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By Raquel Rutledge, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Lawmakers unanimously approved a wide-reaching bill Thursday aimed at curbing fraud and keeping criminals out of the state's troubled taxpayer-supported child-care program.
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By Scott Bauer, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
How to properly use birth control would have to be taught if Wisconsin schools decide to offer sex education under a bill that passed the state Assembly on Thursday.
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Drunken driving overhaul OK'd by Senate makes 4th time a felony
By Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The state Senate unanimously voted Thursday for a historic overhaul of the state's drunken driving laws that would require more drivers to install ignition interlock devices on their vehicles and make some fourth drunken driving offenses felonies.
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Legislature approves bill to shift DNR secretary appointment
By Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
After more than a decade of pressure from environmental and conservation groups, the Legislature approved a bill Thursday that would strip authority of future governors to appoint the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit against state DOT officials
By Staff Reports, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against two state Department of Transportation officials which claimed that the department illegally sold drivers' personal information to firms that made it available on the Internet.
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Wis. Assembly delays action on drunken driving
By Scott Bauer, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
The Democratic-controlled state Assembly refused to vote Thursday on a comprehensive toughening of Wisconsin's notoriously weak drunken driving laws after the measure unanimously passed the Senate.
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Legislature approves regions for UW regents
By Staff Reports, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
At least half of the citizen members on the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents would have to come from different parts of the state under a bill passed by the Legislature.
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3 more confirmed swine flu cases
By Staff Reports, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
Department spokesman Seth Boffeli says Thursday the H1N1 flu has now contributed to 19 deaths in Wisconsin since spring.
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Board disciplines local doctor
By Staff Reports, Green Bay Press-Gazette
The state Medical Examining Board announced earlier this week that formal disciplinary action will be taken against a Green Bay physician for allegedly failing to adequately assess the capacity of a female patient.
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