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Assembly committee to take up right-to-work billSubmitted: 03/02/2015
MADISON - Round two of the right-to-work fight is set to begin at the Wisconsin Capitol.

The state Assembly labor committee is set to hold a 10-hour hearing Monday about the right-to-work bill that rapidly passed in the Senate last week. Assembly Republicans planned to start the day with a news conference and then convene the hearing.

The full Assembly is expected to vote on the bill on Thursday.

Twenty-four other states have passed similar legislation, which prohibits businesses and unions from reaching agreements requiring all workers, not just union members, to pay union dues.

The bill's supporters say workers should be able to decide if they want to join a union. Opponents contend it will reduce worker pay and allow non-union members to benefit from union protections and benefits.

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98 schools apply to be part of statewide voucher programSubmitted: 03/02/2015

MADISON - Nearly 100 private and religious schools have applied to be a part of Wisconsin's voucher program next fall.

The state Department of Public Instruction reported Monday that 98 schools applied by the deadline to be in the program where taxpayer-funded subsidies pay for students to attend private schools. That is up from 68 schools that applied for this year.

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Ice caves popular again this winterSubmitted: 03/02/2015

BAYFIELD - Plenty of people made the trip to see the ice caves along Lake Superior over the weekend.

According to the National Park Service, the caves near the Apostle Islands attracted more than 7,000 people when they opened Saturday.

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3 school bus drivers file gender discrimination lawsuitSubmitted: 03/02/2015

ESCANABA MI - Three Upper Peninsula school bus drivers say in a gender discrimination lawsuit that their buses showed signs of tampering.

The Daily Press of Escanaba reports (http://bit.ly/1GbBGlp ) Sandy Wanic, Jody Bergeon, and Sharon Curtin say tampering was discovered during a pre-trip inspection.

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7 arrested, accused of home invasion robberySubmitted: 02/27/2015

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MOSINEE - Seven people sit in jail, suspected of involvement in a home invasion armed robbery in Mosinee last week.

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Michigan, US appealing judge's ruling on Great Lakes wolvesSubmitted: 02/27/2015

TRAVERSE CITY, MI - Michigan is joining the federal government in appealing a decision that restores legal protections for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region.

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7 people charged in drug operation out of Milwaukee homeSubmitted: 02/27/2015

MILWAUKEE - Seven people have been charged with running a large drug distribution operation out of a house on the south side of Milwaukee.

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Regulators protect 'Open Internet,' toughen rules for Internet providersSubmitted: 02/26/2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Communications Commission has agreed to impose strict new regulations on Internet service providers such as Comcast, Verizon and Charter.

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