Gov. Scott Walker recently announced that he has approved the updated Wisconsin Homeland Security Strategy, which is a collaborative interagency effort to guide Wisconsin’s emergency response and recovery efforts to major disasters and emergencies. The strategy focuses on 11 specified priorities that include improving information sharing and analysis, cyber preparedness, maintaining the continuity of government […]
Court Strikes Down CSAPR
Date Wed, Aug. 29, 2012 - 4:32pm By Hamilton
In EME Homer City Generation LP v. EPA, a federal court vacated the EPA’s Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), which would have required 28 states, including Wisconsin, to significantly curtail sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the CSAPR exceeds the EPA’s […]
Fuel Efficiency Standards to Nearly Double by 2025
Date Wed, Aug. 29, 2012 - 4:30pm By Hamilton
The EPA and the NHTSA have finalized standards that will increase average fuel economy requirements for cars and light-duty trucks to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. When combined with previous standards set for 2011-2016 models, this move will nearly double the fuel efficiency of those vehicles compared to new vehicles currently on the road. […]
No Call List Sign-up Deadline
Date Wed, Aug. 29, 2012 - 3:12pm By Hamilton
The quarterly deadline for Wisconsin’s No Call List is Friday, August 31st. All registrations that are added on or before Friday will receive protections from unwanted telemarketing calls and text messages beginning on October 1st. Those who sign up after the upcoming August 31 deadline will not be added to the list until January 1. The […]
PSC Seeks Public Input on State Broadband Plan
Date Wed, Aug. 29, 2012 - 1:48pm By Hamilton
The LinkWISCONSIN Alliance, which includes the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, is requesting public comments on a state plan to enhance the availability, adoption and applications related to high-speed Internet, or broadband, throughout Wisconsin. This map from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shows the current avaibility of broadband in Wisconsin. The LinkWISCONSIN Alliance, composed […]
LRB’s Legislative District Almanac
Date Mon, Aug. 27, 2012 - 4:51pm By Hamilton
Wisconsin’s Legislative Reference Bureau has released the third edition of its Legislative District Almanac. The Almanac is designed to provide legislators, other policy makers, and citizens with demographic data on Wisconsin’s 33 state senate districts and 99 assembly districts. The Almanac is divided into 33 chapters, one for each state senate district and the three […]
2012 Primary Election Results
Date Wed, Aug. 15, 2012 - 9:57am By Hamilton
U.S. Senate – GOP Primary Tommy Thompson – 34% Eric Hovde – 31% Mark Neumann – 23% Jeff Fitzgerald – 12% Precincts Reporting – 100% Congress District 2 Democratic Primary Mark Pocan – 72% Kelda Helen Roys – 22% Matt Silverman – 4% Dennis Hall – 2% Precincts Reporting – 100% District 6 Republican Primary […]
Wisconsin’s Political Outlook: Primary Results
Date Tue, Aug. 14, 2012 - 11:44pm By Hamilton
The primary election seemed to sneak up on voters after being overshadowed by the June recalls and GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s selection of Wisconsin-native U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate. Despite these distractions, the Government Accountability Board projected 20% of the state turned out to vote, driven by the competitive federal races. […]
Polls Predict Close Races
Date Wed, Aug. 8, 2012 - 3:36pm By Hamilton
Two recent polls predict close races for the August 14 primary and the general election in November. Marquette Law Poll The latest Marquette Law Poll, its last before the August 14 primary, surveyed 1400 registered voters from Aug. 2- 5. The poll finds Senate Republican primary has tightened, with Thompson still in lead. 28 percent […]
Races to Watch: August 14th Primary
Date Wed, Aug. 8, 2012 - 12:14pm By Hamilton
Redistricting and retirements mean this year’s primary election ballot is a bit more crowded than usual. U.S. Senate The only state-wide race on the ballot is the GOP primary for retiring Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl’s seat. The winner of the four-person primary will face Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin in November. The four Republican candidates […]