When a company is placed into receivership, it usually means that its debts are greater than its net worth but the owner doesn’t want to give up. Under receivership, a company can get a court to appoint someone to manage the company while it looks for a new permanent owner. Yesterday, Madison-based company Schoep’s Ice […]
Rep. Pocan Touts Prescription Drug Legislation, Talks Impeachment
Representative Mark Pocan, who represents Wisconsin’s 2nd congressional district, spoke with reporters about a variety of issues facing Wisconsinites in his Madison office earlier today. Congressman Pocan acknowledged the challenges facing Wisconsin’s dairy farmers and touted recent bills in Congress dealing with generic drugs. “Interestingly, if you have one generic drug [as] competition to a […]
New Art Exhibition Investigates Marine Debris
A new art exhibit on humanity’s reliance on plastic is currently on display at the Chazen Museum of Art. The exhibit, called Plastic Entanglements: Ecology, Aesthetics, Materials, originated at the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State. Chazen Museum of Art editor Kirstin Pires says the exhibition takes a broad view of the ubiquitous – and […]
Wisconsin Assembly Adopts Rules Changes
This afternoon the state assembly approved a rule change allowing Republicans unlimited attempts to override vetoes from the governor. That’s a change from the old rules, when the Assembly only had one chance to override a veto. Democrats voted against the proposal and called it a power grab. They say the change allows Republicans to […]
Regents Consider Mandatory Punishments for “Free Speech” V...
On Friday the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents will decide on rules that would establish mandatory minimum punishments for students who are found to disrupt free speech on multiple occasions. If adopted, the rules will mandate that students who disrupt the free speech rights of another student or an invited speaker on two occasions […]
Senate Passes Resolution in Favor of F-35s in Madison
Today the State Senate passed a resolution supporting the placement of F-35 fighter jets at the Truax Air Force Base in northeast Madison. The resolution was sponsored by sixteen Republican lawmakers, but just one Democrat signed on to the measure: Senator Mark Miller, who represents suburbs east of Madison and whose district contains Truax Air […]
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