Wisconsin News and Sports
The focus of the three major candidates for governor is jobs — their ability to create them and their opponents’ inability to do so.
His Republican primary challenger in the race for governor is frustrated by Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walkers’ pledge that his election would lead to creation of a quarter-million new jobs. Former Congressman Mark Neumann says Walker’s had eight years to create jobs, but failed. [Read more...]
A proposed state Constitutional Amendment could further limit the governor’s veto authority. The measure would strip away the governor’s ability to delete parts of a sentence with his veto pen. State Senator Fred Risser (D-Madison) says that power has resulted in drastic changes to legislation that alters the intent of the original bill. [Read more...]
World class competitors are putting it on the line at the Winter Games but have humans already reached their athletic potential? French researcher Geoffroy Berthelot has a study that claims the peak of athletic performance was achieved in 1988 with numerous world records having plateaued since the 1990′s.
A coalition says the legislature is delivering the “right medicine” for consumers. The Assembly passed, on a voice vote Thursday, legislation that would exempt prescription drugs from the state’s minimum mark up law. It means big box stores could offer more $4 generic pharmaceuticals.
Wisconsin visits last place Michigan Tech (5-24-1) this weekend and rival Minnesota (15-15-2) to close out the season next weekend. Denver is at Minnesota State (14-16-2) and Colorado College (17-12-3) to close out the season. St. Cloud State has played an extra series; they have a bye this weekend before hosting Minnesota State (14-16-2) next weekend. Badger Junior Center Sean Dolan knows anything can happen…
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