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Politics & Government

Invasive barrier expert does not support canal closure

by Brian Moon 03/9/10 10:31 AM

A UW-Sea Grant Institute fisheries specialist says the best way to stop Asian Carp from coming to Lake Michigan is to develop a complete ecological separation between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. Currently there exists an electric barrier between the two water bodies, designed to block invasive species.

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Contributors give record amounts to 527s

by Jackie Johnson 03/9/10 1:49 AM

Wisconsin contributors dole out a record amount of cash to special interest groups.
A watch dog group says the so-called 527s have raised $1.53 million over the course of 2009 for campaign advertising.
“You know all that money came from just 452 contributors — wealthy individuals, corporations and labor unions — more than half the money came [...]

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Owner suspected of torching bowling alley

by WRN Contributor 03/8/10 10:10 AM

The 46-year-old Fond du Lac man suspected of setting fire to his own bar has had some financial difficulties over the past few years. Lyle Huss and a partner bought the Last Stop Bar and Lanes in the summer of 2008. That October he pled with the City Council not to enact a smoking ban [...]

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Governor renews call for MPS reform

by Andrew Beckett 03/5/10 1:44 AM

The Governor says the time for delaying reforms of Milwaukee’s public school system is over.
Lawmakers have been unable to reach an agreement for months on the issue, and Governor Jim Doyle believes that inaction played a major role in the denial of Wisconsin’s application for federal Race to the Top education funding. Doyle says members [...]

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Nass not backing off on expulsion for Wood (AUDIO)

by Bob Hague 03/4/10 12:30 AM

An embattled lawmaker has got to go, says the colleague calling for his expulsion from the state Assembly. State Representative Steve Nass said he’ll bring his resolution calling for the expulsion of Representative Jeff Wood to the floor of the Assembly, if a committee formed to deal with the issue doesn’t act. The Whitewater Republican [...]

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