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1 hr ago | KARE 11 TV

Wisconsin officials investigate bear attack

State wildlife officials are going on a bear hunt. The Department of Natural Resources is looking for a 125-pound bear that knocked a woman down outside her home near Siren on Sunday evening.

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9 hrs ago | WSAW

Wisconsin Watches for Bleeding Fish Disease

The Department of Natural Resources has been working for years to contain viral hemorrhagic septicemia, or VHS, an exotic disease that causes a wide array of fish species to bleed to death.

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14 hrs ago | WMTV Madison

UW Adapts Furlough Plan to Provide Flexibility

A state agency has tentatively approved a University of Wisconsin System plan that would give campuses flexibility in implementing a mandatory furlough order.

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21 hrs ago | WBAY

Former Lawmaker John Gard Buys Lobbyist Firm

Former Wisconsin Assembly Speaker John Gard and his wife have purchased a lobbying company.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Steve Kagen, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Wisconsin

Fri Jul 03, 2009

KSAX

Flu Cases Close Wis. Camp, 1 Case is Swine Flu

A summer camp operated by the Salvation Army in southeastern Wisconsin has shut down temporarily because of flu cases, including one confirmed as swine flu.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Wisconsin

The Capital Times

State economic outlook says 'the bottom is in sight'

State revenue officials say Wisconsin's economy is showing signs of a rebound, but the recovery in employment and personal income is not expected to start until 2010.

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Detroit Free Press

Cuts, tax hikes, stimulus help most states avert 'doomsday' crises

States start their new budget year Wednesday, reeling from the recession but sparing most citizens from painful cuts in education and health care.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, Libraries, Ohio, Tax

WSAW

Gov. Doyle, DPI Superintendent Burmaster: Announce $1.3 Million in...

Governor Jim Doyle and State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster today announced $1.3 million in Recovery Act funds for Wisconsin schools and residential child care institutions to purchase equipment to improve food service operations.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, Life, Food, Nutrition, Family, Kids, Education Etc.

Thu Jul 02, 2009

NBC26

Help for Former Appleton Paper Inc. Workers

Governor Jim Doyle today announced that 243 dislocated workers formerly employed by Appleton Paper Inc., in Appleton are eligible to apply for additional reemployment and training services under the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program.

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KBJR-TV

Disabled Veterans Can Sign Up For WI's Annual Deer Hunt

Disabled hunters can start signing up for Wisconsin's annual disabled deer hunt.

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Today's TMJ4

Milwaukee, Wisconsin News, Weather, Sports, WTMJ

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is encouraging local drivers from Racine and Kenosha Counties to avoid I-94 over the holiday weekend.

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WBAY

Text of Governor Doyle's Budget Address

Thank you for being here today. Four months ago, I submitted my budget recommendations for the 2009-11 biennium to the Legislature.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

WSAW

Gov. Doyle Calls Controversial Veto a "Little Thing"

Gov. Jim Doyle says a veto he made that's contrary to a constitutional ban is a "very little, minor point." The ban passed in April 2008 prohibits governors from vetoing parts of two or more sentences to create a new sentence.

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WSAW

Wis. Supreme Court Gets Child Porn Case

A state appeals court has asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide whether viewing child pornography amounts to possession.

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Oshkosh Northwestern

Incentives key to future filmmaking in Wisconsin

When Johnny Depp and the rest of the "Public Enemies" gang rolled out of town after filming was done last spring, it wasn't the first time Wisconsin had played a role in a major motion picture.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, Public Enemies, Blues, The Blues Brothers, Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Metro

TwinCities.com

Warm temperatures means water nuisance reappears in Wisconsin

With the big Fourth of July holiday this weekend, state water experts advise that the annual warm weather nuisance known as swimmer's itch is making its seasonal appearance in Wisconsin lakes.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, Weather, Swimmer's Itch, Health

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Channel3000

Professional License Fee Hikes Approved

The cost of being a barber, accountant, social worker and nurse is going up in Wisconsin.

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Green Bay Press-Gazette

Editorial: State's fiscal irresponsibility continues

Like some risk-takers on Wall Street, the state of Wisconsin for years has leveraged other people'smoney on a gamble that the economy would always expand.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, Jim Doyle, US Governors, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Tommy Thompson, Opinion

WXOW-TV La Crosse

Gov. Doyle statement on budget signing

Following the signing of the state budget today, Governor Jim Doyle's office released the following release: Governor Doyle Signs State Budget MADISON - Joined by local officials, business and education leaders and Wisconsin citizens, Governor Jim Doyle signed into law today a state budget that builds upon the state's commitment to expand access to ...

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Today's TMJ4

Traffic Fatalities Down in Wisconsin

With 2009 nearly half over, Wisconsin is continuing a downward trend of traffic fatalities.

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