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Wis. judge to revisit request to stop voter ID law
A Wisconsin judge will reconsider a group's request to temporarily stop the state's new voter identification law before a trial begins.
4 hrs ago | Salon
The Scott Walker recall is already historic.A Last month, organizers submitted signatures from over a million Wisconsinites, the largest portion of an electorate to ever petition for recall of a United States governor.A The total - nearly double the number required - means near-certain certification by the state's election board of what will be the ... (more)
8 hrs ago | The Washington Post
Wis. election officials reveal secret location where recall petitions are being processed
Wisconsin elections officials disclosed Monday that a 100-year-old white brick building two miles east of the state Capitol is the previously secret location where petitions seeking the recall of Gov.
8 hrs ago | The Nation
Slide Show: Wisconsin's Uprising, One Year Later
When Governor Walker announced his proposal to strip public employees of most collective bargaining rights on February 11, 2011 - little over a month after taking office - he knew he would hear trouble from the historically progressive, pro-labor state of Wisconsin.
8 hrs ago | WISN-TV
Snapshot: Wis. Infant Deaths By County
There were 393 infant deaths in Wisconsin in 2010, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
12 hrs ago | Journal Gazette
Suspect arrested in bank-robbery spree
DELPHOS, Ohio Two farmers in northwestern Ohio say rustlers took about a dozen Holstein steers from their farm, and the two are offering a $1,000 reward for information about the theft.
15 hrs ago | The Janesville Gazette
Just 1% of taxpayers report unpaid sales tax
Fact: Total sales by online retail giant Amazon increased by 79 percent-from $19.1 billion to $34.2 billion-between 2008 and 2010.
20 hrs ago | Zap2it.com
Grammys 2012: Bon Iver is way too cool for Best New Artist
Sure, every Grammy Awards ceremony has a couple of musicians nominated for Best New Artist who aren't really new in any sense of the word.
Upriver sturgeon spearing season closed after only two days
The Upriver Lakes sturgeon spearing season is already finished after spearers harvested 20 adult females Sunday following the 66 on opening day, triggering the harvest limit of 83 total adult females.
I didn't have a lot of breaks growing up. I came from a dysfunctional family and moved around a lot as a kid.
Wisconsin Teachers Revolting Against the Demands of Their Union Bosses
As Wisconsin taxpayers are faced with an expensive recall election for governor , rank-and-file members of the state's largest teachers union are fuming mad over the endorsement of a candidate that was hand-picked by their leadership.
Thousands of mittens donated in Wis. and Mich.
Tourism officials in Wisconsin and Michigan parlayed their dust-up over mittens into the collection of at least 3,100 pairs of mittens and other winter items.
Lawmakers spar over cost-benefit analysis legislation
State legislators agree something needs to be done about costs of engineering, consulting and surveying services, especially in a time of tight budgets.
DISCUSSION: The Recalls Are Necessary
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of Gov. Scott Walker introducing the bill to strip away union rights of public employees in Wisconsin.
Wolf, crane hunt proposals could be better
State lawmakers might have jumped the gun by proposing hunting seasons for wolves and sandhill cranes.
Committee Hears Testimony on bill to change look of Wisconsin's Drivers Licenses
The Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections February 9, 2012, meeting included Senate Bill 397 .
Wisconsin farmer Vernon Hershberger summoned to yet another court...
After repeated visits to his farm throughout 2009 and 2010 that resulted in an unprovoked quarantine, state and county officials in Wisconsin have charged Amish farmer Vernon Hershberger with violating state retail food laws by distributing raw milk to cow owners.
Wis. DOJ catches up on concealed carry permits
State Justice Department officials say they've gotten the deluge of concealed carry permit applications under control and are meeting turn-around deadlines again.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices Crooks, Bradley: Time to consider merit selection
MADISON - Citing the negative role of money in judicial campaigns, two Wisconsin Supreme Court justices are calling for the state to consider ending direct elections of court members in favor of some form of merit selection.
1832 - George Edwin Bryant Born
In 1856 he moved to Madison and practiced law. During the Civil War, he served as captain in the 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry from 1861-1862 and served as colonel of the 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry from 1862-1864. He led this regiment through campaigns in Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Atlanta .
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