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2 Fond du Lac County horses quarantined
Seventeen horses on 11 different Wisconsin farms, including one in Fond du Lac County, have been quarantined and will be tested due to being exposed to a highly contagious disease that can cause reproductive ...
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Doyle Criticizes Dems on Obama Tax Cuts
Gov. Jim Doyle disagreed Thursday with fellow Democrats who criticized President-elect Barack Obama's plan for a middle class tax cut.
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Getting Tough of Drunk Driving will Cost Wis.
Making first offense drunken driving a crime in Wisconsin will cost at least another $8.3 million a year.
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Dealing with state budget deficit Doyle says cuts first
Staring at a state budget deficit of $5.4 billion, Gov. Jim Doyle said that cuts in state spending will be his first choice in balancing the budget, but there will also be tax hikes.
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Wisconsin Ready To Remove Birds From Endangered List
Wisconsin wildlife officials might remove trumpeter swans and ospreys from Wisconsin's endangered and threatened species lists.
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Gag orders come under fire
A union is challenging state agencies' routine use of "gag orders" to keep employees from discussing misconduct investigations.
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Healthy Wisconsin bill still alive
State Sen. Russ Decker said he and a colleague plan to reintroduce the Healthy Wisconsin reform bill this legislative session, despite challenges of a projected $5.4 billion budget shortfall and the economic ...
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Wisconsin brothers reported missing found safe
Search and rescue crews in Colorado have found twin brothers from Green Bay, Wis., who were missing since Sunday.
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Elderly man dies in fall outside rural Eden home; ice-related falls spike across Wisconsin
FOND DU LAC, Wis. - Hundreds in Wisconsin have been injured in falls on ice, including an elderly man who died, authorities said Tuesday.
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Candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court race set
There will be two candidates on the ballot in the state Supreme Court race to be decided by voters April 7. One is a former public defender who's been a judge for 10 years.
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Wisconsin National Guard unit readies for deployment to Iraq
Central Wisconsin soldiers will be leaving for training this week ahead of the Wisconsin National Guard's largest deployment since World War II.
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Possible Drug Testing for Seymour Town Board
The elected members of a rural Wisconsin town board would be subject to drug and alcohol testing under a program being considered by the board.
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Issues take backseat to state budget
MADISON - Wisconsin Democrats had Monday to savor their takeover of both houses of the Legislature, a dream they've chased since 1987.
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Authorities arrest Hudson fugitive in Idaho
Idaho police say they have apprehended a sex offender who eluded Wisconsin authorities for 14 years.
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Grieving Officer Speaks Out for "Zero in Wisconsin"
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced Monday the number of traffic deaths in 2008 was the latest in 64 years.
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State DOT: Traffic Deaths Down In 2008
State traffic deaths in 2008 also were down 148 - approximately a 20 percent reduction - from 2007 when 737 people died and 185 fewer than the five-year average of 774 deaths.
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Figures show that homicides are down in some large U.S. cities
Killings dropped by a third in Milwaukee last year, making Wisconsin's largest city among the nation's most successful in tackling its 2008 murder rate.
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Challenging issues await new politician
FRANCIS CREEK - The state is facing a possible multi-billion dollar budget deficit.
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin News, Talk, Sports, Weather
Five people are vying to become the next superintendent of education in Wisconsin, a position that will help shape education policy in the state for the next four years.
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State Legislature goes back to work Monday
Democrats will take control of the state Assembly for the first time since 1994 when the new Wisconsin Legislature is sworn in Monday.
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