Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Groundhog bites Wisconsin mayor's ear during ceremonyFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (AP) - A mayor in Wisconsin has learned a valuable lesson about his city's weather-predicting critter: Don't get too close. Jimmy, the official groundh...
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Investors sue BMO over Petters' Ponzi schemeFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE (AP) - BMO Financial Group is facing four federal lawsuits filed by investor groups that claim a bank it acquired in 2011 was complicit in a $3.7 billion Ponzi...
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Judge orders board to post campaign finance decisionsFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A judge has ordered state officials to post online links to decisions striking down parts of Wisconsin's campaign finance laws. A federal appeals co...
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Wisconsin treasurer axes staff, wants to eliminate officeFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's new treasurer has gotten rid of his staff and said he'll donate part of his salary as state Republicans continue their push to eliminate...
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Walker raised $30M in final 18 months of campaignFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker raised more than $30 million in the final 18 months of his successful re-election campaign. But Walker, who is considering a possi...
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Walker's budget proposal coming into focusFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker's state budget proposal is coming into clearer focus, with the second term Republican revealing major portions including $300 mill...
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Obama asks $50 million cut in Great Lakes restoration effortFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - President Barack Obama's proposed budget for 2016 seeks what it calls a $50 million "modest reduction" in a multi-year program to clean up the Gr...
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Storm blankets Midwest in snow, creeps toward NortheastJan 31, 2015 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - A slow-moving winter storm blanketed a large swath of the Plains and Midwest in snow Sunday, forcing the cancellation of thousands of flights, making road...
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Walker open to sending troops to fight Islamic State groupJan 31, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he is open to sending U.S. troops to the Middle East to combat Islamic State fighters, but the potential Republican co...
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Winter storm could dump up to foot of snow on SE WisconsinJan 31, 2015 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE (AP) - The first big winter storm of the season walloped southern Wisconsin with several inches of snow Sunday, prompting some cities to declare snow emergenci...