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Minnesota DFL Lawmakers Agree to Raise Cigarette Tax by $1.60
DemocraticFarmerLabor Party lawmakers in Minnesota agreed on a tax package Thursday that will require smokers--among others--to pay more, reported the Associated Press.
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Report: Wis. hospitals have low infection rate
An annual report from the state Division of Public Health shows Wisconsin hospitals have significantly reduced the number of the most serious infections and now have a rate below the national average.
Wisconsin: Cost of Scott Walker's Medicaid plan increases
The cost of Gov. Scott Walker's plan to reject federally funded Medicaid expansion and instead tighten income eligibility for the program has gone up.
Introducing any fire in the outdoors is strongly discouraged today. The DNR will be suspending all burning permits and citizens should check with local fire officials for any additional restrictions in place.
Tougher Safety Belt Enforcement Pending in Wis.
Wisconsin drivers and passengers should buckle up or they will have a better chance to get a ticket under a new statewide crackdown.
Bear Meets Wife:Brave Woman Saves Husband From Mauling
A Wisconsin woman saved her husband from an attacking black bear outside of their cabin by hitting the animal with a gun, authorities said.
Court official pleads no contest in tax case
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said Geneva McKinley, 49, of Milwaukee, was convicted of two counts of filing false tax documents following her change of plea hearing Thursday in Dane County Circuit Court.
Washington Misses the Point on the Tea Party and the IRS
Many of the groups who helped Scott Walker win the Wisconsin recall were 501 Tea Party groups that worked in close tandem with his campaign despite their non-political tax designation.
Gogebic Taconite Reduces Number of Test Holes
A mining company has reduced the number of test holes it plans to make for a proposed iron ore mine near Lake Superior.
Wisconsin wildfire started by logging operations
Investigators say a large wildfire caused by logging operations in northwestern Wisconsin wasn't intentionally set and criminal charges aren't expected.
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Gov. Scott Walker reports Wisconsin added 32,000 jobs in 2012
Cher Yang of Fond du Lac, talks with Brittany Junck, a job recruiter for Aerotek of Appleton, during a job fair in Fond du Lac in December.
Wisconsin added 32,000 private jobs in 2012, governor says
Walker's Department of Workforce Development released the new figures on Thursday, but they can't be compared to other states until next month.
9,000-acre wildfire in NW Wisconsin contained
A wildfire actively burns through the forest along Sutfin Road east of Duck Pond Road in Highland Township, Wis., east of Solon Springs, Wis., late Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
JFC agrees to 15 additional tax collectors
The state Legislature's Joint Finance Committee votes unanimously to add 15 new people to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue specifically to track down those who are delinquent in their state taxes.
Prison Officials Hope To Learn From Wisconsin's Prison System
Corrections.com May 15 2013 Armenian Prison Officials Hope To Learn From Wisconsin's Prison System By wpr.org - Gilman Halsted Published: 05/15/2013 Armenia decided to partner with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections because of its centralized system for classifying prisoners when they enter the prison, and then preparing them for release from ... (more)
Gators, Snakes, Gila Monster Removed from Wisc. Home
Authorities and zoologists in Wisconsin removed a throng of exotic reptiles being housed in an urban residence this week - including a Gila monster, crocodiles and snakes - as shocked neighbors looked on.
Wisconsin monk denies Illinois abduction charges
The Waukegan News-Sun reported that 57-year-old Thomas Chmura was arraigned on Tuesday in Lake County.
NW Wisconsin wildfire consumes 8,700 acres
Firefighters are working to contain a smoky wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that has consumed 8,700 acres, destroyed nearly 50 structures and forced dozens from their homes.
The Impact of Chemicals in U.S. Waterways
A recent raft of studies has revealed that there are far more unregulated and dangerous chemicals and drugs in U.S. waterways than was perhaps first imagined.
Northwestern Wisconsin: Growing wildfire forces Douglas County evacuations
Crews from Wisconsin and Minnesota were trying to control a rapidly growing wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that forced evacuations of the sparsely populated area Tuesday.