by Bob Hague | Feb 22, 2012
Do we need a constitutional right to buy health insurance? The state Senate approves a constitutional amendment that specifically would create a right to enter into private contracts with health care providers for health care services and private health care coverage....
by Jackie Johnson | Feb 21, 2012
Every year there are plenty of issues Wisconsin farmers have to deal with, and Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Deputy Secretary Jeff Lyon says this year’s focus includes legislation on air permits, wetlands, and road weight...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 21, 2012
The future of a lawsuit over Wisconsin’s legislative redistricting is left uncertain, after Republicans say there’s no way to reconsider maps approved last summer. A trial was set to start Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Democrats and Latino groups, who...
by Bob Hague | Feb 21, 2012
The state Senate delayed action Tuesday on legislation which would place additional requirements on abortion providers in Wisconsin. New Berlin Republican Mary Lazich, the bill’s author, says it assures that physicians speak directly with women before...
by Brian Moon | Feb 21, 2012
Two state Senators have unveiled an alternative mining proposal which retains current environmental laws while implementing a “reasonable timeline” to obtain a ferrous mining permit. Senate Democrat Bob Jauch, the bill’s co-author, said they’ve...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 21, 2012
A surprising decision today in a federal lawsuit over state redistricting maps. WisPolitics reports that federal Judge J.P Stadtmueller tells all parties to get together, and determine whether the Legislature can come up with a plan to address the two key issues in...
by Jackie Johnson | Feb 21, 2012
Representative Dick Spanbauer (R-Oshkosh) pleads with his colleagues for civility and bipartisanship. The retiring legislator says he enjoyed serving in local and state government for almost 38 years and regrets leaving the state legislature in such a polarized...
by Bill Scott | Feb 21, 2012
The UW-Green Bay Phoenix close out their home regular season at the Resch Center against Cleveland State tonight. The Phoenix look to keep the momentum rolling. They’ve won two straight and 5 of their last 7 overall. At stake is a Horizon League tournament...
by Bill Scott | Feb 21, 2012
For the third time in the last 10 days, the Milwaukee Bucks have suffered a close loss to the Orlando Magic. Last night, Dwight Howard had 28 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Magic to a narrow 93-90 win over the Bucks at the Bradley Center. AUDIO: Scott Skiles on...
by Andrew Beckett | Feb 21, 2012
State election officials are hoping for a smooth transition at the polls for Wisconsin’s first election with a new Voter ID requirement in place. Today’s primary elections mark the first time Wisconsin voters will need to show a photo ID at the polls. Reid...
by Bob Hague | Feb 21, 2012
Do Wisconsin residents want new mining regulations? Not according to a new poll commissioned by the League of Conservation Voters. The poll conducted for the environmental group by Public Policy Polling finds 49 percent of respondents opposed to changes in state...
by Brian Moon | Feb 20, 2012
The Florida girl, who survived a 100 foot fall from a Wisconsin Dells ride, returns to the Madison hospital that treated her. Then 12-year-old Teagan Marti broke her spine from the incident and was treated at American Family Children’s Hospital for more than a...
by Bill Scott | Feb 20, 2012
The ice sheet which the University of Wisconsin hockey teams play on is being named for one of the school’s legendary coaches. The Kohl Center ice will be named “Bob Johnson Rink” in recognition of the men’s hockey coach who guided the Badgers...
by Bill Scott | Feb 20, 2012
With 17,000 shares available and the Green Bay Packers cutting off the teams most recent stock sale on Feb. 29th, the team is extending the boundaries into Canada. Packers fans in Canada now have the chance to purchase shares after the team has clarified Canadian...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 20, 2012
It was a deadly weekend on south central Wisconsin roads. Six people were killed. Two died Sunday afternoon in Jefferson County, when a car drove into the path of a truck in Ixonia. Four people died as the result of Saturday night crash in Fitchburg, near Madison....
by Bill Scott | Feb 20, 2012
The Wisconsin Badger women hit just 19 of 50 field goals (38%) and fell to the Nebraska Cornhuskers 68-59 in Lincoln on Sunday. The Badgers were outscored 23-6 in the last 8 1/2 minutes of the first half and fell behind 42-24 at the half. The Badgers would never get...
by Bill Scott | Feb 20, 2012
Josh Gasser scored 15 points to lead the 15th ranked Wisconsin Badgers to a 65-55 win over the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Kohl Center on Sunday. Gasser teams with Jordan Taylor and Jarred Berggren to hit three 3-pointers each as the Badgers broke out of a home...
by Bill Scott | Feb 20, 2012
Milwaukee Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova did everything last night, scoring a career high 29 points and adding 25 rebounds. His effort led the a 92-85 Bucks victory over the New Jersey Nets last night. Ilyasova’s 25 rebounds tied the NBA single-game high this...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 20, 2012
It’s a whole new ballgame for Wisconsin voters in today’s local primaries – the first in which they’ll be required to show identification under terms of a law signed by Governor Scott Walker last summer. “They basically have to have some...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 18, 2012
It’s safer in Wisconsin’s largest city than it was five years ago. Milwaukee Police issued their 2011 crime statistics this week, showing violent crimes like homicide and rape were down a healthy 23 percent since 2007. But police say high scrap metal...
