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Lawmakers consider boost to jobless benefits; Senators split on Farm Bill vote; more state news
In Madison, the Senate was expected to vote Tuesday changes to benefits extended to those out of work. In Washington D.C., Senators Baldwin and Johnson split on support for the nation's new half-trillion Farm Bill. Also, stories about planting progress, new members of the UW Board of Regents and details on a Milwaukee teacher accused of having sex with two teenage students.
June 11, 2013
Cong. Sensenbrenner –Patriot Act author – says NSA surveillance goes too far; Assembly votes to uphold new laws in dispute, more state news
Wisconsin NewsConservative Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner and former liberal Senator Russ Feingold both agree that provisions of the Patriot Act that allow government officials to secretly monitor citizen cell phone activity go too far. Also, read stories about a Department of Justice official allegedly sold guns illegally, updates on Legislative action Thursday in Madison and details on the theft some well-known Kelments' sausage costumes.
June 07, 2013
Joint Finance deal boosts school aids, cuts taxes; provision gives tax break for private school tuition, more state briefs
Wisconsin NewsParents could claim a tax deduction of up to $4,000 for private elementary school tuition and up to $10,000 for high school fees, under a provision inserted in state budget late Tuesday night. Also, more about facets of the budget debate, allegations by the ACLU that people of color are targeted in drug arrests and bleak harvest figures from Wisconsin's spring turkey hunt.
June 05, 2013
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Measure to require more job efforts from food stamp recipients advances; fallen FBI agent with Wisconsin link remembered; more state news
Wisconsin NewsJoint Finance committee members Tuesday limited a provision in Gov. Scott Walker's budget to sell public property and advanced rules to incent unemployed citizens getting food assistance to work harder at finding a job. Also, Weather Service records compare the Moore, OK. tornado to epic twisters that have hit Wisconsin and a story about two FBI agents killed in a training exercise last week -- one of whom started his career in Milwaukee.
May 22, 2013
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Big Joint Finance decisions expected today as Walker travels; Lake Superior warm-up blamed for waning Lake Trout population, more state news
Wisconsin NewsThe Legislature's Joint Finance committee will decide the fate of a half-dozen signficant affecting the poor and unemployed, state assets and state workers who smoke. Read on for stories about the sale of Wausau Paper,a 2.5 degree warm-up of Lake Superior and a large industrial fire in Sauk City.
May 21, 2013
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