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Fighting health insurance mandates

March 31, 2010 By

Some Wisconsin lawmakers want to amend the State Constitution to prohibit the federal government from requiring residents to purchase health insurance.

“Forcing people to buy a product — mandating that a person must buy a product — that is not constitutional to require people to purchase something.”

Senator Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) says there is a vast amount of public opposition to the federal mandate, and that’s why she’s asking Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Waunakee) to schedule a public hearing.

However, the chair of the Senate Health Committee says a hearing would be a waste of the limited amount of time remaining in the legislative session. “It is a waste of time and I think Senator Lazich knows it [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics & Government

Tallan’s talent subject of bill (AUDIO)

March 31, 2010 By

A child prodigy’s problem leads to legislation. Tallan Latz is a ten year-old blues guitar prodigy who hasn’t performed in a Wisconsin tavern since his dad, Carl, received a letter from the state telling him kids cannot perform where alcohol is served. “You know he can be in those establishments, and I can legally hand him a beer,” Latz told the Senate Committee on Children and Families. “So it’s okay under the current law for me to hand him something to drink, but if I hand him a guitar, now that is considered child endangerment.” [Read more...]

Filed Under: Children & Families, Human Interest

Wisconsin’s Geoffrion is part of Hobey Baker “hat trick”

March 31, 2010 By

Blake GeoffrionWisconsin Badger senior forward Blake Geoffrion has been named as part of the “Hobey Hat Trick” of three finalists for the 2010 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, which goes to the top player in college hockey.

Other finalists for the award are New Hampshire senior forward Bobby Butler and Maine sophomore forward Gustav Nyquist.

The winner will be announced Friday, April 9th during the Frozen Four festivities.

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Packers’ 2010 preseason opponents announced

March 31, 2010 By

The Green Bay Packers open the preseason against the Cleveland Browns at Lambeau Field for the second straight season.  The game is designated as the 61st annual Upper Midwest Shrine game.  The date and time of the game has yet to be announced.  It’ll be played between August 12th and the 16th.

In week 2 of the preseason, the Packers will play at Seattle against the Seahawks.  Again, the date and time has yet to be finalized, with the game slated for somewhere between Aug. 19th and Aug. 23rd.

ESPN will televise the week 3 game between the Packers and Indianapolis Colts.  The game will be played on Thursday, August 26th.

The Packers will close out the preseason at Kansas City, either Sept. 2nd or 3rd. 

The NFL will release the regular season schedule sometime next month.

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More on Tod Kowalczyk’s departure from Green Bay

March 31, 2010 By

Former Green Bay Phoenix coach Tod Kowalczyk left Green Bay after 8-seasons as head coach to take the head coaching job at Toledo.

Kowalczyk received a 5-year contract with a base salary of $280,000.  The deal includes incentives that could push his annual pay well over $300,000. 

At Green Bay, Kowalczyk’s base salary was $133,132, but his total compensation package raised him to around $200,000.

Kowalczyk is taking assistants Jason Kalsow and Angres Thorpe with him to Toledo.  Staying behind to assume control of the Green Bay program is former Marquette star and Green Bay assistant Brian Wardle.  Kowalczyk has lobbied for Wardle to take over as the head coach.  If Wardle isn’t given the job, then he’ll join Kowalczyk’s staff at Toledo. Wardle said he’s confident the program will move forward.

AUDIO: Brian Wardle on the GB program :13

Other potential candidates being mentioned at this time are Wisconsin assistant Greg Gard, UW-Stevens Point head coach Bob Semling, St. Norbert College coach Gary Grzesk, Northern Iowa assistant Kyle Green, Michigan State’s Dwayne Stephens and Mark Montgomery, Jay Price of Illinois and Minnesota’s Vince Taylor.

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