Senator Herb Kohl said Friday that he’s hopeful a default by the federal government can still be averted. The Wisconsin Democrat said a debt ceiling and deficit reduction bill from House Speaker John Boehner has no Democratic support in that chamber. “Because it has no support from the other side of the aisle in the House, and it’s very partisan, it will come over here and get rejected,” said Kohl. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is working on a Senate bill. “It has been authored by Senator Reid, but I am hopeful that will be a Reid-McConnell bill,” he said, referring to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. [Read more...]
Fitzgerald reacts to redistricting suit dismissal
July 29, 2011 By
State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he wasn’t surprised when a federal court Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Democrats against the Republican’s state legislative redistricting plan.
The state lawmaker from Juneau says the state has well over 300,000 more residents that 10 years ago and there have been some significant population shifts. Fitzgerald believes the Republican redistricting plan was well thought [Read more...]
Batter up 1860s style
July 29, 2011 By
It’s a really old ball game this weekend at the state’s most popular historic park. Marty Perkins is the manager of the Eagle Diamonds, the vintage base ball team at Old World Wisconsin, which plays the game that was to become America’s pastime the way it would have been played around the time of the Civil War. “I think what attracts peoples’ attention almost immediately is the fact that no gloves are used,” said Perkins. And, since it was a ‘gentleman’s game’ the batter gets to indicate where he wants the pitcher to place the ball, which is pitched underhand. On the defensive end of the game, balls could be caught either on the fly, or on the first bounce, for outs.” [Read more...]
Factoring institutional racism into infant mortality
July 29, 2011 By
Institutional racism is a reason why African-American babies die at a higher rate than white children, according to a Marquette University Nursing Professor. Clinical Instructor Kelli Jones says we can’t be afraid to look at racism as a cause for the disparity.
Jones is lecturing today utilizing the “Lifecourse” approach. In speaking to industry colleagues at MU’s College of Nursing conference, she says the issue needs to be examined beyond the scope of just prenatal care.
“The majority of what I’m talking about is looking even deeper at before we [Read more...]
Cracking down on child care providers who hurt kids
July 29, 2011 By
A family whose baby was sexually abused testifies at a legislative hearing about their experience. “On June 26, 2007 our granddaughter, who was 10 months old, was sexually abused at a child care facility run by our church. Her injuries were so severe that she required reconstructive surgery at Childrens Hospital.”
The facility was licensed by the state of Wisconsin; It is still licensed and that case is still unresolved four years later. [Read more...]
