September 17, 2013 - 2:12pm
U.S. Bancorp, whose Milwaukee offices are pictured above, garnered the largest number of complaints through the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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The Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG) has released the first in a series of reports based on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) data. The CFPB was created in 2010 as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The agency takes complaints from consumers on all...
September 17, 2013 - 1:37pm
The new initiative encourages civil discourse and active listening.
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The first of a series of forums on political topics takes place Tuesday night in Stevens Point as part of the campus’s Civil Discourse Initiative. The initiative is an effort to get people on opposite sides of controversial topics to treat each other with respect. “Much of what we observe...
September 17, 2013 - 1:02pm
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is defending the legal advice he gave state Sen. Leah Vukmir (R-Wauwatosa), who is being sued under the open records law. Van Hollen says legislators are immune from public records lawsuit, but the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) – the group seeking the records...
September 17, 2013 - 12:35pm
Two Rivers High School, which "met expectations" according to its DPI report card.
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The majority of Wisconsin schools meet or exceed expectations, according to school report cards released by the Department of Public Instruction. For the 2012-2013 school year, 1,910 schools received ratings, with 88 percent of those schools meeting, exceeding, or significantly exceeding expectations. Only 3 percent, or 58 schools, failed to...
September 17, 2013 - 11:38am
Two top law enforcers in Wisconsin are weighing in on issues stemming from the Navy Yard shootings in Washington D.C. University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Chief Susan Riseling says she has studied thousands of shootings that have taken place in the United States over the last 20 years. She’s still waiting...
September 17, 2013 - 7:07am
August saw a surge in cargo ships on the Great lakes heading to both domestic and foreign ports. It marks a rebound from a stale first half of the season. The Lake Carriers Association reports a 10 percent increase in August for U.S.-flagged cargo compared to a year ago, while...
September 17, 2013 - 1:00am
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A majority of Wisconsin residents support smoking prevention programs, according to a recent survey.
A statewide poll on healthy living designed to guide policy experts indicates there's concern about childhood obesity and youth tobacco use. The public opinion poll showed three quarters of the 600 people surveyed support spending state money on smoking prevention programs. Nearly as many said they'd be willing to pay...
September 16, 2013 - 2:39pm
Former Assembly Majority Leader Scott Suder.
Former Assembly Majority Leader Scott Suder expects to get a $45,000 pay raise when he begins his new job at the Public Service Commission (PSC). The raise comes despite ongoing criticism about one of Suder's last legislative doings. Suder, a 15-year Republican lawmaker from central Wisconsin, helped get a half-million...
September 16, 2013 - 1:36pm
Republicans have introduced legislation that would allow Wisconsin residents to buy rifles and shotguns from dealers around the nation. The bill would end the current restriction that only allows buyers to purchase long guns in neighboring states. “You think about a hunter who goes out west hunting, as a lot...
September 16, 2013 - 1:06pm
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Jim Milleon, owner of Details Construction, pulls nails from usable trim pulled from the walls of the Schaffhausen house where three young girls were killed by their father.
Contractors in River Falls are volunteering their time to deconstruct the home where Aaron Schaffhausen killed his three daughters last July . All usable materials are being donated to charity with proceeds from the sale of the property going towards a memorial park for the girls. The house, 2790 Meadow...
