Wisconsin Politics

Budget panel approves ending ballast water fees


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The Legislature's budget committee has voted to end ballast water discharge fees for Great Lakes shipping in two years.
 
 
 

Budget committee approves sand mining plan
Wisconsin's budget-writing committee has approved pulling money from the state's environmental management...
 

Committee delays vote on ACT test requirement
The Legislature's budget committee has delayed taking a vote on whether to have every high school junior...
 

Bargaining over health benefits narrowed
Public safety workers could collectively bargain over their health insurance premiums but not other costs...
 

Selling of state property given green light
A broad array of state properties, including prisons, university dormitories, power plants and highways,...
 

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US Politics

Speculation growing for Hillary in 2016


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Video In her first appearance after ending her stint as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton excited her fans, excited for a potential 2016 run.
 
 
 

Social Status: Harlem Shake campaigns
It’s not uncommon to see YouTube trends come and go, but it’s always fun to watch politicians get...
 

Jesse Jackson Jr. pleads guilty in campaign fund scheme Video
Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. entered a guilty plea Wednesday in federal court to criminal charges...
 

DC Download: A GOP identity crisis
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's GOP response to the State of the Union didn't hurt the Republican Party very...
 

Gen Y: Age matters in Election 2016
Would America be better off with a much younger president? Or one your grandparents' age?
 

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Sequestration explained
 
 

Supreme Court News


Court: State can block out of state use…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it's legal for Virginia to block out-of-state people from using its Freedom of…
 

TV-over-Internet service Aereo expands…
NEW YORK (AP) — Aereo, the television-over-the-Internet service that is threatening the broadcast and cable TV industries,…
 

OWI ruling by Supreme Court has local impact
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week with a ruling that, like many high court rulings, could have a significant impact…
 

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Restocking Obama's cabinet
 
 

Federal Budget News


No sequester furloughs at State Department
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite budget cuts requiring most federal agencies to furlough workers, the State Department says it…
 

Gen Y: Why we’re so cynical
Gen Y has been called lazy, haplessly doomed and politically apathetic. Why do they feel this way? Short answer: They just…
 

Congress approves bill to end airport delays
Congress easily approved legislation Friday ending furloughs of air traffic controllers that have delayed hundreds of flights…
 

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White House News


Obama offers help for Oklahoma tornado…
President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive"…
 

Obama's approval rating holding steady
Despite the front-page controversies of the past few weeks, President Barack Obama's approval rating is holding strong —…
 

Obama calls on Congress to fund embassy…
President Barack Obama is trying to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to…
 

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Wisconsin (change)

 
According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Wisconsin’s population totaled 5,686,986, a 6.0% increase over the 2000 U.S. Census count of 5,363,715. (Source: Wisconsin Blue Book)
 
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Governor: Scott Walker
Lieutenant Governor: Rebecca Kleefisch
Attorney General: J.B. Van Hollen

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