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Wednesday May 16, 2012 Updated 5:04 p.m.
   
DWD Jobs Numbers
Updated
3:50 pm
DWD Sec. Newson. Actual jobs data reported by Wisconsin employers shows state added over 23,300 jobs in 2011. Jobs Graph.
Statements: Rep. Roys. Gov. Walker. Rep. Vos. Rep. Barca. Rep. Pasch. Rep. Nygren. Rep. Hulsey. Sen. Larson. Sen. Wanggaard. Gov. Walker (Counting jobs). WMC. Rep. Bernard Schaber.
Stories: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Wausau Daily Herald. Janesville Gazette. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Wisconsin Rapids Tribune. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Gov. Walker
4:45 pm Gov. Walker. Building Commission approves projects.
   
6:30 am La Crosse Tribune. Gov. Walker bullish on La Crosse.
Legislative
4:55 pm Rep. Sinicki, Sen. Hansen. Gap in women's pay costs state $1.1 billion in lost tax revenue.
1:13 pm Rep. Coggs. Announces two town hall meetings.
12:46 pm Sen. Wanggaard. Unveils first portion for jobs agenda for 2013.
   
6:30 am Beaver Dam Daily Citizen. Senators hear of concerns at corrections.
State Agencies
4:50 pm DMA. 82nd ADT conducts last agribusiness mission, prepares for change.
4:40 pm DCF Sec. Anderson, First Lady Walker. Recognize Serve Marketing for foster care campaign.
4:38 pm DCF. More child care providers plead guilty to fraud.
1:31 pm BOALTC. Service's offered by Board's Medigap Helpline.
12:44 pm Emergency Management. One year ago: Joplin and LaCrosse tornadoes.
10:56 am DOJ. State of Wisconsin, the Federal Trade Commission, forty-three other states and the District of Columbia reach settlement with Skechers over charges of deceptive advertising of athletic shoes.
9:56 am DOJ. Antigo man makes initial appearance on charge of possession of marijuana.
8:23 am WEDC. Eight entrepreneurial businesses qualify for investor tax credits.
   
12:37 pm Wisconsin State Journal. Proposal to move DFI out of Downtown removed from agenda.
6:30 am Wisconsin State Journal. Herr Environmental exec: Company didn't spread excess human waste on fields.
Economy/Business
2:10 pm Integrys Group. Winners of 16th annual Solar Olympics announced by WPS.
1:25 pm Bureau of Labor Statistics. Mass layoffs summary.
11:17 am Appleton Papers, Hicks Acquisition Company II. Agree to $675 million business combination. Appleton Post Crescent. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
8:30 am Wisconsin Builders Association. Builders welcome "The beginning of the beginning" of the housing recovery.
   
11:52 am Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Delinquent mortgages continue to decline.
9:46 am Bloomberg. Walker dislikes job numbers, so he'll put out his own.
8:52 am Bloomberg. New U.S. housing construction in April exceeds forecasts.
6:30 am Ashland Current. Frac sand firms invests in northwest Wisconsin.
6:30 am Milwaukee Business Journal. Fi-Med Management adds 145 jobs.
6:30 am Beloit Daily News. DeLong expansion begins.
Statewide
12:27 pm Zeppos & Associates. Earns nine public relations industry awards.
11:23 am Know your Care. Thanks Anthem BCBS for encouraging women to use health reform.
6:30 am Survival Coalition. Comments on recent developments within Family Care program.
   
11:51 am Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Analyst: Incentives to build big power lines may fade.
9:06 am New York Times. Needy states use housing aid cash to plug budgets.
6:30 am Sheboygan Press. Editorial: Quicker solution to Asian carp is now possible.
6:30 am Wisconsin Rapids Tribune. Editorial: Deaths bring us, again, to alcohol culture.
Courts
11:25 am Wisconsin Supreme Court. Accepts two new cases.
8:27 am District I Court of Appeals. Karen Baker v. Dept. of Health Services.
Education
3:43 pm UW-Stout. Award-winning professor teaches science in novel way.
10:28 am UW-Stout. Retail students gain new perspectives on Kohl's trip to China.
   
