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State officials have submitted an application for the second round of education funding under the federal grant program.
DPI Superintendent Tony Evers says it builds on Wisconsin’s first try, which was rejected earlier this year. He says the state reviewed comments from the earlier attempt, which scored in the bottom half of states that applied for the first round of funding. [Read more...]
It looks as if a fee increase is keeping out-of-state garbage out of Wisconsin landfills. That from state Representative Spencer Black, the Madison Democrat who succeeded in pushing through a fee of $13 a ton, an increase of $7.10, in the last year. “For years Wisconsin was looking like turning into the dumping ground, the trash can of the Midwest,” said Black.
Black said that, according to data from Department of Natural Resources records, out-of-state solid waste dumped in landfills here is down thirty-six percent in one year. “They were sending their garbage here, simply put, because it was cheap. Our fees were too low.” Black said landfill operators “are not thrilled” with the law, but it will extend the life of Wisconsin landfills.
The Milwaukee Bucks are resuming pre-draft workouts today at the teams training center on St. Francis.
Following is a list of participants:
- Jordan Crawford 6’4 soph Xavier
- Dominique Jones 6’4 JR South Florida
- Charles Garcia 6’9 JR Seattle
- Luc Louves 6’10 21 year old France
- A.J. Ogilvy 6’11 JR Vanderbilt
- Hamady N’Diaye 6’11 SR Rutgers
A tough draw for the UW-Milwaukee baseball team. The Panthers won the Horizon League baseball championship on Sunday. Monday, they learned that they would face number 1-seed Arizona State (47-8). The Panthers enter the tournament with a 33-24 mark.
Chris Capuano will make his first start for the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday since September of 2007. Capuano had a second Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery in May 2008 and has been on the mend every since.
Capuano made 7-starts in the minors, between Class A and Class AAA. He was 3-1 with a 1.59 ERA, with four walks and 33 strikeouts in 39 2/3 innings.
Capuano will take Manny Parra’s spot in the starting rotation. He had his contract purchased by the Brewers on Friday night. [Read more...]
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