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Children & Families

ATVs are a lot of fun, but they can also cause severe injury and death.

New reports show a high rate of severe injuries among kids under 16 who drive or ride all-terrain vehicles, including amputations, spinal injuries and even death.

“ATVs are really inherently difficult to operate and the kids just don’t have the cognitive or the physical abilities to drive or ride these vehicles safely.” [click to continue…]

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Sex offender placement bills draws a crowd

by Bob Hague 03/11/10 6:52 PM

Legislation to create a statewide standard on where sex offenders can be placed was the subject of a Capitol hearing Thursday. The bill’s cosponsor, Merill Republican Representative Don Friske, said placing released sex offenders in communities is a hot button issue. “Each of us know, as representatives, there is nothing that fills a school auditorium [...]

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Bill which bans serving kids in taverns won’t advance

by Bob Hague 03/8/10 11:07 AM

It Looks as if Wisconsin kids will still be allowed to hoist a beer down at the local, as long as they’re with mom and dad. State Senator Judy Robson is author of legislation to prohibit kids under age eighteen from drinking in taverns with their parents, something that’s allowed under current law, if the [...]

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DRL takes up law aimed at protecting karate kids

by Brian Moon 03/6/10 1:50 AM

Department of Regulation and Licensing Executive Assistant Hector Colon says his agency has four months to work out  the details of a law that requires martial artists who teach kids to get licensed by the state. Applicants who’ve been convicted of sex crimes or murder will be turned down.

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Governor signs BPA ban

by Andrew Beckett 03/4/10 12:55 AM

Baby bottles and sippy cups for children will have to be BPA-free, under legislation signed into law Wednesday by the Governor.
The bill bans the selling or making in Wisconsin of bottles and cups for children under the age of three that contain bisphenol-A, or BPA. The chemical is commonly used to make clear plastic stronger, but Governor [...]

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