12:30 pm Glendale Now. Nicolet board faces tough choices for post-retirement benefits for teachers.
6:30 am Janesville Gazette. Elkhorn School Board grapples with tax increase plan.
6:30 am Janesville Gazette. Retiring teachers' benefits altered in Delevan.
6:30 am Racine Journal Times. Union Grove High School athletics referendum passes.
Local
3:09 pm Milwaukee County Board. Supervisors attend law enforcement memorial ceremony.
2:59 pm Dane County Exec. Parisi. Date set for County's next "Veterans Night Out" event.
1:17 pm Waukesha County Exec. Vrakas. County receives Aaa/AAA bond ratings.
9:58 am Madison Traffic Engineering and Parking Division. Madison ranked among the top 10 most bikeable cities.
9:50 am Dane County Sup. Bayrd. Dane County Board achieve gender parity.
9:01 am Milwaukee County Sheriff Clarke. Federal court jury sides with sheriff.
   
6:30 am Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Waukesha rejects merging dispatch with county.
6:30 am Green Bay Press Gazette. Editorial: Court case shouldn't halt Fox cleanup.
6:30 am Green Bay Press Gazette. Green Bay crossing guards want to stop outsource plan.
6:30 am La Crosse Tribune. City might have to change policy to keep weapons out of ballot booths.
6:30 am Jefferson County Daily Union. Fort advances social media ordinance.
Congress
4:54 pm U.S. Rep. Sensenbrenner. Supports VAWA, calls on Democrats to stop politicizing key legislation.
2:38 pm U.S. Rep. Ribble, Rigell, Cooper, Schrader. Launch bipartisan Fix Congress Now Caucus.
10:18 am U.S. Rep. Sensenbrenner. Statement on study finding E15 harms engines.
   
8:57 am Reuters. Obama issues veto threat against House defense bill.
8:53 am Bloomberg. Boehner demands spending cuts for any debt limit increase.
6:30 am Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Editorial: Senate transportation bill is the one that works.
Federal Agencies
2:19 pm HHS. More states work to implement health care law.
1:28 pm Dept. of Energy. Energy efficiency standards for residential clothes washers and dishwashers to save consumers billions on energy bills.
1:27 pm CDC. Higher education and income levels key to better health, according to annual report on nation's health.
Politics
4:50 pm DPW. Verified complaint filed with GAB against Gov. Scott Walker, Friends of Scott Walker.
11:04 am Pocan for Congress. Walker "electionomics."
   
12:39 pm Wisconsin State Journal. Editorial: Party chairman swings, misses.
12:32 pm Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Thompson proposes federal water agency, based in Milwaukee.
6:30 am Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Harris joins state senate race.
6:30 am Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Baldwin releases tax figures, urges foes to follow.
6:30 am Stevens Point Journal. Fifth Democrat enters Assembly race.
   
Tuesday May 15, 2012
   
Gov. Walker
3:49 pm Gov. Walker. Announces investment for Fi-Med Management.
Legislative
1:23 pm Rep. Hulsey. Legislators demand polluter pay for private well tests, ask citizens to report pollution cases following Walker, DNR "sewergate corruption scandal."
10:12 am Sen. Taylor. Selected as 2012 Henry Toll Fellow.
10:02 am Sen. Lassa. Buying local means great food and a stronger economy.
8:49 am Rep. Jorgensen. Make this your lucky day by checking unclaimed property records.
6:30 am Sen. Grothman. Walker, Grothman keep generous BadgerCare going.
   
12:54 pm Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. GOP lawmaker failed to get right to work bill.
12:17 pm The Capital Times. Rep. Hulsey: It's time to investigate Walker's Sewergate.
6:30 am La Crosse Tribune. Shilling to serve on child abuse reporting committee.
6:30 am Baraboo News Republic. Rep. Clark: We need a united Wisconsin.
State Agencies
3:10 pm Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. $3.2 million approved for community projects.
2:18 pm DNR. Weekly news.
1:20 pm DATCP. U.S. Cellular refunds Wisconsin consumers for questionable third-party charges.
   
1:32 pm Wisconsin State Journal. Editorial: Stepp's DNR deserved scrutiny.
6:30 am Beloit Daily News. Editorial: Accountability belongs at top.
Economy/Business
12:49 pm WMC. Setting the record straight on Wisconsin job creation.
12:13 pm Integrys Group. Appoints Linda M. Kallas Vice President and Corporate Controller.
   
