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Could cell phones someday be banned from cars altogether?
Oregon Police Chief Doug Pettit is also chair of the legislative committee for the Wisconsin Police Chiefs Association. He says the texting ban is a “good first step.”
“I think that the dialog and keeping this conversation going about distracted driving should go a lot farther than this, in my opinion.” [Read more...]
The Milwaukee Brewers started their road trip by dropping 3 of 4 games in San Diego and had plenty of trouble scoring runs. By the time they finished the 10-game trip, runs were not an issue and either were wins.
The Brewers knocked off Arizona 6-1 on Sunday, pulling off a 3-game sweep of the Diamondbacks. It also means they won 5 of the last 6 games on the trip and 6 out of the 10 games overall. It certainly didn’t look like that’s the direction this road trip was headed at the outset.
The Brewers routed Arizona 17-3 on Saturday night, then lefty Chris Narveson came back on Sunday, allowing just 3 hits and 1 run while pitching into the 6th inning to earn his 3rd win (3-0) of the season.
Narveson helped his cause by driving in a run. The Brewers also got home runs from Prince Fielder, Casey McGehee and Gregg Zaun.
The Brewers return home to host the Atlanta Braves starting tonight.
Marian University swept the Division-1 team time trial on the final day of competition at the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships, and took the team omnium title home to Indianapolis. Whitman College used a victory in the DII women’s team trial and a third-place finish in the men’s event to seal their DII team omnium national title. The Mesa State College men’s squad won the Stars-and-Stripes in the men’s team time trial and finished just short of the team omnium title. [Read more...]
The Wisconsin Legislature’s top environmentalist is the latest to call it quits. Democrat Spencer Black of Madison has become the 17th of the 99 Assembly members to say he’s not running for re-election this fall. The 59-year-old Black told the Wisconsin State Journal he could probably be re-elected but “It’s a good time to pass the torch.”
Black tried for years to pass a clean energy law similar to the one that failed in the most recent legislative session. He called it disappointing, but said it did not play a role in his decision to step down. Black also had a hand in passing the state’s recycling law, a mining moratorium, bans on phosphorus in fertilizer and dish detergents, and the creation of the Stewardship Fund to protect the state’s most pristine lands.
UW-Madison Politicial Scientist Charles Franklin says especially under a Republican Governor the future for the Clean Energy Jobs Act is “limited” without Black.”You really need a champion in the legislature somebody who makes it their one and only focus and Black did that with this particular bill (Clean Energy Jobs Act) and environmental bills in general.”
Assembly Democrat Mark Pocan of Madison says he cannot think of anyone who’s had a bigger influence on the environment in Wisconsin, outside of Gaylord Nelson.
The future of partisan legislative control has been looming with every lawmaker retiring. Black is the sixth Assembly Democrat to step down, along with 10 Republicans and Independent Jeff Wood. Franklin says one must look at how those retirements are distributed.
Charles Franklin (:30)
Currently no one registered to run for Black’s seat representing the 77th Assembly District in the fall election. But state Republican Party chairman Reince Priebus says Black has to know that quote, “Assembly Democrats’ days in charge are numbered, and there’s no doubt he doesn’t want to go back to the days where his far-left agenda gets neglected by more reasonable leadership.”
Black was first elected to the Assembly in 1984.
Spring time is here, and with it comes warnings about Lyme disease.
Warmer weather means more people will be spending time outside, and State Health Officer Dr. Seth Foldy says it also means an increased risk of tick bites.
Of particular concern are deer ticks, which can spread Lyme disease. While Foldy says it’s usually not fatal, the illness can cause arthritis-like symptoms, along with heart and nervous system problems. About 2,500 cases of the disease were reported in Wisconsin last year. [Read more...]
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