Reading, writing, rollbacks as stimulus ends

2011-07-05T10:00:13Z

RACINE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The public school system in this city hugging the shore of Lake Michigan is running low on money and options for educating its 21,000 students as federal stimulus cash dries up.

Anticipating this summer's end to the $10 million boost it received from the stimulus, Racine Unified ...

MIDWEST INVISIBLE SUPPLY

2010-11-29T14:58:39Z

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Wis. gov. leaves high-speed rail call to successor

2010-11-08T13:01:25Z

APNewsBreak: Dem. Wis. gov. leaves high-speed rail-line future to GOP successor who opposes it

Outgoing Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle says he's leaving the future of Wisconsin's high speed train line to his Republican successor who has vowed to kill the project.

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Barrett, Walker spar over jobs in last debate

2010-10-29T19:30:47Z

Walker says voters tired of attacks in Wis. gov. race, Barrett says opponent not being honest

Republican Scott Walker said in Friday's governor's race debate that voters were "sick and tired" of attacks being made against him in the campaign, while his Democratic opponent Tom Barrett

Reflections: Minnesota gas tax

2010-11-04T14:02:29Z

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ADWATCH: With campaign ads, don't trust, verify

2010-10-15T01:30:48Z

ADWATCH: On taxes, jobs, campaign ads spin fanciful fiction from mere nuggets of truth

Finding an actual fact in this season's load of campaign ads is like panning for nuggets. There's a lot of fool's gold in the way.

In this warped-lens world, a Democrat who votes against his party more than every other legislator except one is branded a lapdog of his party's leadership. A federal deficit from the past is attributed to a health care law that did not yet exi...

With campaign ads, don't trust, verify

2010-11-02T12:28:04Z

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What Taxes Will States Turn To Next?

2010-10-27T06:44:01Z

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Audit: Wisconsin spent $1.5B in stimulus money

2010-04-01T10:45:39Z

Audit Bureau says Wisconsin spent $1.5B in federal stimulus money in 4 months after law passed

Wisconsin spent $1.5 billion in federal stimulus money in the first four months after the law was passed, according to an audit released Thursday.

The spending included $572 million to expand benefits for unemployed workers, $552 million in payments to school districts and $342 million to support state health care p...

15 states and DC make education grant shortlist

2010-03-04T11:15:43Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Department of Education said on Thursday that 15 states and the District of Columbia are in the final running for new stimulus grants to be distributed this spring.

The states, which include financially strapped Wisconsin Legislature to focus on economy again in 2010, but little action expected

Wisconsin's economy hit rock bottom in 2009, with unemployment reaching 26-year highs and the state budget facing its deepest hole ever.

There are signs that 2010 won't be as bad.

Even so, dealing with the economy and trying to find ways to put more people back to work is expected to d...

Report details Wisconsin's transportation needs

2010-10-27T15:03:00Z

Report says stimulus money doesn't solve Wisconsin's transportation funding needs

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says in its 20-year plan released this week that federal economic stimulus money does not solve immediate or long-term funding needs.

The report says that the state's highway trus...

Final weekend of clunkers program draws big crowds

2010-04-16T10:41:11Z

Dealers keep up hectic pace as customers race to buy cars before Cash for Clunkers ends Monday

From Vermont to California, exhausted but appreciative car dealers watched their lots grow empty as crowds rushed to trade in gas guzzlers during the final weekend of the popular Cash for C...

Morning Roundup: Update

2010-10-26T20:57:43Z

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Help Wanted: Babysitters. Salary: Six Figures.

2010-11-02T14:00:52Z

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Senate roll call on financial bailout package

2010-04-16T16:59:15Z

How they voted: Senate roll call on financial bailout package

The 74-25 roll call by which the Senate approved a $700 billion rescue package for Wall Street aimed at preventing a credit crisis.

On this vote, a "yes" vote was a vote to approve the package and a "no" vote was a vote against it.

Voting "yes" were 39 Democrats, 34...

No state budget doesn't stop Wisconsin

2010-09-10T01:28:36Z

Wisconsin Operates Without a Budget As Lawmakers Bicker Over Taxes on Cigarettes, Hospitals

While its neighbors avoided government shutdowns by passing state budgets in the nick of time, Wisconsin has quietly operated 13 weeks without a new spending plan and is the only state left without a budget.

There is no hammer of a government shutdown in Wisconsin as lawmakers bicker over raising the cigarette tax and ...

Wisconsin operates without a budget as lawmakers bicker over taxes on cigarettes, hospitals

2010-09-10T01:28:35Z

There is no hammer of a government shutdown in Wisconsin as lawmakers bicker over raising the cigarette tax and imposing new taxes on big oil companies and hospitals. And there's no limit to how long lawmakers can be in session....

Archdiocese Bankruptcy

2011-01-04T16:30:52Z

Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki answers questions at a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in St. Francis, Wis. Listecki said the Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee is directing its attorneys to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, saying that pending sexual-abuse lawsuits have left it w...

APTOPIX Archdiocese Bankruptcy

2011-01-04T16:01:40Z

Bears Packers Football

2011-01-02T18:01:31Z

Green Bay Packers' Greg Jennings (85) and Jordy Nelson (87) celebrate with fans after the Packers defeated the Chicago Bears 10-3 in an NFL football game Sunday...

Rose Bowl Football

2011-01-01T18:00:59Z

TCU cornerback Travaras Battle (18) celebrates with wide receiver Antoine Hicks (13) after a play against Wisconsin during the second half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, in

APTOPIX Rose Bowl Football

2011-01-01T17:31:28Z

Wisconsin punter Brad Nortman (98) fakes a punt to run the ball for a first down during the first half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game against TCU, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, in P...

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