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U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Wants To Take Grey Wolf Off Endangered List

June 7, 2013 - 5:03pm

The federal government wants to take grey wolves off the endangered species list following population growth in the Western Great Lakes region.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the plan today. Service director Dan Ashe says there are at least 4,400 wolves near the Great Lakes, and another 1,700...

COPD: A 'Man's Disease,' Now Most Common Among Women

June 7, 2013 - 4:28pm

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), is an emerging health issue for women that was once thought of as a man's disease.

The disease is a progressive lung condition linked to smoking.

Women have surpassed men in rates of COPD. A report by the American Lung Association says since...

Assembly Allows Crossbows For Deer Hunters

June 7, 2013 - 2:24pm

More people would be allowed to hunt deer with a crossbow under a measure that passed the state Assembly on a unanimous vote.

Right now Wisconsin law only allows someone who's disabled or at least 65 years old to use a crossbow during bow season. A plan by Irma state Rep....

Assembly Okays $25M State-Run Venture Capital Fund

June 7, 2013 - 2:08pm

The state of Wisconsin would set up a $25 million venture capital fund under a measure that passed the Wisconsin state Assembly.

Last session, talk of a venture capital bill that could be as large as $400 million never went anywhere. With the price tag lowered to $25 million and plans...

GOP Votes To Reduce Judges' Ability To Block Laws

June 7, 2013 - 1:33pm

Circuit court judges would be powerless to block laws they find unconstitutional, under a measure that passed the state Assembly last night.

Republicans developed this plan in response to judges in Dane County who issued injunctions blocking key pieces of Wisconsin's voter ID law and the collective bargaining law known as...

UW Regents Consider Ongoing Role

June 7, 2013 - 1:21pm

Some UW regents are wondering about their decision-making role following the latest budget dust-up with the state legislature.

State lawmakers are threatening to cut the UW System budget, and are scolding university officials for having a large budget reserve while still raising tuition. The UW has argued the reserve is appropriate,...

Last-Minute Budget Plan Lets Counties Detain Juvenile Offenders Longer

June 7, 2013 - 6:00am

Juvenile justice reform advocates are speaking out against a budget item approved last-minute by the budget committee.

The provision would allow counties to detain juvenile offenders for up to a year - double the length of stay currently allowed.

This budget item picks up where a similar measure in the last...

DHS Secretary Promises Smooth Transition For Former BadgerCare Enrollees

June 7, 2013 - 6:00am

Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary Kitty Rhoades says the state will help former BadgerCare enrollees transition to the private market.

Governor Scott Walker's plan to limit eligibility of BadgerCare to 100 percent of the federal poverty level will affect nearly 90,000 recipients.

Rhoades told the state's largest business...

WEDC Reforms Head To Assembly, Senate Floor

June 7, 2013 - 12:20am

A reforms package to fix problems with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is headed to the floor of the Assembly and Senate.

But Democrats on the Joint Audit Committee say the changes still give Governor Scott Walker too much control over the agency.

The committee approved reforms that...

Regents Share Different Takes On Budget Cutbacks

June 6, 2013 - 6:27pm

At their meeting in Milwaukee today, University of Wisconsin regents talked about the latest proposed budget cutbacks for the university system.

The budget debate lawmakers have been having about the UW System, is echoed by the Board of Regents.

The Joint Finance Committee has dropped Governor Scott Walker's plans...

Valedictorian Calls High School Out On Native American Discrimination

June 6, 2013 - 5:30pm

Bayfield High School's commencement speaker caused a stir when she said the school hurts Native American students during her speech.

Two days after that speech, 15 students walked out demanding change.

Bayfield High School valedictorian Victoria Gokee-Rindal dropped more than a few jaws last Saturday during her commencement speech. She said...

Provision On Journalism Nonprofit Receives Support, Scorn From Within GOP

June 6, 2013 - 5:22pm

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Burlington, is standing by a budget provision aimed at the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism (WCIJ).

Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, on the other hand, says it it's "childish" and "smacks of payback."

The provision in...

