Wisconsin State Journal – Page 2

New report finds legalizing medical marijuana in Wisconsin unlikely to generate large revenues

November 6, 2019 at 11:17 a.m.

Wisconsin lawmakers continue weighing plans to legalize and tax medical marijuana, a new report finds that doing so in other states hasn't generated as much revenue as some proponents might...

Wisconsin dems propose bill to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, GOP leaders doubt there’s support

October 31, 2019 at 10:34 a.m.

Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would decriminalize the possession of 28 grams or less of marijuana. However, with Republican leadership in both the Assembly and Senate resistant to more...

Wisconsin college offers pets as new on-campus living perk

August 27, 2019 at 11:06 a.m.

Right next to the three-drawer storage container filled with packs of ramen noodles sits a bowl of cat food. On top of the twin-size sheets are cat toys. And underneath...

Another deluge like 2018 would bring ‘deep trouble’

August 19, 2019 at 10:56 a.m.

In the one year since historic rains killed a man, devastated thousands of homes and businesses and threatened to submerge large swaths of the Isthmus, local governments have allocated more...

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Republican presidential candidate, fields a question Aug. 6, 2015, during the first Republican presidential debate hosted by Fox News and Facebook at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

Fact-checking Scott Walker’s GOP debate statements

June 23, 2019 at 7:59 p.m.

Here's a look at Gov. Scott Walker's responses during the debate and additional context. "I'm pro-life, I've always been pro-life." Walker has a long history of proposing anti-abortion measures going...

Scott Walker solicited money for conservative group: records

June 23, 2019 at 11:21 p.m.

Gov. Scott Walker personally solicited millions of dollars in contributions for a conservative group during the 2011 and 2012 recalls, which prosecutors cited as evidence the governor and his campaign...

Choose your home builder wisely

May 23, 2019 at 9:14 a.m.

In 31 years of home building, Tom Zimmer has been surprised — make that flabbergasted — by one constant: what little thought most people give, he said, to choosing the...

Cash incentives for short sales get mixed reviews

May 23, 2019 at 9:07 a.m.

Greg Hull couldn't believe what he was hearing. It was last fall, and Hull, a Madison, Wis.-area real estate agent for the past six years, was in the midst of...

Cash incentives for short sales get mixed reviews

August 23, 2021 at 3:17 a.m.

Greg Hull couldn't believe what he was hearing. It was last fall, and Hull, a Madison, Wis.-area real estate agent for the past six years, was in the midst of...

Taylor’s return has been key for Wisconsin’s defense

August 22, 2021 at 11:41 p.m.

MADISON, Wis. — It was difficult for Wisconsin sophomore linebacker Mike Taylor to watch himself on video early in the season. Taylor didn't recognize the player he had become. The...

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