Wisconsin Democrat Russ Feingold says he’s generally satisfied with the Senate health care reform bill which passed early Thursday. Feingold says the bill allows for changes in Medicare reimbursement formulas, which he says have “ripped off Wisconsin for decades.” Also, the bill does not penalize Wisconsin, which has been a leader in providing health care to low-income residents. “This bill could have made it so the states that were the worst actors got the most benefits,” Feingold says. “We were able to reverse that.” Feingold says the bill will provide very significant financial help to Wisconsin. [Read more...]
Wisconsin’s population grows
December 24, 2009 By
New population figures are in for the state of Wisconsin.
Greg Harper of the U.S. Census Bureau says more than 5.6 million people are now living in the Badger State, up about 27,000 people from 2008. The numbers mean Wisconsin ranks 20th among the 50 states for the having the largest population. [Read more...]







