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When Generics Are Kept Off The Market, Drugs Come At High Cost

July 15, 2013 - 2:38pm

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of generic drugs might help lower the cost of pharmaceuticals.

The Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG), however, says legislation is needed too.

Last month, the Supreme Court opened up the door to lawsuits against brand name drug makers that try to shut out...

Zimmerman Acquittal Protested In Milwaukee, Elsewhere

July 15, 2013 - 11:53am

People upset with the verdict in the Trayvon Martin murder trial in Florida came out for protests in Wisconsin over the weekend.

About 200 people marched through the streets of downtown Milwaukee, occasionally blocking intersections and making brief speeches, and at one point chanting Martin's name, as they...

Unemployed People With Disabilities Face Long Wait List For State Assistance

July 15, 2013 - 6:00am

Thousands of unemployed Wisconsinites with disabilities face long wait lists at the state agency tasked with helping them.

The findings from a new Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism report show that despite the opportunity to solve some of these problems, the agency is not requesting...

UW Begins Work On New System For Tracking Financial Reserves

July 12, 2013 - 7:07pm

The University of Wisconsin has begun developing a new system for tracking its financial reserves following this spring's debacle.

When Republicans released a Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo this spring showing that the UW had hundreds of millions in reserves, they attacked it for hiding the money and for holding...

GTAC Nears End Of Exploratory Drilling Process

July 12, 2013 - 6:43pm

Gogebic Taconite (GTAC) is drilling the last of the eight exploratory bore holes in the Penokee Range, and could finish work early next week.

Drilling began a month ago, and except for a raid by protesters on day one, things have gone fairly smoothly. Department of Natural Resources hydrogeologist...

30 Years Of Research Winds Down At Little Rock Lake In Northern Wisconsin

July 12, 2013 - 6:18pm

A curtain is literally rising on Little Rock Lake, as a nearly 30-year research effort into air and water pollution there is winding down.

When scientists from the University of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources, and other agencies lowered a plastic curtain into a pristine hourglass-shaped lake in the Northern Highland...

General Electric CEO Gives Advice To The UW Board Of Regents

July 12, 2013 - 5:14pm

General Electric chairman and CEO Jeffery Immelt addressed the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents this morning.

Immelt said that universities need to work with businesses more to grow the economy, which he says is not growing fast enough. He told the Regents that education is the most important investment the...

Western Wisconsin Skies Are Hazy From Canadian Wildfires

July 12, 2013 - 4:57pm

The sky in western Wisconsin has been hazier than usual this week due to wildfires in Canada.

The smoke from wildfires in northern Manitoba and other nearby provinces is traveling south. Over the last few days, the usual clear blue sky has appeared a bit more hazy, at times even...

It's Not Just You — Those Tiny Bugs You Know As 'Gnats' Are Out In Full Force

July 12, 2013 - 4:15pm

If you think clouds of gnats are a bigger nuisance than usual this year, you'd be right - and wrong.

That's because what we call gnats are just one type of a species of small, flying bugs called blackflies. But no matter what you call them, University of Wisconsin...

Foreclosures Were At A 7-Year Low In June

July 12, 2013 - 3:50pm

Mortgage foreclosure filings in seven southeastern counties dropped more than 41 percent in June, making it the lowest one-month total in seven years.

The decrease came as a pleasant surprise to Russ Kashian, a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater economics professor. He predicted there would be about a 25-percent decrease.

"It seems we...

Bad River Chairman Rejects Tactics Used By Protesters In Video

July 12, 2013 - 3:20pm

The chairman of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe says he's against the tactics used by other anti-mine protesters in a June 11 action.

A video posted on Facebook two days ago (and which has since been taken down) shows the violent raid on an exploratory drilling...

Proposed Fish Passage Raises Concerns About Asian Carp

July 12, 2013 - 6:00am

A proposed fish passage at the southernmost dam on the Wisconsin River is raising fears that Asian carp will use the passageway, too.

Federal officials are requiring Wisconsin Power and Light to provide a way for fish to get north or upstream of the company's hydroelectric dam at Prairie du Sac....

