Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Wis. lawmakers flee state to block anti-union billFeb 16, 2011 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Faced with a near-certain Republican victory that would end a half-century of collective bargaining for public workers, Wisconsin Democrats retaliated w...
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Wisconsin Senate to vote on anti-union billFeb 16, 2011 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Protesters clogged the hallways of the Wisconsin state Capitol on Thursday as the Senate prepared to pass a momentous bill that would strip government wo...
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Thousands protest anti-union bill in WisconsinFeb 15, 2011 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Thousands of people descended on the Wisconsin state Capitol again Wednesday to protest a bill that would strip most public employees of their collectiv...
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Public hearing in Milwaukee about Asian carpFeb 14, 2011 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — The White House's point man in the fight to prevent Asian carp from gaining a foothold in the Great Lakes will be in Milwaukee Tuesday. John Goss of the Whi...
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Unions fighting back against Wisc. gov.Feb 13, 2011 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Labor leaders said Monday that Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to end collective bargaining rights for the vast majority of public employees amounted to a ...
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'Never missed a Super Bowl' member passes awayFeb 13, 2011 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — One of the men featured in a Visa credit card television commercial for having never missed a Super Bowl has died at age 79. Though he wasn't able to make i...
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Wisconsin site deemed 'holy' by Catholic leadersFeb 13, 2011 10:00 pm - CHAMPION, Wis. — A tiny shrine in a small northeast Wisconsin town has just been given a huge distinction by the Vatican: It's been named as a holy site. The Midwestern...
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Woman arrested on tenth drunken driving offenseFeb 13, 2011 10:00 pm - SIREN, Wis. — A Minnesota woman is arrested for drunken driving again — potentially her tenth offense for driving under the influence. The 53-year-old Sandstone woman w...
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On the road: 'Horse' exhibit opens at the FieldFeb 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Horses and humans have had a profound relationship for thousands of years that have shaped human civilization. At the Field Museum's new exhibit, “The Horse,” you'll see...
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After 54 years, Wis. woman charged in baby's deathFeb 08, 2011 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — For more than half a century, Judith Post has tried to stifle the memories surrounding her infant niece's death. Now that her older sister faces a murder cha...