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Economy and Business
5:00 am
Fri May 24, 2013

Forest County Potawatomi Open Computer Data Center

The Forest County Potawatomi tribe has opened the first Native American-owned large computer data center in Wisconsin. 

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Politics
11:03 pm
Thu May 23, 2013

Walker To Speak In Des Moines Tonight, Inciting Criticism From The Left

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Walker's speech tonight in Iowa has fueled speculation about his presidential ambitions for 2016.

Governor Scott Walker is due to speak near Des Moines, Iowa this evening, in what some call part of a potential 2016 presidential run

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Life
7:18 pm
Thu May 23, 2013

Madison Philanthropists Give 600K For Barneveld Library Expansion

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The Barneveld Public Library is undergoing a major expansion, for which they have received a substantial gift from two Madison philanthropists.

  Two Madison philanthropists are giving a $600,000 donation to the Barneveld Public Library to help cover the costs of an expansion project.

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Agriculture
7:00 pm
Thu May 23, 2013

Farmers Off To Slow Start Planting Crops

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Heavy spring rains and a late winter have delayed crop planting for many farmers this spring.

  Some Wisconsin corn growers are still waiting to get into their wet fields to plant their crops.

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Criminal Justice
6:48 pm
Thu May 23, 2013

Budget Committee Rejects Plan To Track People On Restraining Orders With GPS

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The Joint Finance Committee rejected a plan to spend $3 million to track people on domestic violence restraining orders using GPS technology.

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Environment
6:19 pm
Thu May 23, 2013

As Spearfishing Winds Down, DNR Bag Limits Go Up

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Anglers can begin making extra room in their creels; the DNR just announced that bag limits in northern Wisconsin are increasing.

Anglers may need a bigger creel this weekend: The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) increased bag limits on 400 northern lakes.

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Economy and Business
5:46 pm
Thu May 23, 2013

Rent-To-Own Industry's Critics Make Last-Minute Plea To Eliminate Budget Proposal

Credit Shawn Johnson/WPR
Linda Ketcham of the Madison-Area Urban Ministry speaks out against the rent-to-own industry in a press conference in the State Capitol.

  Critics of the rent-to-own industry made a last-minute plea today to kill a plan that would make it exempt from consumer protection laws.

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Environment
4:40 pm
Thu May 23, 2013

Walker Says That Debate Over Stewardship Program Isn't Over

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Scott Walker says that the size of the Stewardship fund is still contingent on the debate in the Senate and Assembly.

Governor Scott Walker says the final size of Wisconsin's Stewardship land conservation program may not be set in stone just yet.

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Government
4:11 pm
Thu May 23, 2013

Group Challenges Highway Expansion Project With New Research

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Highway 145, outside of Milwaukee. A new WISPIRG report challenges the wisdom of expanding Wisconsin's highway system.

  A new report questions the need for major highway expansions in Wisconsin, having found that previous traffic projections were too high.

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Environment
1:31 pm
Thu May 23, 2013

DNR Updates Endangered Species List, Downgrades Blanding's Turtle

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File: a Blanding's Turtle hatchling, soon to be released into the wild.

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) board has approved changes to Wisconsin's endangered species list.

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