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Brewers playoff hopes take a serious hit

September 28, 2007 By

The Milwaukee Brewers remained two games behind the National League Central Division leading Chicago Cubs with just three games remaining.

After the Cubs lost earlier in the day, 6-4 to the Florida Marlins, the Brewers could have once again climbed to within 1-game with a win.  But they went out and committed five errors and lost to the San Diego Padres 9-5 in the first of a four game series at Miller Park.

Rickie Weeks homered twice and Ryan Braun added one long ball, but it was Braun that led the error parade, committing 3 of the 5 himself.  It's the second straight day that the Cubs lost, only to be followed by a Brewers defeat.

Dale Sveum served as the Brewers interim manager after Ned Yost was suspended for 1-game, which he served last night.

Chris Capuano pitches the 2nd game of the series tonight against San Diego's Greg Maddux.

 

Listen / Download – Bill Scott on Brewers loss to Padres. 1:00

Filed Under: Brewers

Doyle says lawmakers must pass a budget

September 28, 2007 By

The state budget is now almost 12 weeks overdue. Some Republican lawmakers have been claiming the state doesn't really need a budget, and can wait until later this year to pass one.

Governor Doyle says that's not true, and failing to pass a state budget could result in a long term financial disaster for Wisconsin. The Governor says major road and building projects around the state won't have the funding they need, UW students will see tuition hikes, and the state could lose $400 million in federal aid if a state budget is not passed this year.

Legislative leaders have been meeting behind closed doors at the Governor's mansion this week, in an effort to reach a compromise on the budget. Doyle says they're closer to an agreement since those talks began. However, Doyle is not commenting on what needs to be done for both sides to reach an agreement.

Despite that progress, the legislature is not expected to meet a deadline for midnight tonight for passing along school funding figures to DPI. School officials have said not doing so will result in a $600 million property tax hike. The Governor says it is unacceptable that property taxpayers will see a tax hike because the Legislature failed to do its job. Doyle says lawmakers will need to figure out a way to fix their mistake.

Talks at the Governor's mansion continue today between Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch and Senate Majority Leader Judy Robson. 

AUDIO: Andrew Beckett reports (MP3 1:08)

Filed Under: Budget, Politics & Government, Top Story

UW's "suicidal gunman" in custody

September 28, 2007 By

The man who shut down portions of the UW-Madison campus and the University Hospital Tuesday night is now in custody.

19-year old Jesse Miller was picked up this morning in San Diego and now UW-Madison police Sgt. Jason Whitney says that may be where he was making those threatening phone calls.

Police believe Miller made several calls that night claiming he had a gun at the hospital parking lot and reporting a bomb threat and gunshots.

At first they thought it was a suicide by cop threat but now it may have been a hoax made a thousand miles away.

Sgt. Whitney says there was information later that night that Miller may be on the West Coast but the break came Thursday night when police traced a call to a Madison address. Madison detectives checked it out and made the san Diego connection.

Police had described Miller as a young man with a history of mental problems. He was AWOL from the Dane County Huber work release center where he was serving time for armed robbery.

No word on when Miller will return to Wisconsin or what charges he faces.

AUDIO: Jim Dick reports ( 1:07 MP3 )

Filed Under: Crime & Courts, Top Story

Putting a leash on puppy mills

September 28, 2007 By

dogs092707.jpg Large-scale puppy mills currently face few regulations in Wisconsin. However, after reports of inhumane conditions at those types of facilities, State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) says it's time to impose guidelines. Darling is co-sponsoring legislation that would require facilities that breed more than 50 dogs a year and have more than eight breeding dogs to be licensed and regulated by the state.

The bill would allow state officials to investigate reports of puppies being raised under improper conditions. State Senator Jeff Plale (D-South Milwaukee) says it also helps consumers who are sold unhealthy dogs get compensation, either by replacing the animal or paying back double the vet bills wracked up by an unhealthy dog.

Several other states already have regulations in place on puppy mills. 

AUDIO: Andrew Beckett reports (MP3 1:05)

Filed Under: Agriculture

Family health care threatened by budget proposal

September 28, 2007 By

In their effort to toe the line on UW budget increases, Assembly republicans cut money from several primary care health clinics around the state.

Robert Golden is the Dean of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. He says these clinics primarily serve rural areas and some central city locations.

Dean Golden says the one million dollar cut over two years will mean less money for the caregivers. The money does not go to research or buildings it's used to pay the people who care for patients and train the next generation of caregivers.

And if you cut into preventive medicine, Dean Golden says it will mean higher health costs later. A lack of prevention usually means people end up using the more costly emergency room or operating room services.

Assembly republicans have countered with the argument the UW System just doesn't need the amount requested.

But when it comes to the Family Care Clinics, Dean Golden says the proposed five percent cut comes from the current budget, not a new budget  request. 

AUDIO: Jim Dick reports ( 1:19 MP3 )

Filed Under: Health & Medicine
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