Curtailing kids work on farms
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is warning about ongoing federal regulatory "creep," including updates to agriculture labor laws for people under 18. Spokesman Casey Langan says the proposed rule changes will "drastically reduce the amount of work that youth can do on farms." The Bureau is concerned the proposals will make managing family farms more difficult. Among the proposed regulations is restricting the operation of power-driven machines to those 16 and older. US Agriculture … [Read More...]
District may move to four day school week
A small school district in western Wisconsin may become the first in the state to switch to a four-day school week. The Department of Public Instruction has given the Blair-Taylor district the okay to explore a four-day week for the next school year, which starts this fall. Superintendent Dennis Dervetski says administrators came up with the plan, with input from staff members and teachers -- who are still under a union contract. AUDIO: Brian Brawner, WWIS (1:20) … [Read More...]
Walker responds to latest arrests (AUDIO)
Governor Scott Walker says his campaign is cooperating with an ongoing John Doe investigation, and the earlier resignation of one of the two women charged this week is proof he took the issue of campaigning on the job seriously while serving as Milwaukee County executive. Prosecutors on Thursday charged former Milwaukee County constituent services coordinator Darlene Wink and former deputy chief of staff Kelly Rindfleisch with doing campaign fundraising work while at their taxpayer-funded … [Read More...]
State now managing wolf population
Starting today, the state Department of Natural Resources now has greater authority to manage Wisconsin's grey wolf population. Wisconsin's grey wolves are no longer considered a federally endangered species, and DNR mammal ecologist Adrian Wydeven says that will allow the state to have more control. While the state is still very concerned about the conservation of wolves, he says the change gives them more authority to balance those issues with controlling problem animals. The DNR is … [Read More...]
Neumann highlights federal waste
U.S. Senate candidate Mark Neumann makes a Madison stop. The former congressman was in the Capitol rotunda Thursday to highlight more cuts he'd like to see made in wasteful government spending. "Did you know for example, that we are spending federal tax dollars studying the relationship between cocaine and the risky sex habits of Japanese quail? It is absolutely ridiculous." Or how about ten million dollars to produce 130 episodes of Pakistani Sesame Street? Neumann outlined ten programs he'd … [Read More...]
Legislature
Assembly passes mining bill
The state Assembly has approved controversial mining legislation that would streamline the approval process for a proposed iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin. The bill passed Thursday night on a party line vote of 59-36. Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald (R-Horicon) called it the biggest jobs bill lawmakers will take up this session, with the potential [...]
Titletown Report
Holmgren sets the wheels in motion for Packers
The Green Bay Packers were an organization going nowhere for two-plus decades. That’s when general manager Ron Wolf hired Mike Holmgren to coach the Packers. It was that move that set the wheels in motion once again for the Green Bay Packers organization. Holmgren led the Packers into the playoffs in six of his seven seasons, [...]
