by Bill Scott | Apr 15, 2020
Former Wisconsin Badger linebacker Zach Baun has informed all 32 NFL teams that he had a diluted urine sample at the NFL Scouting Combine in February. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported, it’s a red flag as it pertains to league drug testing mechanisms....
by Bob Hague | Jul 3, 2019
State Senate Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald is generally pleased that Democratic Governor Tony Evers made relatively few line item vetoes on the state budget he signed on Wednesday. “I want to thank Governor Evers for signing the budget into law today,...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 1, 2018
The Trump administration has approved Wisconsin’s request for a Medicaid waiver. That will allow a strict 80 hour per month work requirement for childless adults with incomes below poverty level, in order to participate in Badgercare. The state can also charge...
by Andrew Beckett | Feb 15, 2018
The Assembly has approved a package of ten bills that makes sweeping changes to state welfare programs. The special session bills include increasing work requirements for FoodShare benefits and would put ID photos on FoodShare benefits cards. Others would block...
by Andrew Beckett | Feb 2, 2018
As lawmakers look to advance a package of special session bills that would make sweeping changes to the state’s welfare programs, Governor Scott Walker hit the road Friday with a former champion of welfare reform to help build support for the proposals. Walker...
by Bob Hague | Jan 18, 2018
Democrats are questioning the timing, as Governor Scott Walker calls for a special session of the Legislature to take up a package of welfare reform bills. The Republican governor has scheduled stops around the state on Thursday to promote the Wisconsin Works for...
by Andrew Beckett | May 11, 2017
Guards at the state’s juvenile institutions would be required to report suspected cases of child abuse, under a bill on its way to the governor’s desk. The state Assembly on Wednesday gave final approval to the legislation, which comes in response to...
by Andrew Beckett | May 14, 2016
As Republicans kicked-off the campaign season during their state convention in Green Bay this weekend, Governor Scott Walker told delegates the party is “alive and well in Wisconsin.” Walker also insisted that the party is unified heading into the November...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 26, 2015
Wisconsin Congresswoman Gwen Moore is standing by a controversial comment about Governor Scott Walker, in which she claimed his policies are literally “tightening the noose” around African Americans. Moore made the claim during a conference call with...
by Bob Hague | May 14, 2015
The Wisconsin state Assembly has passed a bill requiring more “healthy choices” for food stamp recipients But even if it becomes state law, the tweaks to the FoodShare program will require a federal waiver – and Democratic state Representative Andy...
by Bob Hague | Apr 30, 2015
Controversial food stamp legislation gets a hearing at the Wisconsin Capitol on Thursday. The Republican-sponsored bill would require participants in Wisconsin’s FoodShare program – commonly known as food stamps – to spend two-thirds of their monthly...
by Bob Hague | Apr 29, 2015
Hundreds of members of various faith communities converged on the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison on Wednesday. Participants in the daylong “People of Faith United for Justice” gathered at Bethel Lutheran Church, located a short walk away, before moving...
by Jackie Johnson | Feb 3, 2015
Governor Scott Walker delivers his budget address that would “grow Wisconsin’s economy” while “reforming state government.” Walker’s 2015-2017 spending plan would cut funding for the University of Wisconsin System by $300 million...
by Jackie Johnson | Feb 2, 2015
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi in looking into legal options in case Governor Scott Walker goes through with his plan to require drug testing for recipients of public benefits. Parisi is a former Assembly Democrat. He says people who fall on hard times should not be...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 3, 2014
Lawmakers in the state Assembly will be looking at ways to reform Wisconsin’s public assistance programs during the next session. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) says the chamber will have a Public Benefits Reform Committee in the spring, which will...
by Bob Hague | Sep 16, 2014
Governor Scott Walker wants more from recipients of unemployment assistance and food stamps. In a second term, Walker would require drug testing for those requesting unemployment assistance. At a stop in Wausau on Monday, Walker said that’s what employers want....
by Brian Moon | Oct 13, 2009
A proposal to regulate mixed martial arts (MMA) will get public hearing at the capitol today. The measure, Senate Bill 290, calls for licensing and regulation of MMA fights a similar way boxing is handled in the state. Among the provisions include requiring fighters...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 24, 2008
Three Wisconsin companies focused on stem cell research are merging. The companies are joining under the banner of Cellular Dynamics International (CDI), based in Madison. Stem Cell pioneer, Dr. James Thomson, says they're looking at the commercial use of stem...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 14, 2007
Now that the names have been named and George Mitchell's report on steroids and drug use in Major League Baseball is in front of the sportsworld, the sport needs to move on. By moving on, I mean they need to work together to clean up the game and help educate the...
by Bob Hague | Oct 26, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine trials will resume at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Drug-maker Astra-Zeneca suspended testing last month when a trial subject in the United Kingdom got sick. A review determined the test vaccine didn’t cause the illness. Scientists at UW...
