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"Authorities who are completing their investigation into the 2002 double-murder case in Hudson told the Daily Globe that substantial evidence points to the guilt of the Rev. Ryan Erickson, the Hurley priest who committed suicide four months ago."
"She was just sitting in her truck. She had spent the night in the woods and ate a couple of candy bars. She was OK,"
"One in six Wisconsin residents doesn't have prescription drug coverage, and those who enroll could benefit from significant discounts negotiated by Navitus Health Solutions, a Madison company that administers the program."
"When was the last time some Democrat from another part of the country went into Greenville, Alabama, and just said, 'What's the deal here?' "
"New legislation currently being passed around the state Senate and Assembly could prohibit Madison’s smoking ordinance from going into effect this summer."
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"Three brick workers were hurt when their scaffolding collapsed Thursday afternoon."
"But City Attorney Michael May told the judge that Wisconsin has granted cities broad powers to enact legislation governing businesses in their limits, and Madison's ordinance raising the minimum wage to $7.75 by Jan. 1, 2008, is a valid use of that power."
"The more people who register this year, the better, because it will mean less work on the county level next year,"
"Their intention is to move all of the professional jobs in Elgin, Ill., about 30, to Lac du Flambeau, while retaining all current jobs in Lac du Flambeau, about 40. They would also build new facilities,"
"The gas tax will bring in about $1 billion a year, including Friday's scheduled increase. It and the annual $55 per-car registration fee account for most of the state's income for transportation programs - cash desperately needed to pay for statewide highway programs and special projects such as rebuilding Milwaukee's Marquette Interchange."
"Standard & Poor's joined with a national consortium of education groups to launch SchoolMatters.com, a searchable database of schools that includes a "return on spending" analysis as well as data on demographics, testing and other educational results."
"The outlook revision indicates Wisconsin Energy Corp's credit ratings are more likely to be cut over the next two years."
"For bicyclists, the main concerns are stop-sign violations, going the wrong way in the bike lane and having proper lighting on bicycles at night."
"When you give the public less than 24 hours to analyze and comment on a bill that could have serious effects on their health and the health of their children, you clearly are hoping to sneak something by them,"
"They're not only very aggressive, but very positive. This is a wonderful story, one in which a 19 percent unemployment rate is now down to under 10 percent."
"The "Equity in Funding School Sports" group believes by dropping some athletics, the district may be losing more money than it will be gaining, since some students may enroll elsewhere through school choice."
"Gypsy moths threaten our forests and urban trees, which can negatively impact Wisconsin's timber, paper, nursery and tourism industries."
"If you moved here from another state and are having a hard time understanding the concept, try looking at a map."
"Six of those arrested had been convicted of felonies ranging from drug dealing and bank fraud to battery and robbery. Four others have criminal histories ranging from assault to criminal damage to property."
"Wiley spokesman LaMarr Billups said the chancellor shares the committee members' goal of eliminating worker abuses in the worldwide apparel industry, noting the university has revoked two licenses in the past few years because of code violations."
"The radio ads cite media reports that felons voted in the 2004 presidential election and that there were other discrepancies with the tally in Milwaukee."
"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released a preliminary list of the top 10 universities with the most patents for inventions March 18, where the University of Wisconsin System placed eighth for most patents in 2004."
"Martin said Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials have determined that the irrigation well could be converted into a public well, but because it is only 28 feet deep, further investigation is recommended."
John Gozdzialski said hunting and fishing fees will not be diverted to cover the state's deficit. "That's absolutely untrue, and, in fact, it's illegal," he said.
"She really expected every student could be involved in some way, and she had the energy to make it happen,"
"Regardless of how you identify yourself, you need to be responsible and protect yourself from not just HIV but also other sexually transmitted diseases,"
"Even on a comparable basis to last year, the numbers were down. Car dealers all over are complaining about lack of sales right now."
"Some hunters and anglers in north central Wisconsin are worried that increased fees for hunting and fishing licenses would deter some from participating."
"Madison officials and developers appear close to a compromise over a controversial proposal for regulating big-box stores."
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"In fact, adjusted for that inflation current prices would need to be a dollar more in order to be at an all time high."
"It's a great American brand and a brand that we can run very, very well."
"Likewise, at current prices, Canada's tar sand deposits in Alberta come into play - again. During the 1970s and 1980s this same "hidden" asset was going to rescue us from imminent blackouts until alternate fuels were developed."
