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MADISON, Wis. — More taxpayer dollars would be directed toward Wisconsin Supreme Court campaigns in an effort to blunt the impact of special-interest money in the officially nonpartisan races under a bill passed by the Democratic-controlled Legislature.
The Journal Sentinel's Dan Bice says Governor Jim Doyle and other top Democrats are suggesting to the mayor he could govern from his home in Milwaukee if he were to run and win the election next year.
The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representative approved a landmark health care reform bill Saturday night by a 220-215 vote. BizTimes Milwaukee collected reactions about the legislation from Wisconsin's Congressional delegation and others. Their comments follow.
Watertown senior outside hitter Erienne Lauersdorf headed a list of five area athletes honored by the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association in all-state voting held recently.
Five members of Watertown's volleyball team were honored in Wisconsin Little Ten all-conference voting held recently.
In Wisconsin, judges and justices are elected by the people. Our Constitution requires it. The people must therefore be able to freely support candidates of their choice.
La Crosse County Circuit Judge Ramona Gonzalez announced Tuesday she intends to seek an open seat on the District 4 Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the spring elections.
In less than a year we will be casting our ballots for Wisconsin's next governor, and creative advertising is already out there. Click on the headline for Becky DeVries' full report.
Even my wife was appalled. Friday morning I used the publicly subsidized airwaves to good purpose. I called for Gov. Jim E. Doyle to mobilize the National Guard and deploy it in Milwaukee's public schools. Joy Cardin, the gracious host of Wisconsin Public Radio's Week in Review program commented, "We'll just leave that one alone" and moved on.
Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin told about 5,000 supporters in Wisconsin to continue to press lawmakers on abortion issues.
Westby City Council members were informed in October that the city must complete a property value reassessment to bring the city in compliance with state of Wisconsin equalized property values.
