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High speed rail on the fast track to Wisconsin

January 28, 2010 By
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Governor Jim Dolye and Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz (Photo: Jackie Johnson)

Fast trains will soon connect Wisconsin’s capital city with Wisconsin’s largest city … and eventually the Twin Cities.

Wisconsin gets $823-million dollars from the federal government to build high-speed passenger rail service from Milwaukee to Madison, and to speed up the current trains from Milwaukee to Chicago.

Governor Jim Doyle stresses, Wisconsin is the biggest beneficiary of this stimulus disbursement. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics & Government, Transportation Tagged With: ,

Sex ed bill heads to governor

January 28, 2010 By

A bill establishing standards for sex education in Wisconsin schools is headed to Governor Jim Doyle’s desk. Republicans criticized the human growth and development legislation on a number of counts, including a provision which prohibits bias against sexually active students. “I want the teacher to be judgmental,” said state Senator Luther Olson (R-Berlin). “I want them to say, ‘you know what, this stuff is right or wrong.’ Education is not just getting information, it’s helping you make decisions in life.” State Senator Glenn Grothman called that language in the bill “non-judgmentalism run amok,” and predicted many parents would not approve. An amendment offered by Grothman, to include the legal consequences of teen sexual activity in the curriculum, was adopted. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Children & Families, Education, Legislature Tagged With:

Inmate, detective take stand in Koepp trial

January 28, 2010 By

A long time acquaintance of accused triple homicide suspect James Koepp was called to the witness stand by prosecutors Thursday morning. Todd Harrington shared space at the Columbia County Correctional Facility with Koepp following the murders of Danyetta Lentz and her two children. Deputy district attorney Perry Folts asked Harrington about a conversation he had with Koepp, in which Koepp admitted he had been to the Lentz family’s trailer the night of the murder, because he was concerned that his wife would learn of an affair he’d had with Danyetta Lentz.

In cross examination, defense attorney Walter Isaacson asked Harrington about another conversation he had with Koepp about the murders, in which Koepp had maintained his innocence. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crime & Courts

Speaker denies coup attempt

January 28, 2010 By
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Speaker Mike Sheridan talking to reporters Tuesday following the governor's state of the state address. (Photo: Jackie Johnson)

After Assembly Democrats met behind closed doors for several hours on Thursday, members returned to the floor with Speaker Mike Sheridan (D-Janesville) still in control of his powerful leadership position.

However, rumors had been swirling around the Capitol for much of the day that members of his party were pushing for him to resign his position and may even call for a vote in closed caucus. Sheridan says those rumors were “much ado about nothing” and it was just “one of those things that you go through from time to time.” [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legislature, Politics & Government

It’s International Data Privacy Day

January 28, 2010 By

Joe Campana is an expert on identity theft, privacy, and information security. He urges us to think twice before posting anything online — photos, text, audio, anything. Once it’s out there, it’s there forever.

“If you wouldn’t put it on a resume, a college application, or a poster, you wouldn’t hang it on your locker or your dorm room door, then you shouldn’t post it.”

And, he says, think about how your friends’ or families’ privacy would also be compromised. Campana explains, you shouldn’t be friends online with people you don’t know in the real world. (Video- Privacy PSA) [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest
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