3:36 pm Wausau Daily Herald. Collaborative Consulting adds 35 new hires.
8:39 am Reuters. April retail sales hint at slower spending pace.
6:30 am Milwaukee Business Journal. Jensen Metal Products to expand, add jobs in Racine, Franksville. Racine Journal Times.
Statewide
3:38 pm Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. Too many women skipping important cancer screenings.
1:35 pm League of Conservation Voters. Walker conservation failure files: File V.
12:37 pm Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin. Gov. Walker's controversial $1 million dollar "mistake" that costs women.
11:23 am Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance. New state report card shows start of income rebound.
10:11 am Wisconsin Specialty Cheese Institute. Announces new website and Facebook presence.
9:16 am Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health. Supporters unite at 2012 Wisconsin Women's Health Policy Summit.
8:45 am Know Your Care. Participates in WI Women's Health Policy Summit.
8:18 am Wisconsin Council on Children and Families. Is it working for kids who don't have private health insurance?
8:11 am Badger Boys State. Session begins June 9th.
   
12:58 pm Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Study says ethanol cuts gasoline prices by $1.09 a gallon.
12:47 pm Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Health care costs for family of 4 tops $20,000.
6:30 am Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Southwest Wisconsin cellphone gaps pitched as tech-free tourism.
6:30 am Wisconsin Rapids Tribune. President orders flags at half-staff.
Courts
8:51 am District III Court of Appeals. Apple Hill Farms Development, LLP. v. Daryl Price.
   
6:30 am Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Editorial: On the simplest things, dysfunction continues.
6:30 am Racine Journal Times. Editorial: Take state high court out of disciplining itself.
Education
2:18 pm Marquette University. Conference to address future of K-12 education in Wisconsin.
10:05 am UW-Stout. Reward offered for information about campus vandalism. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
10:03 am UW-Stevens Point. Wisconsin Environmental Education Board awards grants.
   
1:33 pm Racine Journal Times. Gateway budget includes proposed increase for taxpayers.
6:30 am Appleton Post Crescent. Editorial: Neenah board, teachers must work together.
6:30 am Green Bay Press Gazette. Editorial: State dropped ball in filing paperwork.
6:30 am Wisconsin State Journal. State responds to concerns over No Child Left Behind application. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
6:30 am Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. Emails from Barrett's wife violated school policy. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Local
1:05 pm Trek Bicycle. Dream Bikes Milwaukee celebrates second year of serving community.
9:19 am Milwaukee Ald. Donovan. To hold street car project news conference. Letter to Mayor Barrett. Milwaukee Business Journal.
   
1:29 pm Wisconsin State Journal. Housing market continues positive trend in Dane County.
12:55 pm Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Loan fund will target central city startups.
6:30 am Green Bay Press Gazette. Fox River cleanup begins again after legal sidetrack.
6:30 am Oshkosh Northwestern. Editorial: Tourism growth a reason to cheer.
6:30 am Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Bid to reduce Waukesha County board position hits bumps.
6:30 am Marshfield News Herald. Council sets residency rules.
6:30 am Wisconsin State Journal. Soglin asks city departments to cut borrowing by 20% in upcoming capital budget.
Congress
8:32 am Washington Post. Taxmageddon sparks rising anxiety.
6:30 am Janesville Gazette. Dems, GOP using popular bills to hurt other party.
Federal Agencies
10:17 am HHS. Obama administration presents national plan to fight Alzheimer's disease.
10:15 am Dept. of Education. Issues resource document that discourages restraint and seclusion.
10:14 am CDC. Survey reveals growing national impact of asthma.
   
1:09 pm Fond du Lac Reporter. Feds paid $430 million in bonuses last year.
Politics
1:18 pm McGinley for Assembly. Local resident, village clerk McGinley to run for Assembly seat.
12:56 pm DPW. Condemn firing of MLB arbitrator who decided for rights of Ryan Braun.
   
1:02 pm Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Hovde told supporters to back Fitzgerald in endorsement vote.
12:52 pm Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Absentee ballots will go out three days late because of calendar quirk.
6:30 am Wisconsin Reporter. Dangerfield candidates: WI's fringe U.S. Senate contestants get no respect.