Madison, Wis.
Wisconsin residents think Gov. Jim Doyle's job performance so far is, in a word, OK, according to poll data released Friday by the UW-Madison Survey Center.
Of those polled, 79 percent found Doyle, now halfway through his first term as governor, to be doing either a \good"" or ""fair"" job, while only 5 percent rated Doyle as ""excellent."" However, not many find Doyle disagreeable either, with 10 percent giving him a ""poor"" grade.
Sixty-one percent of respondents also said Wisconsin is ""about as well off"" as it was before Doyle became governor. Wide majorities said both taxes (78 percent) and government spending (62 percent) are too high.
Doyle will present his second biennial budget Feb. 8. The state faces a $1.6 billion deficit, but that is an improvement from the more than $3 billion shortfall Doyle faced upon taking office two years ago.
UW-Madison
UW-Madison students can get free flu shots, while supplies last, without an appointment at University Health Services, 1552??University??Ave., from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Earlier this fall there were restrictions on who was eligible to get a flu shot. These restrictions have been lifted, allowing any student who wants one to get vaccinated.
There is a limited supply of the nasal spray vaccine, FluMist, available for students who don't want a shot. There is a $5 charge for FluMist.
-University Communications
Madison, Wis.
City Council members voted last night to move late-night vending carts from residential areas to four State Street intersections.
State Street Mall, the intersections of Broom Street and State Street, Frances Street and State Street, and Johnson Street and State Street will be the designated areas for the vendors.
Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said vending in residential areas would only be permitted until 9 p.m. However, after this deadline, late-night food vendors will have to move to State Street where they can serve until 6 a.m.
Verveer said the new law will go into effect after Mayor Dave Cieslewicz approves it and a legal notice is published in Madison's newspapers. He added the law could be enforced as early as the end of the month.
""I strived very hard to ensure that we were not adversely affecting any of the vendor's livelihood,"" Verveer said. ""While still responding to the repeated complaints over the years of residents of these areas.""
Daytime vending rules did not change.
