September 11, 2013 - 11:43am
A Wisconsin veteran of both the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is urging people remember the attacks on Sept. 11. As a bell chimed during a memorial ceremony at the Wisconsin Veterans Musem today, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary John Scocos read the names of the six Wisconsinites who died...
September 11, 2013 - 7:04am
The Wisconsin State Capitol.
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A legislative committee has voted unanimously to audit the Government Accountability Board , Wisconsin's elections agency. The non-partisan audit approved Tuesday would look at all facets of the board, including its management, its financial oversight, its training of clerks and the way it investigates and resolves complaints. Audit Committee co-Chair...
September 11, 2013 - 6:54am
The Great Lakes Week conference features research and remediation efforts in the lakes.
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Groups from Wisconsin are trying to help shape scientific studies and action plans for cleaning up the Great Lakes. The United States and Canada recently updated the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement . The International Joint Commission is taking comments on what scientific studies are needed to assess problems on...
September 11, 2013 - 6:46am
Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp says she expects state lawmakers to reach out to any hunters and anglers still upset with a now-canceled grant to United Sportsmen, an outdoors group with links to Republicans. Governor Scott Walker recently canceled the $500,000 hunting and fishing promotion grant for the...
September 11, 2013 - 1:00am
The report will change deer hunting practices throughout the state.
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The Department of Natural Resources’ state's deer trustee report is heading to the Natural Resources Board for final approval. The report was written by Dr. James Kroll, a Texas biologist hired by Gov. Scott Walker to change the way the DNR manages the deer population. In March, groups of citizens...
September 11, 2013 - 1:00am
Sen. Chris Larson (D-Milwaukee) is one lawmaker on the "Make College Affordable" tour.
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Wisconsin college students are meeting with Democratic lawmakers this week as part of a tour focused on college affordability. Legislators from the Assembly and Senate joined University of Wisconsin-Madison students this week to discuss the impact of higher education costs. It was the first in a series of events across...
September 10, 2013 - 1:56pm
Tyler Forks, near the proposed GTAC mine site.
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Six northern Wisconsin tribes have written a letter to President Barack Obama asking the federal government to stop mining activity. The August 28 letter to Obama asks to have the Department of the Interior prepare legal action to protect the ceded territory of northern Wisconsin. It cites the treaties of...
September 10, 2013 - 1:32pm
Sen. Tim Cullen speaks at today's press conference on redistricting reform.
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Two state lawmakers called for redistricting reform today only to be shot down minutes later by Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau). The plan championed at a press conference by Sens. Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center) and Tim Cullen (D-Janesville) and Wisconsin Common Cause would turn over the responsibility of drawing...
September 10, 2013 - 12:35pm
Luke Sliwicki talked about his struggles with addiction at the Pushback Against Drug Abuse rally.
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Wausau community leaders held another rally this morning in a continuing effort to address the problem of heroin addiction. Luke Sliwicki is a heroin addict and young father who is trying to turn his life around. ( Learn more about Sliwicki in this WPR News story about him from July...
September 10, 2013 - 12:16pm
Lighthouses have guided navigators through the Apostle Islands in northern Wisconsin for more than century. Commentator Dave Cieslewicz has spent his last few summers in the lighthouse on Sand Island, helping to preserve and share Wisconsin’s rich maritime history. Dave Cieslewicz teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the...
