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Program to give Chinese students Wis. education
Pittsville :: MD :: USA | 16 hours ago
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Wis. (AP) A central Wisconsin high school district is partnering with a Chinese school to teach about 400 Chinese students a U.S. curriculum. The partnership is between the Pittsville School District in Wood County and two schools in China. It's part
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Sad lesson in the Legislature's attack on the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Madison :: WI :: USA | 8 days ago
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Simpson Street Free Press . \n\n This always readable, often impressive paper put out by young people in some of Madison\'s poorest neighborhoods had asked Hall about state lawmakers\' surprise move against his group, the Wisconsin Center for
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Lemon law attorney praises changes made to bill affecting lawsuits against car manufacturers
Madison :: WI :: USA | 8 days ago
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Wis. a Changes made to a bill tightening the state's law covering when consumers can sue auto manufacturers have won over former opponents including the state group representing trial attorneys, but they aren't enough for Wisconsin's self-professed
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Republicans Mistaken to Target University of Wisconsin Journalism Center
Madison :: WI :: USA | 10 days ago
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It's hard to know what, if anything, Republican legislators were thinking when the budget committee voted, 12-4, to boot the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism from its offices at the University of Wisconsin. The legislators have been to
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UW regents blame lack of financial transparency
Milwaukee :: WI :: USA | 12 days ago
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A legislative move to slash the University of Wisconsin System 's budget might have been averted had system officials been more transparent about its financial status, several regents told UW leaders Thursday. The Joint Finance Committee recently
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UW J-school director says academic freedom at stake in GOP assault on Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Madison :: WI :: USA | 14 days ago
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Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism from operating out of an office on the UW-Madison campus. That would have implications far beyond just the center and the university\'s journalism school, says Greg Downey, director of the School of
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UW-Madison seeks exemption from open-records law
Madison :: WI :: USA | 26 days ago
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Wis. (AP) The University of Wisconsin-Madison is asking state lawmakers for an exemption from the state's open-records law that would allow it to keep research data private until the information is published or patented. The school cites a change in
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Wis. budget committee blocks rent-to-own plan
Madison :: WI :: USA | 26 days ago
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Wis. (AP) The Legislature's finance committee blocked Republican Gov. Scott Walker 's plan Thursday to exempt rent-to-own businesses from Wisconsin's consumer protection act, bowing to intense pressure from industry opponents who insist the
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State treasurer duties gutted by committee
Green Bay :: WI :: USA | 1 month ago
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Wis. (AP) The last meaningful duty of the state treasurer's office would be eliminated under action taken by the Legislature's budget committee on Wednesday, a move Treasurer Kurt Schuller called unjustifiable and stupid. The Republican controlled
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Wisconsin jobs chief grilled over WEDC audit findings
Milwaukee :: WI :: USA | 1 month ago
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It took over some functions formerly performed by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce ...LAB\'s audit of FY2012.\" \n\n Despite contesting the validity of the audit\'s results, Hall assured the committee his agency plans to \"comply with the law.
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