WisPolitics Midday – December 2, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update, brought to you by Spectrum: Minority leader Gordon Hintz blames Republican “gatekeepers” for failure to pass a bill that he said would lower prescription drug prices. State Elections Commission to send out $800k of the

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AG Kaul: Statement on shooting at Waukesha South High School

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following statement after today’s shooting at Waukesha South High School: “No student should have to go through a day like the one that students at Waukesha South went through today. And no parent should have to go through a day like the

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Gov. Evers: Statement on shooting at Waukesha High School

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today issued the following statement on today’s shooting at Waukesha South High School:  “My heart is with the students, educators, and staff of Waukesha South High School and the entire Waukesha community as they mourn and endure the trauma of today’s shooting. I am grateful

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Nominations sought for angling and hunting representatives on Sporting Heritage Council by Jan. 1

MADISON, Wis. – The Department of Natural Resources is seeking nominations through Jan. 1, 2020 for individuals with experience and interest to fill the angling, bear hunting, bird hunting, deer hunting and furbearer representative positions on the Sporting Heritage Council. The council, established by 2011 Wis. Act 168, advises Gov. Tony

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WisPolitics Midday – December 2, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update, brought to you by Spectrum: Minority leader Gordon Hintz blames Republican “gatekeepers” for failure to pass a bill that he said would lower prescription drug prices. State Elections Commission to send out $800k of the $1.1mil set aside for election security programs. Today is the

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UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health: Cyberbullying news articles overuse emotional, fear-based language

MADISON, Wis. — Newspaper articles about cyberbullying use more emotional language and fear-based reporting than articles about off-line bullying. A new study by Dr. Megan Moreno, professor of pediatrics at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, found these articles relied heavily on fear-based words, rather than prevention-based

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