Why Foreclosing On Telemark Lodge Might See It Open Sooner

June 6, 2013 - 11:57am

Foreclosure against the operators of Telemark Lodge in Cable has been filed in Bayfield County Court.

One of the key players says that just brings them closer to selling the storied resort.

The historic 150-room lodge closed in March, one of several times over the past decade that it's alternated between open...

Bald Eagles Occupy Record Number Of Nests

June 6, 2013 - 6:00am

An aerial survey of bald eagle nests in Wisconsin indicates a record number of occupied nests in a record number of counties.

Forty-one years ago, in the first Department of Natural Resources aerial survey, biologists found only 108 breeding pairs of eagles in the state. Last year, that number had...

Director's Cut Radio: Meet The Parent Of 'Meet The Parents'

June 6, 2013 - 6:00am

Greg Glienna is the writer, director, and star of the original "Meet the Parents."

The 2000 hit comedy "Meet the Parents", starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller, was actually a re-make of Glienna's dark independent comedy filmed in 1992.

Terry Bell: I was curious - do a lot...

Walker Pleased With Budget Committee's All-Night Session

June 6, 2013 - 12:56am

Governor Scott Walker is giving the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) high marks for changes they made to his budget during an all-night session.

Governor Walker spoke to the Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce during a luncheon on the one-year anniversary of a recall attempt that failed to unseat him....

Investigative Journalism Group May Have To Leave UW-Madison

June 5, 2013 - 7:22pm

The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism (WCIJ) might have to leave its offices on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

The legislature's Joint Finance Committee voted early this morning to prohibit the UW from housing WCIJ, and to bar any UW employee from doing work related to the organization....

Milwaukee County Executive Condemns Bondsmen Budget Provision

June 5, 2013 - 6:32pm

The Milwaukee County executive is joining judges, prosecutors and sheriffs across the state in condemning a new budget provision on bondsmen.

The Republican plan, introduced last night, would allow bail bondsmen to operate in Wisconsin for the first time in more than 30 years.

Governor Scott Walker vetoed a similar...

Rejection Of Medicaid Expansion Evokes Mixed Reactions

June 5, 2013 - 6:05pm

Governor Scott Walker says he is pleased the Joint Finance Committee approved a rejection of federal Medicaid expansion dollars.

But critics say the move will leave thousands of people without health care in Wisconsin.

The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau found that rejecting the funds could leave up to 90,000 people...

Milwaukee Homicides Decrease, But Racial Minorities Are Disproportionately Victims

June 5, 2013 - 5:34pm

Milwaukee homicides are down about 20 percent from last year, but racial minorities are the majority of those being killed and wounded.

Milwaukee had 33 homicides a year ago at this time. As of Tuesday morning, the total was 26, but the city says 20 of the 26 victims were African...

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U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Wants To Take Grey Wolf Off Endangered List

COPD: A 'Man's Disease,' Now Most Common Among Women

Assembly Allows Crossbows For Deer Hunters

Assembly Okays $25M State-Run Venture Capital Fund

GOP Votes To Reduce Judges' Ability To Block Laws

UW Regents Consider Ongoing Role

Last-Minute Budget Plan Lets Counties Detain Juvenile Offenders Longer

DHS Secretary Promises Smooth Transition For Former BadgerCare Enrollees

WEDC Reforms Head To Assembly, Senate Floor

Regents Share Different Takes On Budget Cutbacks

Valedictorian Calls High School Out On Native American Discrimination

Provision On Journalism Nonprofit Receives Support, Scorn From Within GOP

Why Foreclosing On Telemark Lodge Might See It Open Sooner

Bald Eagles Occupy Record Number Of Nests

Director's Cut Radio: Meet The Parent Of 'Meet The Parents'

Walker Pleased With Budget Committee's All-Night Session

Investigative Journalism Group May Have To Leave UW-Madison

Milwaukee County Executive Condemns Bondsmen Budget Provision

Rejection Of Medicaid Expansion Evokes Mixed Reactions

Milwaukee Homicides Decrease, But Racial Minorities Are Disproportionately Victims

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