5-31-17 wi transportation budget picture improves

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s transportation budget picture has improved by $93 million.  The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau on Tuesday told lawmakers that that roads fund will end the two-year budget cycle with nearly $102 million due

5-31-17 marijuana legalization

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican legislator is joining three Democrats in a longshot effort to loosen penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana in Wisconsin.  Rep. Adam Jarchow said at a Tuesday news conference he realized

5-31-17 uw free speech bill

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly’s universities committee has signed off on a Republican bill designed to clamp down on protesters that disrupt campus speakers.  The bill would subject University of Wisconsin System students who engage

5-31-17 transgender lawsuit

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court says a transgender student who identifies as a male should be able to use the boys’ bathroom at his Wisconsin high school.  In September, U.S. District Judge Pamela Pepper

5-31-17 mcdermott park

Friends of McDermott Park say they will remain active now that a master plan for the park has been approved by the Fond du Lac city council.  Friends member Janelle Anderson says the Public Works director has