A US Senate panel has voted to repeal don’t ask, don’t tell. Also on Thursday the House backed an amendment to a defense bill that would also reverse the 17-year-old policy which bars gays from serving openly in the military. Katie Belanger, Executive Director of Fair Wisconsin, says DADT does not allow “patriotic gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender service people serve their country.”
A busy weekend for travel
May 28, 2010 By
It could get a little crowded on Wisconsin roadways this weekend.
An estimated 665,000 Wisconsinites are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home this weekend, according to AAA. Auto club spokesman Nick Jarmusz says that’s up about 7.8-percent from last year and higher than what’s expected in other parts of the country. [Read more...]
Wall drops out of Senate race
May 27, 2010 By
The list of Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate is shrinking again.
Madison-area developer Terrence Wall has dropped his bid for the U.S. Senate, less than a week after delegates at the state Republican Party convention endorsed Oshkosh businessman Ron Johnson and Dick Leinenkugel bowed out. [Read more...]
Group claims dogs are being nabbed
May 27, 2010 By
The head of an animal rights group is warning about an increase in the number of dogs being stolen from Midwest yards and farmsteads. Veterinarian Elliot Katz, president of the group In Defense of Animals, says there’s an “epidemic” of missing dogs. Dr. Katz says there was a similar spike in dog thefts in the region some 15 years ago. [Read more...]
Feingold, Ryan’s plan to reel in spending
May 27, 2010 By
This week President Obama joined a long list of predecessors calling for line item veto authority in effort to rein in spending. US Senator Russ Feingold has a proposal dubbed the “Janesville Line-Item Veto” because he introduced it with fellow Janesville native House Republican Paul Ryan.