"We have such a wealth of talent and such a great medical system in this great country, in the United States, and there are so many people hurting around the world,"
Sen
Herb Kohl"They do an outstanding job of serving the thousands of children and families in our community who rely on them for meals..."
"The DNR will retain ownership of the properties and continue to manage them for protection of their biological diversity."
"The government has borrowed from the Social Security every year, except 1999 and 2000, for decades, he said, noting the national deficit is now at a record high. "No more tax breaks until we pay back Social Security."
"Critics remained suspicious as the meeting broke up. "To me, it still certainly looks like selling access," McGrorty said."
"Department Lt. Roy Foryan ... was honored for 30 years of service with the department at his retirement party Tuesday at the county courthouse in Hurley."
"A 21-year-old "drive-by random shooter" from Lower Michigan died after being shot by law enforcement officers in a gun battle in Watersmeet Tuesday."
"I though the s.o.b. was just trying to shoot the glass out. But later when I got out of the truck, I saw the slug landed in the door frame about head height. It looks like he was trying to shoot me."
"The Hurley School District is fortunate to receive a no strings attached $2,261,900 no-interest loan for K-12 school roof repairs..."
"A trust fund has been established to benefit the children of Brenda Laguna who died tragically last week in Hurley."
"I'd be surprised if any of the cuts don't happen,"
"Because of cuts in funding, NWCSA, a private non-profit organization that administers a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development voucher program for both Iron and Price counties, will no longer be administering in those areas, Monson said."
Sen Feingold"Despite indisputable scientific evidence on the hazards mercury pollution poses, the administration has turned a blind eye to these dangers,"
"Unless we can turn this flawed approach to trade around, agreements like CAFTA will put more American companies out of business and workers out of a job."
Sen
Herb Kohl"The fair and independent advice we receive from the commission is a valuable part of our vetting process for federal nominations."
"He walked a little further and saw another coin, and then a little further, he saw another one,"
"We have a lot to do to create not just the perception, but the reality, of opportunity for women,"
"DNR officials agree the bay has an abundance of perch yearlings but believe they should have more time to mature before the state increases the limit."
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"Lasee tells NBC15 News it is a sad commentary on the society we live in, that more and more vicious crimes are being committed."
"As Terri Schiavo lies in her bed in Florida, frail and near death, a nation is seeking guidance from religious leaders - and the answers they're providing are neither simple nor universal."
"The agency running the Powerball lottery may decrease the odds of winning the multimillion-dollar jackpot to stem a record-setting run of winners that has reduced jackpots and, the agency says, caused ticket sales to plunge."
"A group of 45 students protested outside University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley’s office Wednesday afternoon and demanded an end to sweatshop labor in the production of UW apparel and merchandise."
"Susan Mathews, a real-estate agent with Mardi O'Brien Real Estate in Fitchburg, said gas prices will have to climb a lot higher before many people think about moving closer to work."
"Obey also attacked President Bush's plan for privatized accounts, saying they would cut the benefits of future retirees by as much as 40 percent and would add $1.4 trillion to the deficit over the next decade."
"That building houses three firms, The Great Lakes Insurance Agency, Prudential Financial and the Atlas Travel Agency."
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Herb Kohl"Now that construction has begun on this project, it's vital that we provide the resources so it can be completed as timely and as safely as possible."
"Robert Welch University, which launches its first session in September, will open at a time when conservative students are increasingly active on college campuses, and there is a growing call for more conservative viewpoints in academia."
"Traveling at a high rate of speed. Failed to negotiate a curve. Left the trail and hit a tree," says Tom Wrasse, a warden supervisor based in Vilas County, the heart of snowmobile country. "It's the same story. Over. And over. And over again."
"Eight people were shot dead on Monday by a student who killed his grandparents and opened fire at a school on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Minnesota before killing himself in the deadliest U.S. school shooting in six years, authorities said."
"In Madison, a colorful band of about 250 people, some wearing costumes, marched through downtown to a military recruiting office, where they laid flowers and stood silent for a non-denominational prayer,..."
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Herb Kohl"Kohl's initiative would restore funding to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program, the COPS program, and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program."
"need to listen to people . . . whether they are Republican or Democratic, and whether they come from so-called red states or blue states."
"I don't think (Doyle aides) have sold the point that we can save money," said Rep. Dean Kaufert"
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"I also was shocked just kind of taken a back by the thought that somebody would intentionally take a destructive act like that," says the Monsignor.
