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Newsflyer 24 May 2013
Major Truss Bridge Collapses in Washington, another Ohio River Truss Bridge Doomed, another Iowa Truss Bridge's future in Limbo, Hope for Minnesota Bridge? O...
Posted on 5/24/13 at 4:29 AM
Daily Republic editor named to South Dakota task force on open records
MITCHELL, S.D. - Seth Tupper, the editor of The Daily Republic in Mitchell, S.D., recently was appointed to a state task force that will study open record and open meeting laws in the state, accordi...
Posted on 8/24/12 at 10:58 AM
Approachably Abrasive
Have you been to a protest lately? Tea Party? Occupy? Vietnam? We've all heard how protests are handled in China. Throughout my time there, I had heard from the locals and expats bits and pieces ab...
Posted on 4/28/12 at 9:20 AM
Property Taxes: Whose Money Is in the Bucket?
I've had a few questions about several stories I've written about property taxes, and I would like to share with you my bucket analogy, which simplifies some of the complex things that determine a per...
Posted on 4/5/12 at 2:52 PM
2011 Interview Summary
(first published on wivoices.org) Hundreds of thousands of protestors have descended on the Capitol in Madison, WI in the last year. Tens of thousands of volunteers have mobilized petition drives, me...
Posted on 1/17/12 at 4:07 PM
Gov. Walker in Hudson to announce law enforcement initiatives
February 12, 2013
Regents hear $34 million was overpaid to UW workers; Lawmakers balk at governor’s job-creation plan; more state briefs
Wisconsin NewsAnother $1.1 million was overpaid to University of Wisconsin employees. That brings the total to $34 million in overpayments caused by glitches in the UW’s two-year-old centralized computer payroll and benefit system.
February 08, 2013
Legislature’s mining committees endorse GOP bill; Dems plan public hearing on mining bill; Strategist says Walker, Ryan are rising national stars; more briefs
Wisconsin NewsMining committees in both the state Assembly and Senate endorsed a Republican bill Wednesday that makes it easier for Gogebic Taconite to open a new iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin. Two Democratic lawmakers say they’ll hold a public hearing on the bill Saturday in Ashland.
February 07, 2013
Severson has advice for Minnesota businesses: Head for the border
February 06, 2013
Search continues for handgun left at Goodwill; Wisconsin get top marks for handling elections; No-mail Saturdays will start in August; more briefs
Wisconsin NewsA search continues for a handgun that was accidentally donated to a Goodwill store in either Hudson or Woodbury, Minn. Wisconsin is among the best in the nation in the way it runs its elections, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts.
February 06, 2013
Hammond board candidate meet and greet to be held Feb. 7
Village of Hammond residents will have a chance to ‘meet and greet’ board candidates on Thursday, Feb. 7 in the Hammond Village Hall.February 05, 2013
Report says aging workforce, tight-fisted investors stifle job growth; Health officials issue bat warning; more briefs
Wisconsin NewsWisconsin’s problem in attracting new jobs goes deeper than most of us think. A new report from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance blames an aging population and an apparent reluctance to take risks in starting new businesses.
February 05, 2013
Governor visits, talks business in New Richmond
By Debbie Griffin , February 01, 2013
Local lawmakers respond to Gov. Walker's State of State Address
By Judy Wiff , January 24, 2013
Gogebic Taconite says it will build mine if rules are relaxed; Man ‘defrosting’ after two nights in freezing forest; More waiting to testify when mining bill hearing ends; more
Wisconsin NewsGogebic Taconite said Wednesday that it would return to Wisconsin and build an iron ore mine near Hurley if legislators would relax the state’s regulations on mining.
January 24, 2013
Deadbeat dad ordered to tell women he’s a felon; Mayors, sheriffs divided on Obama gun regulations; Disappointed over loses, Dems hire political directors; more briefs
Wisconsin NewsIt’s not a very good pickup line, but a Hayward man will go to prison unless he tells any woman he meets that he’s a convicted felon and that he owes past-due child support.
January 17, 2013
Senator’s staff holds ‘mobile office hours’
By Gretta Stark , January 12, 2013
Croes retires after 20 years with St. Croix County
By Jon Echternacht , January 08, 2013
New legislative session begins today -- Walker predicts less turbulence; Tech college teachers earn more than UW instructors; more briefs
Wisconsin NewsA festive atmosphere is planned at the State Capitol today as Wisconsin legislators begin their new session. Gov. Scott Walker said none of his plans for the new session will prompt massive protests like those which rocked the Capitol when he virtually ended collective bargaining for most public union employees.
January 07, 2013
Harsdorf plans ‘listening sessions’
State Senator Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls, will host listening sessions throughout the 10th Senate District next week. Included are sessions in River Falls, New Richmond and Hudson.January 05, 2013
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