GOVERNMENT
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
Bills say: 'Let the sunshine in'
By Danielle Nordine The sunshine is peeking through the clouds in Minnesota, public information access advocates say. A handful of data access proposals, also known as sunshine laws, would give the ...
Posted on 4/3/12 at 5:12 AM
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
Thanks for nothing shutdown...
Thanks to the Minnesota shutdown, there were no races at Canterbury Park over the Fourth of July. Lucky for us, training hours and the backside is still open. No races meant no spectacular fireworks ...
Posted on 7/6/11 at 10:48 PM
Q&A on the Food Safety Bill
Sen. Al Franken's office has released a Q&A regarding some of the specifics in the Senate's version of the Food Safety Act, which was approved on Tuesday. The information follows: S. 510: Frequen...
Posted on 12/1/10 at 2:47 PM
Election News: Another poll gives Walker a five-point lead
-- A new poll gives Governor Scott Walker a slim lead over his Democratic recall challenger Tom Barrett.
May 24, 2012
Letter from Sen. Vinehout: Job Numbers: What's Real?
By Sen. Kathleen Vinehout , May 23, 2012
Letter from Rep. Danou: Honor fallen Law Enforcement Officers by protecting their families
By Rep. Chris Danou , May 23, 2012
Letter from Sen. Vinehout: State Budget Fix: Moving Debt into the future
By Sen. Kathleen Vinehout , May 23, 2012
Letter from Rep. Danou: Aerial spray efforts aim to slow the spread of the Gypsy Moth in western Wisconsin
By Rep. Chris Danou , May 23, 2012
Letter: USPS is bargain, must be saved
TO THE EDITOR: Six days a week letter carriers traverse 4 million miles carrying an average of 563 pieces of mail, reaching doorsteps in every community in America. They ride snowmobiles to reach iced-in villages, fly bush planes into wilderness areas that have no roads and run mail boats out to remote islands in places like Maine and Washington state.By Ray Anderson, River Falls , May 23, 2012
Lobbying intensifies before Minneapolis City Council vote on Vikings' new stadium
Minnesota News-- The Taxpayers League of Minnesota is turning up pressure, one day before the Minneapolis City Council is scheduled to vote on the city's portion of funding for a new Vikings stadium.
May 23, 2012
Afternoon News Brief - Waukesha West High locked down this morning after report of man nearby with a gun
Wisconsin News-- Waukesha West High School was locked down for about 25 minutes this morning, after police were told there was a man crouched with a gun nearby.
May 22, 2012
Busy summer set for county buildings
By Jason Schulte , May 22, 2012
Government and Political News: Absentee voting begins today for the June 5th recalls
-- Absentee voting begins today for the June fifth recall elections.
May 21, 2012
Open house on new St. Croix bridge to be held Monday in Stillwater
-- With construction of a new, four-lane bridge over the St. Croix River to start in the spring of next year, another informational open house is scheduled to be held next Monday.
May 19, 2012
State Political and Government News: Gander Mountain boots NRA meetings from stores
Wisconsin News-- The National Rifle Association had to scramble to find new locations for two meetings this week about supporting Governor Scott Walker in his June fifth recall election.
May 18, 2012
State Government and Political News: Official state jobs report to be released today
Wisconsin News-- Wisconsin’s monthly report on jobs is due out today – and it’s expected to contain bad news that Governor Scott Walker’s administration has spent all week downplaying.
May 17, 2012
Government and Political News: Gov. Walker's staff released its own job figures showing a net gain last year
-- Governor Scott Walker’s administration released its own figures yesterday showing that Wisconsin gained 23-thousand public-and-private jobs during 2011.
May 16, 2012
Editorial: Open Public records: Check before saying no
Late last month, the Herald was told that names, ages and addresses of those involved in accidents and other law-enforcement incidents would no longer be made public.May 16, 2012
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