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Brewers cough up late lead, fall to Cardinals

September 9, 2009 By

With Manny Parra leaving the game after just one inning with neck spasms, the Milwaukee Brewers had to go to the bullpen early.  Counting Parra, the Brewers tied a franchise record by using 8 pitchers.  Unfortunately, the 8th one, Trevor Hoffman, blew just his 3rd save of the season and the St. Louis Cardinals came from behind to beat the Brewers 4-3.

AUDIO: Trevor Hoffman said there’s no moral victories here. :10

With the Brewers leading 3-2, Hoffman walked Cardinals slugger Trevor Hoffman with 1-out  The very next batter, Matt Holliday homered to center and the Cardinals completed the comeback.

Prince Fielder got the Brewers off to a good start with a 2-run homer in the first, his 38th of the season.  Albert Pujols hit his league leading 45th for the Cardinals.

After Parra left, Brewers manager Ken Macha turned to Carlos Villanueva and Villanueva responded with 3-scoreless innings of relief.  He was in line for the win until Hoffman served up Holliday’s homer to center. 

The loss is the 72nd of the season for the Brewers, which equals the teams total all of last season.

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Flu-like symptoms hit Badger football team

September 9, 2009 By

With the football Badgers preparing for Saturday’s non-conference home game against Fresno State, the team is trying to ward off the flu bug.  At least 10 members of the team have been hit with flu-like symptoms, although it’s not known if any of the players have contracted the H1N1 virus or swine flu.

Coach Bret Bielema kept his team out of full pads for yesterday’s workout and he’s not sure who will be available when the Badgers are set to kickoff on Saturday. 

Bielema told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that two Badgers, left tackle Gabe Carimi and reserve defensive end Brendan Kelly have already fought through the flu.  The coach declined to identify all of the players that are currently battling with flu conditions.

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Creating more jobs for Wisconsin

September 9, 2009 By

Legislation being proposed at the Capitol could help to re-educate Wisconsin’s workforce.

State Representative Cory Mason (D-Racine) plans to introduce the Wisconsin Jobs Initiative, which would help businesses modernize their facilities, expand the state’s Technical College System, and provide more financial aid.

Mason says the bill could help nearly 40,000 people access financial aid and continuing education courses, which he says is essential to getting people back to work in good family supporting jobs.

The proposal would be funded by a one-percent income tax increase on those making over $1 million a year. Mason says it would generate about $145 million a year, which the state would use to also help access $135 million in federal dollars.

The federal portion is part of the American Graduation Initiative, which is currently working its way through Congress. Mason says he wants to see his bill passed this fall, so Wisconsin can quickly access that money when the federal legislation is passed.

AUDIO: Andrew Beckett reports (MP3 1:05)

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MPS board president testifies against mayoral takeover

September 9, 2009 By

The president of the Milwaukee Public Schools board speaks out against the government takeover.

MPS Board President Michael Bonds testifies at a public hearing at the state capitol regarding the possible mayoral takeover of the state’s largest school district.

“As board president, and my colleagues, we strongly oppose the takeover.”

Bonds says having Milwaukee’s mayor appoint a superintendent and a new school board for the district would not increase the chances of getting a portion of the $4.35-billion from the federal government.

The Board President says, with regard to the “Race To The Top” stimulus funds, the public is being misled.

“It’s being portrayed that millions will come to the city of Milwaukee. That’s inaccurate. The funds come back to the state legislature which would have to decide how to allocate the money to the 426 school districts. So, a lot of misinformation is out there.”

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett had said he wants to have the mayor take control in order to close the racial achievement gap. Barrett insisted a mayoral takeover of MPS is about increasing accountability.

Bonds appeared Tuesday before the Assembly Committee on Education Reform.

NOTE: MPS has more than 87,000 students and 6,000 teachers, about 200 schools. The state Legislature would have to approve the measure.

Jackie Johnson report (1:18 mp3)

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