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Afternoon News 

August 16, 2019

Wisconsin Farmer Groups Voice Concerns Over New Permitting Rules For Livestock Farms

cows
Public hearings started this week on a proposed change to how local governments can regulate large livestock farms in Wisconsin.  Read more »

Gov. Tony Evers: Wisconsin Will Be Carbon Neutral By 2050

Governor Tony Evers
Wisconsin will be carbon neutral by 2050 under a plan unveiled Friday by Gov. Tony Evers.  Read more »

Wisconsin Sees Drop In Opioid Deaths

Used heroin needles
Opioid deaths in Wisconsin have fallen for the first time since 2015, but drugs laced with the synthetic drug fentanyl continue to be a concern. Read more »

New Images Emerge Of Woodstock From Milwaukee Photographer

This August, 1969 photo shows Richie Havens as he performs during Woodstock
Mark Goff was 22 years old when he snapped photos of the famous event that drew artists such as Jerry Garcia and Janis Joplin for a newspaper in Milwaukee called Kaleidoscope. A cabinet in Goff's home held 225 images from Woodstock and others from Milwaukee and his time in the U.S. Navy. Read more »

Wisconsin Taxpayers To Pay $200K For Liberal Group's Attorneys

Wisconsin State Capitol from the street.
Attorneys for a liberal group will be paid $200,000 by taxpayers because Republican state lawmakers blocked the group on Twitter. Read more »

Documents Show Michigan Regulators Approved Permit For Mining Company Despite Reservations


Documents show Michigan environmental regulators had significant concerns about information submitted on the impacts of a Canadian company's proposed mine on the Michigan-Wisconsin border. Read more »

UW Student Groups Say Bill Protecting Free Speech On Campus Unnecessary

University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, students, Bascom Hall, Bascom Hill
Student groups at University of Wisconsin System campuses say state lawmakers don't need to introduce legislation protecting free speech at universities and colleges because the Board of Regents already passed policies punishing students who disrupt speakers in 2017.  Read more »
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