Troubled mortgages at record level in state

By Thomas Content, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

One of every nine homeowners in Wisconsin was behind on mortgage payments or in foreclosure at the end of September - a record level that industry observers said Thursday is likely to rise.
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Zoo Interchange bridges need immediate replacement, inspectors say

By Tom Held, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Three bridges in the Zoo Interchange have reached such dire condition that the state Department of Transportation acted Thursday to replace them, in what could be a weekend barn-raising fashion, before Memorial Day.
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Asian carp may have breached barrier

By Dan Egan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

New research shows the fish likely have made it past the $9 million electric fish barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, a source familiar with the situation told the Journal Sentinel late Thursday. Read More

Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle

By Dinesh Ramde, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)

A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's. Read More

Wis. Great Lakes ballast regs set for Feb.

By Staff Reports, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)

State environmental officials say they'll begin enforcing new ballast water regulations on Great Lakes vessels in February. Read More

Gov. Jim Doyle (D)
Elected: November 2002, 2006
Term expires: January 2011

	State capital: Madison
	State nickname: The Badger State
	Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton (D)
	Secretary of State Douglas LaFollette (D)
	Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen (R)
	Senate President: Fred Risser (D)
	Assembly Speaker: Michael Sheridan (D)

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Troubled mortgages at record level in state

Zoo Interchange bridges need immediate replacement, inspectors say