GOP Looks to Expand Wrongful Death Coverage
Two Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow parents to sue if their fetuses die as a result of someone's wrongful acts, including medical malpractice.
Two Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow parents to sue if their fetuses die as a result of someone's wrongful acts, including medical malpractice.
The White House says President Barack Obama has invited the top House budget writers for lunch at the White House.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack says her "heart aches" over the approach taken by her opponent Ed Fallone in the race for the state's highest court.
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan says that the balanced-budget blueprint he's releasing next week will look a lot like the plan Republicans passed last year.
The Republican president of the state Senate tells The Associated Press that a majority of GOP senators will not support Gov. Scott Walker's plan to expand the private school voucher plan as proposed.
The investor who's trying to develop an iron-ore mine in northern Wisconsin owns a coal mine in Illinois that's come under fire for water-pollution problems.
The two candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court are scheduled to appear together at a meeting of the Madison rotary.
Gov. Scott Walker says he challenged his fellow governors to join him for a motorcycle ride when the National Governors Association meets in Milwaukee this summer.
Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a supporter of gun control for a decade in the House, has shied away from talk of a proposed ban on assault weapons, disappointing some gun control advocates.
Even with massive federal spending cuts impending, Wisconsin officials say they need to know more before deciding how to deal with it.
President Barack Obama says it may take a couple of weeks or a couple of months to reach a deal to end Washington's battle over spending cuts.
The Republican president of the state Senate is proposing an alternative plan to Gov. Scott Walker's budget that would allow public school spending to increase $150 more per student in each of the next two years.
Gov. Scott Walker says he's glad the John Doe investigation into his former aides and associates is over. UPDATE: Some Wisconsin Democrats say evidence shows Governor Walker was involved in illegal campaigning when he was Milwaukee County executive.
Gov. Scott Walker says he's open to other tax cuts beyond the $343 million income tax reduction he is proposing in his state budget.
Gov. Scott Walker says all 11 Wisconsin tribes must agree before any new off-reservation casino is opened in the state.
Gov. Scott Walker says he will support legislation requiring that private voucher schools be included in the same accountability system that applied to public schools, including annual report cards rating performance.
The state Assembly has approved a bill that would fund a program to promote Wisconsin-based manufacturers.
The state Assembly has approved a bill that would set out $15 million for job training grants over the next two years.
Anti-smoking advocates say a $50-a-month health insurance surcharge for state workers who smoke is the wrong approach to getting smokers to quit.
Experts in treating mental illness say it remains difficult to understand and will cost the state more money and more lives if not treated.
Opponents of a Republican-backed proposal that could make it more expensive to obtain records from government entities say the measure would hinder public access and make it easier to hide information.
The average Wisconsin taxpayer would save $83 under Gov. Scott Walker's proposed income tax cut.
The regional director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is touting the value of states expanding Medicaid coverage as allowed under the federal health care overhaul law.
The Legislature's budget committee has approved an additional $9.3 million for the Department of Corrections because prison populations haven't declined as expected.
Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Dennis Smith has resigned.
     |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
