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Wisconsin daily news roundup

Wisconsin to recognize domestic partnerships



With the budget signed Monday by Gov. Jim Doyle, Wisconsin has become the first state with a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and civil unions to put in place domestic partnerships for same-sex couples.
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More jobs leaving the state



Another business plans to close shop in Wisconsin.
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Stimulus eases community college troubles
By Kimberly Leonard, Special to Stateline.org

States are digging into their federal stimulus money to help finance community colleges, where rising tuition, soaring enrollment and budget cuts threaten to shut students out of the system.   Read More
Weekly wrap: Report questions states' use of stimulus road funds
By John Gramlich, Stateline.org Staff Writer

States are spending too much stimulus money on new road construction and not enough on public transit projects, a national advocacy group claims in a report issued Monday (June 29). Meanwhile, Michigan and California consider teaming up to solve their prison problems and North Carolina and Rhode Island face off with Amazon.com over taxes.   Read More
Wisconsin abortion rates drop


Abortion rates are down again in Wisconsin. They've declined for the fifth straight year, according to a new report from the state Health Department.   Read More
Neumann files for gubernatorial run


The Republicans have another candidate who is officially running for Governor. Although Mark Neumann is a former US House member, he is actually touting his work in the private sector over the past decade.   Read More
Doyle downplays veto mistake


The governor says an unconstitutional veto of a provision in the state budget was just a mistake.   Read More
Clerk expects domestic partnership rush after gov signs historic bill


If Dane County Clerk Bob Ohlsen's hunch is correct, the first Monday in August is going to be a hectic day at his office.   Read More
Clerks prepare for domestic partnerships


County clerks around Wisconsin are scrambling to comply with a provision under the state budget that recognizes same sex partnerships and affords some of the same protections as marriage.   Read More
White House 'rural tour' begins, and will come to state


WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Wednesday kicked off a "rural tour" that will bring two cabinet members to Wisconsin later this month.   Read More
Coming to 25 states -- higher taxes


More than half of US states are responding to budget challenges with an answer that's often unpopular with their residents: tax hikes.   Read More
Mississippi tops obesity rankings; Colorado is leanest state


WASHINGTON -- Mississippi remains at the top of the list in this year's national annual obesity rankings, with Alabama coming in second. Outside of fairly lean Colorado, there's little good news.   Read More
Governor Photo
 
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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