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FREDERICK, Md., June 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The House got it right, according to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the world's largest civil aviation association. The House last night introduced its Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding bill, which would modernize the air traffic control (ATC) system, increase airport funding, and do it all within the existing tax structure...

WASHINGTON, June 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Ripon Society recently marked 45 years of public policy with a two-day conference featuring policy panels, speeches, and an awards dinner which reunited three of the founding members of the centrist Republican organization. The two-day event, which was held on June 18th and 19th in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, featured...

CHICAGO, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Lesaffre Yeast Corp. on alleged clean-air violations at the company's yeast manufacturing plant at 2702 W. Greves St., Milwaukee, Wis. EPA said the alleged violations occurred before the plant closed in December 2005. The agreement, which includes a $202,500 penalty, resolves EPA allegations that...

Is third time the charm for Wisconsin’s energy future? (Madison, WI) – After Assembly Republican members of the Joint Finance Committee shot down two funding packages that would have provided financing for cutting edge clean energy technologies, Senate Democrats have now picked up the ball. Their proposed budget includes an increase in the solid waste tipping fee that would generate revenue targeted at...

MADISON - The departments of wildlife ecology and forestry ecology and management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences are merging to become the department of forest and wildlife ecology.The new department's greater size and disciplinary breadth will better position it to address many of today's natural resource challenges, says forestry professor Ray Guries, who...

Dedicates Interchange Artwork Highlighting Region’s African-American Heritage   MILWAUKEE – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that the state is making steady progress on the Marquette Interchange project.  Governor Doyle made the announcement during a dedication ceremony for the African American artwork included as part of the recently completed northern leg of the Interchange.  The concrete-relief murals and decorative ceramic tiles,...

Madison - Community leaders are stepping forward in support of the regional transportation plan outlined earlier this week by Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk and Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz. The plan is a comprehensive vision for the region’s roads, commuter rail, Metro Transit bus, bicycle, and paratransit systems.   “Our region’s future growth demands transportation choices.  We cannot all expect to...

CHICAGO, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Lesaffre Yeast Corp. on alleged clean-air violations at the company's yeast manufacturing plant at 2702 W. Greves St., Milwaukee, Wis. EPA said the alleged violations occurred before the plant closed in December 2005. The agreement, which includes a $202,500 penalty, resolves EPA allegations that...

MADISON – Today, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) awarded $159,164 to an organization representing citizens in Wisconsin.  The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) received $133,884 to participate in a rate case filed by We Energies and $25,280 for a rate case filed by Madison Gas and Electric (MG&E). “Wisconsin’s intervenor compensation program allows all voices to be heard and...