"The house was trashed," said police chief Dan Erspamer. Erspamer said to him "trashed" means "busted-up furniture."
"Conditions of the temporary order would then have become a part of the final divorce decree,"
Sen Feingold"Feingold is supporting an amendment to the 2006 budget resolution to restore funding to rural health initiatives including the Rural Access to Emergency Devices (AED) Grant program."
"Since 2000, Wisconsin has lost nearly 92,000 manufacturing jobs, many of them due to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and other flawed trade agreements."
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Herb KohlMinutes after Brenda Laguna, 38, was gunned down on a city street near her Hurley home Wednesday afternoon, her estranged husband reportedly called authorities and said, "I just shot my wife." Police said the fatal shooting occurred just after 4 p.m.
"After review of architectural proposals, a second public hearing will be held, the council agreed."
"The complaint said Tank "snapped her leg, but managed to crawl back to the (Springstead Lodge)," where the ambulance was summoned."
"Assembly Speaker John Gard (R-Peshtigo) said the package of changes he will sponsor would cost between $3.5 million and $4 million a year, although no one knows exactly how many veterans would apply and qualify for the tax and tuition breaks."
Sen Feingold"As we welcome home a new wave of veterans who have served bravely in Iraq, in Afghanistan, and around the world, we should make sure that they have access to the programs and care they need and deserve,"
"The Senate once again has the chance to do its part to pass common-sense fiscal policies to rein in the federal deficit,"
"My amendment didn't ask Congress to do anything more than most American families do every day-- balance the checkbook, pay the bills and live within their means."
"The statute does not ban the construction of nuclear power plants, but it does prohibit the state Public Service Commission from approving construction that is not economically feasible or that lacks a federally licensed facility that will accept its nuclear waste."
"University of Wisconsin students could be restricted from obtaining prescription birth control, and in particular emergency contraception, if proposed legislation banning the University Health Services distribution is approved by the state Legislature."
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Gard says, "These initiatives will cost money. I know it's a tough budget year. But nothing in this budget is as tough as what we have asked these veterans to face on our behalf."
"It said those who made campaign contributions received grants, loans and tax breaks at nearly eight times the rate of non-contributors."
Sen Feingold"We should not use special budget procedures to jam through legislation to drill in the Arctic Refuge. This topic is too important to the public to address it in such a back-door manner."
"... because they know their actions are subject to public scrutiny."
"After surviving horrific circumstances, victims of torture need treatment to help them recover and move on with their lives,"
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Herb Kohl"What bothers me most about this debate is that it sidetracks us from the central issue we should be discussing: that our country faces growing budget deficits that will take its toll not just on our ability to sustain Social Security, but also other important entitlement programs like Medicare."
"Our senior citizens deserve the chance to live out their retirement years with the comfort and dignity they've earned."
"Each scout received a badge and a "license" to catch people committing "Random Acts of Kindness.""
"This was community effort to meet the needs of the children in the Hurley School District, according to Kathy Santini of the Hurley Education Foundation."
"Signature bonds of $10,000 apiece were set Monday in Iron County Court for two area residents who face a combined total of 21 felony counts in separate illegal gambling cases."
"Shortening the sentence will mean Petersen could get out of prison after serving 10 years and nine months, Lipske said."
"According to Heck, the elections have been “hijacked” by outside groups like the Alliance for Working Wisconsin. He said the groups make vicious attacks without having to be accountable to voters."
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"In fact the EPA has said over the course of years it has evaluated 100 or more of these devices and has not found one of them to have significant fuel savings."
Sen Feingold"Congress has long recognized the importance of EMS providers, but federal support has been unfocused and uncoordinated."
"All industry sectors posted more jobs in January 2005 than a year ago, including manufacturing."
"Spring road weight restrictions will be in effect in Pence starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday."
"Corrections officials say about one in seven people sentenced to state prisons have some problem with drugs or alcohol. While many aren't motivated to change, many face long waiting lists for prison treatment programs and are often released before they can be enrolled."
"... they're talking not of sport but of money - specifically a plan from the Department of Natural Resources to increase how much they will pay for their fishing and hunting licenses."
"Doyle contends his version is better, however, because it guarantees nearly $800 million in state funding for local schools while the Republican plan offers no such funding."
"And why are those resources here for you to enjoy? Because those who came before us made the commitment to support programs that ensured the legacy of hunting and fishing."
