moreJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Republican Tommy Thompson said Wednesday that federal workers should pay more for their health insurance and pension benefits, just like Wisconsin state ...
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550 abuse claims filed against Wisconsin archdioceseJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — About 550 people have filed claims for restitution for alleged sexual abuse by clergy in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee — the most of the eight dioceses in the...
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Wisconsin governor extends school open enrollment periodJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill into law that will extend the time Wisconsin parents have to submit an application to send their children to a public...