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Bill seeks to stop adults from allowing underage drinking in their homes

By Madeline Schachte | Mar. 28, 2017

Adults who host underage drinking gatherings in their homes could face fines and jail time as part of a new proposal presented by two state legislators Tuesday. The proposed bill, spearheaded by state Rep. Andre Jacque, R-De Pere, and state Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, aims to address binge drinking and drunk driving, issues the lawmakers believe are being exacerbated by a cultural acceptance of underage drinking.

Gov. Scott Walker’s announcement of his plan for the UW System budget Tuesday sparked both praise and criticism.
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Walker’s plan for UW budget leaves some ‘delighted,’ others remain critical

By Andrew Bahl | Feb. 7, 2017

While some cheered Walker’s funding proposal for the UW System Tuesday as a means of reinvigorating UW following a $250 million cut in the 2015-’17 biennium budget, others expressed skepticism and even outright dismay at some of the smaller pieces the plan. The proposal includes a pledge of an additional $140 million in funding and a 5 percent cut to in-state tuition at each of Wisconsin’s 16 public universities. UW System President Ray Cross said in a statement that the plan shows the state and the system were aligned on many issues. “The UW System provides a great return on investment, and we appreciate the recognition of the role the UW System plays in Wisconsin’s economy and workforce,” Cross said in the statement.

The state Department of Natural Resources, which operates state park sites and sets environmental regulations throughout Wisconsin, announced controversial new permit acquisition rules last month.
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DNR shifts government control over farm regulations

By Hannah J. Olson | Dec. 11, 2016

Split between university-centered cities and vast dairyland, state leaders are moving to re-format environmental regulations, which protection-minded activists said they find troubling. Last month, the state Department of Natural Resources moved to privatize permit acquisition, proposing what DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp, in an opinion editorial on the agency’s website, called “assurance programs” which she explained would increase independent information sourcing, relieving the agency until the final step. While staff rates dwindle, the DNR is crafting methods to deal with budget cuts, redirecting positions and reorienting systematic structures, inducing environmentalist’s anxieties. Since her appointment by Gov. Scott Walker in 2011, Stepp’s actions drew criticism from conservationist groups.

A panel of journalists and professors discussed the media’s coverage of the 2016 presidential election Thursday night at the Overture Center.
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Journalists, professors discuss future of political reporting after tumultuous 2016

By Andy Goldstein | Dec. 9, 2016

November’s election left not only both major political parties in a crisis of identity, but political journalism as well, a panel of journalists and experts said Thursday at the Overture Center. The event, organized by UW-Madison’s Center for Journalism Ethics, discussed the role of political journalism in presidential elections and the relationship between news media and the electorate. Following a general election where few pollsters, pundits or journalists accurately predicted the result, public distrust of the media is at an all time high, panelists said. Michael Wagner, an associate professor in the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, said he thought this was relatively unfair. “I’m not sure we should have expected an easy Clinton victory in the first place,” Wagner said.

Counties across the state are slated to finish a recount of the state’s general election results by next week, the state Elections Commission said Monday.
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Counties slated to finish recount by deadline

By Andrew Bahl and Miller Jozwiak | Dec. 5, 2016

All counties are on track to report their recount results by the federally mandated Dec. 13 deadline, the state said Monday. Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell also released a statement earlier in the day detailing the progress of the recount in Dane County. “We are one-third of the way through the number of days we have to conduct the recount and we are slightly ahead of schedule with over 100,000 ballots counted to date,” McDonell said.

County clerk offices statewide are beginning a recount of Wisconsin’s general election results.
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General election recount officially begins in Wisconsin

By Andy Goldstein | Dec. 1, 2016

The unprecedented recount of the state’s almost 3 million presidential ballots by the Wisconsin Elections Commission began Thursday, after it was formally requested by Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, who raised concerns of fraud or error. The first day of the recount, which is expected to take just under two weeks, has proceeded smoothly thus far, according to the Elections Commission.

The Republican Party of Wisconsin filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission Wednesday alleging Hillary Clinton and Jill Stein coordinated their advocacy of a recount of Wisconsin’s general election results.
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Wisconsin GOP alleges coordination in recount between Clinton, Stein campaigns

By Gina Heeb | Nov. 30, 2016

The Republican Party of Wisconsin alleged unlawful coordination between the campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Jill Stein Wednesday as the state begins its general election recount. In a complaint filed with the Federal Elections Commission, the state party asked for the commission to begin an investigation into whether campaign finance laws are violated by the two campaigns in efforts to reaffirm the validity of Election Day ballots.

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Recount to start Thursday; Stein request for hand tabulation denied

By Andrew Bahl | Nov. 29, 2016

A recount of Wisconsin’s general election results will start Thursday as scheduled after Green Party candidate Jill Stein paid the requisite $3.5 million before Tuesday’s deadline. Counties will not be required to tabulate the results by hand, however, as Dane County Circuit Court Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn denied a request Wednesday from Stein’s campaign for a hand recount.

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Election recount to start Thursday as Stein sues to force hand-counting of votes

By Tenley Sanduski | Nov. 28, 2016

The Wisconsin Elections Commission released a timeline Monday detailing the chain of events that will take place for a presidential recount in the state, with counties slated to begin tabulating votes Thursday. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has spearheaded an effort to recount the votes in swing states Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania after a stunning win in all three by Republican President-elect Donald Trump.

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