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Wisconsin Tribes Ask For More Autonomy In Law Enforcement

September 27, 2013 - 7:52am

Some Wisconsin tribal leaders are calling on the legislature to grant them more sovereign control over enforcing criminal and civil law on their reservations. The legislature's Special Committee on State Tribal Relations met with tribal leaders this week to discuss the pros and cons of expanding the powers of reservation...

EPA Administrator Visits Madison

September 27, 2013 - 7:44am

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will step into the Wisconsin debate over climate change and air pollution Friday when she makes two stops in Madison. McCarthy is scheduled to join Madison Mayor Paul Soglin to highlight an energy efficiency program for businesses. Then she's off to Middleton to speak about climate...

DNR Sees Hundreds Of Public Comments On GTAC Mine Proposal

September 27, 2013 - 7:18am

The state Department of Natural Resources was inundated with comments during a public comment period about the proposed iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin.

Meet UW-Madison's New Chancellor Rebecca Blank

September 27, 2013 - 1:00am

Rebecca Blank, the new chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been on the job a little more than two months.

Saint Croix County Wind Farm Tentatively Approved By PSC

September 26, 2013 - 1:58pm

The state Public Service Commission (PSC) has tentatively approved a wind turbine farm for Saint Croix County in western Wisconsin. Commissioners voted 2-1 for the Highland Wind Project on Thursday, after rejecting it earlier this year. PSC legal counsel Cynthia Smith says the majority decided the wind farm would meet...

Bill Makes It More Difficult To Challenge Native American Mascots

September 26, 2013 - 1:37pm

A Republican bill would make it tougher to challenge Native American mascots, logos and nicknames used by school districts. Supporters say the bill would give more power to local residents, while opponents say it will keep Native American mascots from ever being changed. Democrats passed Act 250 in 2009, creating...

Dane County May Begin Twice-Daily BAC Tests For Alcohol Offenders

September 26, 2013 - 12:36pm

Next year, Dane County plans to try a program that South Dakota successfully used to reduce drunk driving and domestic violence. The program, called “24/7,” involves frequent blood alcohol testing of offenders. Alcohol testing, twice a day, will be tried next year on 100 people in Dane County convicted of...

State Superintendent: Common Core Standards Are 'World Class'

September 26, 2013 - 11:57am

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers says Wisconsin can't go back on the Common Core state standards it adopted three years ago. Evers’s remarks came today during his State of Education speech at the state Capitol, amid growing pressure from the Tea Party and others who want Wisconsin to...

State Lawmaker Urges More Haste In Job Creation

September 26, 2013 - 7:30am

A Democratic state lawmaker said on Thursday that he wanted to see more urgency from the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature in advancing jobs legislation.

U.S. House To Take Up Water Projects Bill

September 26, 2013 - 7:47am

The U.S. House is set to take on a long-awaited bill next month that deals with funding water projects, some of which will take place in Wisconsin. The Water Resources Reform and Development Act is better known as WRDA. The biennial bill has not been passed in six years, but...