Former Warden Starts Scholarship Fund For Children Of Incarcerated Parents

July 11, 2013 - 6:28pm

The former warden of the Oxford Federal Prison in Wisconsin has launched a national college scholarship program for children of prison inmates.

He says educating these children can help stop them from following in their parents' footsteps.

Percy Pitzer is a native of Boscobel and spent his professional life as a warden...

Survey Shows That Older Anglers Are Aware Of Mercury, PCBs

July 11, 2013 - 5:26pm

A Department of Health Services survey shows older anglers are generally aware of health warnings about mercury and PCB contamination in fish.

But a report says outreach to reduce consumption of potentially harmful fish could be improved.

In 2012, there were 129 bodies of water in Wisconsin that had PCB or mercury...

UW System Approves Tuition Freeze For Both In-State And Out-Of-State Students

July 11, 2013 - 4:57pm

The University of Wisconsin System has approved a tuition freeze for both in and out-of-state undergraduate and graduate students next year.

The board approved the freeze at its meeting today. Lawmakers included an in-state tuition freeze in the state budget after it was discovered that the system had $648...

Summerfest Attendance Was Up This Year

July 11, 2013 - 4:29pm

Summerfest saw an increase in attendance this year compared to last year's event.

Preliminary data shows that the world's largest music festival hosted a little over 840,000 patrons, a 4.3 percent increase from last year. John Boler is the chief marketing officer for Summerfest. He says that relatively good weather, a...

Video Surfaces Of Incident At GTAC Drill Site

July 11, 2013 - 1:59pm

A video has surfaced of the incident at a northern Wisconsin mining site that led to criminal charges against a Stevens Point woman.

Twenty-six-year-old Katie Kloth is scheduled to appear Monday in Iron County court on one felony charge and three misdemeanors. She allegedly stole a camera...

GOP Considers Splitting Food Assistance From Farm Bill

July 11, 2013 - 1:35pm

The U.S. House may soon vote on legislation that would split the Farm Bill in two. At least one Wisconsin representative says the idea might be worth considering.

Last month, the U.S. House failed to pass a new Farm Bill. A key sticking point was proposed cuts to the food stamp...

LCO Harvest Camp Near Mine Site Plans To Expand

July 11, 2013 - 1:15pm

The leader of the Lac Courte Oreilles Harvest Camp in the Penokee Range says he wants to expand the camp's size seven-fold this summer, and then stay for five years in the area where an iron ore mine is proposed.

The founders of the camp have big plans. Tribal Elder Melvin...

La Crosse County Leaders Form Coalition To Protect Bluffs

July 11, 2013 - 6:00am

In a rare move, some leaders in La Crosse County are coming together to protect the area's bluffs.

The cities and towns of La Crosse, Onalaska, Shelby, and Medary haven't always worked well together on land issues, and each municipality has its own plan to protect the bluffs. Now, leaders are...

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When Generics Are Kept Off The Market, Drugs Come At High Cost

Zimmerman Acquittal Protested In Milwaukee, Elsewhere

Unemployed People With Disabilities Face Long Wait List For State Assistance

UW Begins Work On New System For Tracking Financial Reserves

GTAC Nears End Of Exploratory Drilling Process

30 Years Of Research Winds Down At Little Rock Lake In Northern Wisconsin

General Electric CEO Gives Advice To The UW Board Of Regents

Western Wisconsin Skies Are Hazy From Canadian Wildfires

It's Not Just You — Those Tiny Bugs You Know As 'Gnats' Are Out In Full Force

Foreclosures Were At A 7-Year Low In June

Bad River Chairman Rejects Tactics Used By Protesters In Video

Proposed Fish Passage Raises Concerns About Asian Carp

Former Warden Starts Scholarship Fund For Children Of Incarcerated Parents

Survey Shows That Older Anglers Are Aware Of Mercury, PCBs

UW System Approves Tuition Freeze For Both In-State And Out-Of-State Students

Summerfest Attendance Was Up This Year

Video Surfaces Of Incident At GTAC Drill Site

GOP Considers Splitting Food Assistance From Farm Bill

LCO Harvest Camp Near Mine Site Plans To Expand

La Crosse County Leaders Form Coalition To Protect Bluffs

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