Articles filed under Wisconsin
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State employees' trust funds to see modest pension increasesJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The trust funds for state employees and retirees will see modest pension and interest rate increases. The Wisconsin State Journal reports (http://bi...
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Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorialsJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 13 Paul Ryan's decision to say 'no' leaves him in a good spot After months of speculation, it wasn't surprising in the end that Paul...
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Republicans push to have Supreme Court justices elect chiefJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican lawmakers are moving closer to changing the way the Wisconsin Supreme Court chooses its chief. The Assembly Judiciary Committee voted alo...
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Walker, Vos at odds over sanctions for failing schoolsJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican speaker of the state Assembly are at odds over whether a school accountability bill needs to include sanctions ...
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Body recovered from ruins of NE Wisconsin house fireJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - TOWN OF GREEN VALLEY, Wis. (AP) - Crews have recovered a body from the ruins of a house fire in northeastern Wisconsin. The Shawano County sheriff's office says the fire...
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Walker scheduled to give speech in WashingtonJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican Gov. Scott Walker's travel schedule is picking up as eyes a possible run for president. Walker was slated to give the keynote address at ...
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Milwaukee firefighters save 5-year-old boy from house fireJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Fire Department says an unresponsive 5-year-old boy was revived by firefighters after they rescued him from a house fire on the city's nor...
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Milwaukee man charged in toddler's death to stand trialJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE (AP) - The 21-year-old Milwaukee man charged in the shooting death of a toddler will stand trial. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/1ynUfNx...
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Green Bay amusement park to install 3 new ridesJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - An amusement park in northeast Wisconsin will add three new rides over the next two years after receiving a private donation worth more than $1 mi...
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Flu vaccine not working well; only 23 percent effectiveJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - This year's flu vaccine is doing a pretty crummy job. It's only 23 percent effective, which is one of the worst performances in the last decade, accordin...