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Wisconsin honey producers will get new protections under a bill being signed into law today by Governor Doyle. The new law requires the state Ag Department to establish “honey standards,” and prohibits products from being labeled as Wisconsin honey if they fail to comply. State Representative Phil Garthwaite (D-Dickeyville) is the author of the measure.

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No Asian carp netted

by WRN Contributor 03/15/10 10:55 AM

A month long netting operation has turned up no Asian carp on Chicago’s main shipping canal near Lake Michigan. The search is part of the federal government’s $78.5 million plan to stop the invasive fish with the huge appetite from taking over the Great Lakes. The netting was ordered after DNA tests showed evidence of [...]

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Mentoring group wants more federal dollars

by Brian Moon 03/12/10 2:19 PM

President Obama has challenged the US to lead the world in college graduates by 2020. A non-profit group that handles federal education programs says to make that possible thousands of low, income first-generation and disabled students will have to seek higher learning.

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Lawmakers discuss MPS residency requirements

by Jackie Johnson 03/11/10 1:10 AM

New legislation would prohibit the Milwaukee Public Schools from requiring, as a condition of employment, that a teacher reside within the school district.
The bill’s sponsor, Waterford Republican Scott Gunderson, says government should not be able to tell people where they can or cannot live. He says this requirement could be very damaging to a family [...]

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Wisconsin BBB bucks national trend in complaints

by Brian Moon 03/10/10 12:49 PM

Wisconsin companies fared much better than the national average last year, when it comes to the number of complaints to the Better Business Bureau. State director Ran Hoth says Badger State businesses says while complaints were up almost nine percent across the country last year saw a nearly eight percent drop in complaints.

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