Latest Wisconsin Headlines
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Wisconsin Firms Cash in on Marijuana Legalization in Other States
Jan 7 2016 // Some Wisconsin companies are cashing in on new opportunities created by the legalization of marijuana in other states. A few Wisconsin firms have actively positioned themselves as suppliers to marijuana growers and...
Traffic Deaths Increased 13% in Wisconsin in 2015
Jan 7 2016 // Wisconsin transportation officials say traffic deaths increased by 13 percent in 2015. The state ended the year with 556 fatalities, up from 494 in 2014. Department of Transportation officials said in a news release that...
Wisconsin Firms Cash in on Marijuana Legalization in Other States
Jan 6 2016 // Some Wisconsin companies are cashing in on new opportunities created by the legalization of marijuana in other states. A few Wisconsin firms have actively positioned themselves as suppliers to marijuana growers and...
Wisconsin Bill Would Allow Children to Drive More Powerful ATVs
Dec 29 2015 // Wisconsin Republicans are pushing a bill that would allow children under 12 to drive more powerful all-terrain vehicles on state trails. Right now, children under 12 can drive an ATV or a utility terrain vehicle on private...
Wisconsin Asbestos Lawsuit Reinstated by Appeals Court
Dec 23 2015 // A Wisconsin appeals court has reinstated a woman’s lawsuit alleging asbestos at a number of Milwaukee businesses killed her husband. Sandra Brezonick filed a lawsuit in 2012 against a number of companies alleging her...
Wisconsin Fire Outlook Towers Being Taken Out of Commission
Dec 22 2015 // Dozens of towers built mainly in the 1930s and 1940s for spotting forest fires in Wisconsin are being taken out of commission. The cost to maintain, repair or replace the 72 towers currently used throughout the state no...
Governor Signs Wisconsin Health Insurance Oversight Bill
Dec 21 2015 // Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that gives the Legislature’s budget committee oversight of any contract moving Wisconsin public workers into a self-insurance system. The governor signed the bill privately on Dec....
People – midwest
Dec 21 2015 // Missouri Insurance Director John Huff has been elected president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for 2016. Other officers elected are President-Elect: Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Sharon P....
Wisconsin Insurance Regulators Implement Electronic Filing Tool
Dec 16 2015 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) announced the State Based Systems (SBS) implementation for Wisconsin, making it the 29th state to license SBS. SBS is an electronic filing tool created for NAIC...
Wisconsin Gun Shop to Pay Officers $1M in Lawsuit Settlement
Dec 14 2015 // A Wisconsin gun shop will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit in which a jury found it negligently sold a gun used to injure two Milwaukee police officers, the store’s attorney said. The settlement eliminates what was...
Nonfatal Worker Injuries Remained Stable in Wisconsin in 2014
Dec 7 2015 // Wisconsin’s overall incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses remained unchanged, at 4.0 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers in 2014, state workplace safety officials said. The Wisconsin...
Wisconsin Contractor Cited 4 Times in 3 Years for Safety Violations
Nov 30 2015 // For the fourth time in three years, a Bloomer, Wis., roofing contractor was found ignoring workplace safety laws, federal and state safety officials say. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said...
Nonfatal Worker Injuries Remained Stable in Wisconsin in 2014
Nov 30 2015 // Wisconsin’s overall incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses remained unchanged, at 4.0 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers in 2014, state workplace safety officials said. The Wisconsin...
NAIC Elects Missouri’s Huff President; Other 2016 Officers
Nov 24 2015 // State insurance regulators who are members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have elected 2016 officers, including Missouri Insurance Director John Huff as president. Other officers elected are...
Minnesota Officials Seek to Reduce Tractor Rollovers, Farm Deaths
Nov 24 2015 // Minnesota officials are targeting tractor rollovers as a way to improve safety on the farm. Key legislators and representatives of three state agencies met for the first time last week to gather information on how other...
Audit Finds Wisconsin Insurance Fund Ends FY2015 $6M in Red
Nov 23 2015 // The Wisconsin state fund that insures local governments’ property finished the last fiscal year nearly $6 million in the red, according to a report released on Nov. 20. The review from the Legislative Audit Bureau...
Missouri Insurance Director Huff Elected NAIC President
Nov 23 2015 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have elected 2016 officers who will will assume their duties on Jan. 1, 2016. President: Missouri Insurance Director John M. Huff President-Elect:...
Wisconsin Assembly Set to Pass Self-Insurance Oversight Bill
Nov 17 2015 // The Legislature’s budget-writing committee would have to approve any contract moving Wisconsin public workers into a self-insurance model under a bill up for approval in the state Assembly. The measure being debated...
Canadian Pacific Says Wisconsin Train Derailment Caused by Broken Rail
Nov 12 2015 // Canadian Pacific on Nov. 11 said a broken rail caused a weekend freight train derailment in Wisconsin that resulted in an oil spill and a precautionary evacuation. No one was injured in the incident on Nov. 8, which caused...
2 Train Derailments in 2 Days in Wisconsin; Ethanol, Crude Oil Spilled
Nov 10 2015 // A Canadian Pacific Railway train carrying crude oil derailed on Nov. 9 prompting some evacuations in Wisconsin, the second day in a row a freight train derailed in the state. The eastbound CP train derailed about 2 p.m. in...