"With at least a few more weeks of snowmobiling remaining, Erspamer warns his officers will be working to keep the theft count down."
"New buildings will include two restrooms and an interpretive center. In addition, plans call for a wastewater pump-out holding tank."
"This is one of the most cost-effective programs we have for reducing Medicaid costs."
"It trivializes the marriage act to begin with, and I think it's insulting to the self-esteem and dignity of women."
"That programming failure meant that the votes of everyone who voted straight ticket - meaning anyone who voted only for candidates of a single party - were not counted. In all, about 600 of 2,256 ballots cast were not counted, Strama said."
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Herb Kohl"Some environmental groups support the interstate rule, and others find it preferable to the foundering legislative package."
"A cat fight figuratively broke out following the announcement that people will decide at next month's Conservation Congress spring meetings whether hunters should be allowed to shoot stray felines in Wisconsin"
"Matter decaying radioactively will give off the harmless neutrinos as they pass through the soil beneath Wisconsin residents over the course of the next few weeks."
Sen Feingold"This is a back-door maneuver by drilling proponents to avoid an open debate because they know that drilling in the refuge lacks the support to be approved on its merits."
"Feingold's pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) amendment would force Congress to find offsets to pay for new tax cuts or new spending on entitlement programs like Medicare."
"Geared after the National Archery in the Schools Program in most Wisconsin schools, basic field archery will be taught, with emphasis on safety."
"Byrns brought in a copy of his 1950-51 yearbook to show that team defeated Superior Central 58-50 in the regional championship, making it nine regional champs."
"Seasonal weight limitations on Iron County trunks A, B, C, D, E, FF, G, H and J and state highways 122 and 169 will go into effect at 7 a.m. Monday."
"All Community Education classes scheduled for tonight have been canceled."
"Senate Budget Committee members voted 12-10 along party lines to reject an attempt by Wisconsin Democrat Russell Feingold to strip a provision to open the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil exploration from the annual budget resolution for funding the federal government."
State legislators presented a bill Wednesday requiring hospitals to provide information on emergency contraception to rape victims.
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Representative Pedro Colon is announcing a provision in the state's budget to give undocumented immigrant students in–state tuition.
"You cat-murdering bastard," said a woman, her voice dripping with hatred. "What goes around comes around. I declare open season on Stan Temple."
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"... Obey's plan would guarantee solvency through a mix of tax increases and modest benefit cuts. Obey said he put the "fine tuning" concepts forward to show that "you don't have to destroy Social Security in order to save it.""
Sen Feingold"Businesses and farms throughout Wisconsin and the Midwest depend on commercial navigation through the Great Lakes and added tolls would jeopardize commerce and jobs,"
"At a time when Amtrak is improving its service, cutting costs and increasing ridership, we should be supporting these improvements with adequate funding,"
"Snowmobilers and others participating in legal recreational or transportation activities deserve equal protection under our insurance laws."
"Pinardi said Wisconsin 77 will be repaved from downtown Hurley all the way to the Cary Mine Convenience Center near the industrial park."
"Sen. Robert Jauch (D-Poplar) also plans to revive a bill requiring that all lakes and waterways with "squaw" in their name be changed. About 35 such waterways remain in the state."
"The fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan and the widespread call-up of Wisconsin National Guard and Army Reserve units make it more likely that taxpayers would use a tax checkoff for soldiers and their loves ones, said state Revenue Secretary Mike Morgan."
"Gasoline prices probably will jump an additional 15 cents this spring and remain well above $2 a gallon through the heavy driving season, forecasters say."
Sen Feingold"...a recent report from the EPA Inspector General and a draft report from the Government Accountability Office, both of which severely criticize EPA's rulemaking process saying it violated EPA policy, OMB guidance, Presidential Executive Orders and, in some instances, important provisions of the Clean Air Act."
"There is simply no reason - none - to think that the FEC should or intends to regulate blogs or other Internet communications by private citizens."
"We ended the corrupting influence of unlimited corporate, union, and individual contributions."
Sen
Herb Kohl"It's time to stop defending a system that is clearly in dire need of reform, stop issuing reports and setting up new roadblocks, and start providing Americans with prescription drugs that are both safe and affordable."
"Through setting prices and production levels, OPEC attacks our economy by raising gasoline prices at the pump, by raising heating oil costs for homes, and by raising jet fuel prices to airlines,"
"Petrusha said it's the highest speed he's clocked as a deputy. Wisconsin State Patrol officer Darwin Waterman said the top speed he's clocked a motorist at is 103 mph."
