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Friday, November 13, 2009

DNR Secretary bill vetoed

by Andrew Beckett on November 13, 2009

in Environment & Conservation, Politics & Government

The Governor has vetoed legislation that would have stripped his office of the power to appoint the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources.

Governor Doyle used his veto pen on the bill Friday, saying Wisconsin’s people and natural resources are best served by allowing his office to appoint the Secretary. The bill would have allowed the Natural Resources Board to appoint the Secretary, which supporters say is needed to get politics out of the agency. [click to continue…]

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Badger State Games lose Winter sponsor

by WRN Contributor 11/13/09 5:30 PM

The host of the Badget State Winter Games is pulling out after 2010.
The Wausau-Central Wisconsin Convention and Visitors Bureau won’t fund the games after their contract expires in 2010. The CVB’s Darien Schaefer says the expansion of the game throughout the entire state has diminished the value of being the primary host community.

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Dire warnings about global warming fix

by WRN Contributor 11/13/09 3:05 PM

A study commissioned by a conservative Wisconsin think tank has some dire warnings about recommendations from Governor Doyle’s Task Force on Global Warming. Researcher Paul Bachman, who did the report for the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, says Wisconsin would lose about 50,000 jobs in the next decade, and disposable income would decline by nearly $10 [...]

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Long arm of law flexes at UW-Milwaukee

by Brian Moon 11/13/09 2:04 PM

UW-Milwaukee police have stepped up off-campus patrolling in a response to a recent string of nearby robberies and assaults.  The partnership between the city’s police force and campus police has been augmented with UWM squad cars seen alongside MPD vehicles in surrounding neighborhoods.
UWM spokesman Tom Luljak says the area where the campus exists, Milwaukee’s east [...]

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Brewers decline option on Looper

by Bill Scott 11/13/09 2:03 PM

The Milwaukee Brewers today declined the 2010 mutual option on right handed pitcher Braden Looper. 
Looper went 14-7 in 2009, but he had a rather robust 5.22 ERA in 34 starts.  He set a franchise record with 39 home runs allowed, which also led the majors.  Looper also led the league in runs allowed (123) and [...]

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