Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Court focuses on challenges of veterans who offendJan 21, 2015 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE (AP) - All the defendants in one specialized Milwaukee County court share a common link. They are military veterans and are accused of nonviolent offenses that...
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Lawmakers vote to make 'upskirting' a felonyJan 21, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin state Assembly voted Thursday to make "upskirting"- the act of secretly taking a photo of someone's genitals, buttocks or breasts - a ...
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Assembly speaker supports more flexibility for UW SystemJan 21, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he supports giving the University of Wisconsin System more flexibility. System officials and lobbyists anticipate Go...
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Conservation Congress proposes moving back wolf hunt startJan 21, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Conservation Congress is gauging support for starting the state's wolf season later. Congress officials say hunters flood wolf managem...
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Walker proposes new teacher licensure plan to wide criticismJan 21, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker wants to create a new pathway for people with "real-life experience" to get licensed to teach in Wisconsin, but his proposal raise...
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Lawmakers call for hearings on VA pain managementJan 21, 2015 10:00 pm - TOMAH, Wis. (AP) - Some Wisconsin and Minnesota lawmakers are calling for congressional hearings after allegations of overmedication at the VA Medical Center in Tomah. U...
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Walker to visit New Hampshire for first timeJan 21, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday that he plans to visit New Hampshire for the first time in March to share Wisconsin's "common sense conse...
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Wisconsin lawmaker vows to bring back drunken driving billsJan 21, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Republican lawmaker is promising to bring back a package of bills to stiffen Wisconsin's drunken driving laws. Rep. Jim Ott, a Mequon Republican, ...
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Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorialsJan 21, 2015 10:00 pm - Wisconsin State Journal, Jan. 21 Keep WEDC's focus on jobs State leaders shouldn't forget why they created the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. in the first place. W...
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Man, child killed in Fond du Lac County crashJan 21, 2015 10:00 pm - TOWN OF FOREST, Wis. (AP) - A man and a young child have died in a highway crash involving three vehicles in Fond du Lac County. Sheriff's official say a 37-year-old She...