"Buyers would have to pay the 5% sales tax if they purchased those items at any Wisconsin store."
"The cat proposal, simply put, would reclassify free roaming, domestic feral cats as an "unprotected species" that could then be shot by anyone with a license to hunt small game."
"The revised package, worth about $338,000, cuts part of a bonus payment made to Skurka to compensate him for 185 unused vacation and sick days and reward his work, and advances his retirement date by one month, saving about $12,000 in salary."
Sen Feingold"On public lands, mining companies do not pay any return to the taxpayer for the value of the mineral resources they are depleting."
"Feingold has helped lead several efforts in recent years to raise the maximum Pell Grant Award with an ultimate goal of more than doubling Pell Grant funding by 2010."
"Services have been held for Sylvia Feingold, 86, the mother of Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), who died Wednesday at her home in Janesville."
"The efforts include a multicultural events and destinations calendar, which will target African-American, Hispanic and Asian travelers, said David Scheler, research coordinator at the state Tourism Department."
"A Wausau man died when his snowmobile left an Iron County trail and struck a tree five miles south of Hurley on Sunday."
"Wisconsin's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.8 percent in January from 4.7 percent in December, but was the lowest for January in four years, state labor officials reported."
"How is it that Republican legislators can bill taxpayers for all their freebies while knowing that they are denying a gallon of milk a week or perhaps extra socks or mittens to the children of low-income working families ..."
"Wisconsin has no active-duty bases, only a handful of Guard and Reserve sites."
"In Wisconsin, lawmakers are rushing not only to pass new restrictions on the sale of the cold medications, but also to make it easier to terminate parental rights of meth users, to create new "boot camps" for meth addicts and to increase penalties for manufacture and distribution of the drug and possession of certain precursor chemicals"
"There isn't an inflation problem at the moment," Zempel said. "The problem is there is likely to be" a problem if action is not taken.
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"Another meeting for people laid off by Lands' End is expected within a couple of weeks. Employment experts recommend people watch the job center's website for more information. That website is www.jobcenter.org."
"I'll tell you that's one thing that makes this state such a popular destination as well is the availability of these events and festivals and attractions in all four corners of the state and in all four seasons of the year. That's one reason we're a tourism state is we pay a lot of attention to what people want to do."
"She said a developer has offered the island for sale on e-Bay so that, "in addition to gently used Prada bags ... an irreplaceable landmark of black history is now up for grabs."
"I can see 10,000 birds flying through a meat grinder,"
"State lawmakers are considering legislation that would require drivers over age 75 to renew their licenses more frequently, take more frequent vision tests and, after age 85, pass a traffic skills test."
"The unit shut by March 3 to inspect and repair a valve in the turbine that did not fully close."
“Most people don’t have a choice for who represents them because the districts are drawn so there is almost a guaranteed winner.”
"NYPL has digitized 500,000 images, 200,000 of which were done by the NYPL itself and are now available. The remaining 300,000 images were digitized through a private group and will be available in upcoming months."
"Kohl, Feingold, and Obey have been vocal supporters of the LIHEAP program, and have worked to secure funding in the past for Wisconsin families."
"No matter what we do, it's going to be wrong," he said.
"This jurisdiction has been chosen to receive $8,782 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county."
"Ironically enough, that very next day I was on Peck Station Road and I thought, 'That's a bighorn ram.' "
"... claims the dredging has led to ongoing erosion that has quickened the flow of the river and, as a result, is sending an average of 845 million extra gallons a day tumbling over Niagara Falls and out to the Atlantic Ocean."
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Herb Kohl"In Wisconsin alone, as many as 5,500 students who currently receive Pell Grants would either lose them completely or see a drastic reduction in the money they receive to pay for their education."
"The exact date will depend on weather and frost conditions,"
"... the Department of Public Instruction's SAGE program, could mean as much as an additional $240,000 in state aid for the district."
"The objective is to improve student achievement through implementation of four school improvement strategies:"
"Citing the intense media interest in the case as well as the outpouring of grief in the small Wisconsin community where most people - and most prospective jurors - knew the victims, Chai Soua Vang's attorneys formally sought a change of venue."
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Herb Kohl"The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has extended until Wednesday a public comment period on proposed rules for payment of damages from losses caused by wolves."
"We have more cougar sightings, and the most recent one may well be too close for comfort."
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