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Of the 97 special sessions held in Wisconsin before Evers took office, only a dozen adjourned without resulting in legislation.

Fred Rissers Watchful Eye: Reflections on Legislative Service Attorney and state Senator Fred Risser retires next month after 64 years of legislative service. This glimpse can only begin to recount the remarkable career of the longest serving state legislator in both Wisconsin and U.S. history. But, well give it a try.

Drunk Driving Convictions, Related Offenses Down in Wisconsin December 29, 2020 Yearly convictions for drunken driving and other related offenses dropped by nearly 18,000 in Wisconsin between 2004 and 2018, according to a report from the state Legislative Reference Bureau. Alcohol-related fatal crashes have also declined in Wisconsin in the past 12 years, which has been a trend throughout the country, the study showed. The Wisconsin Department of Transportati...

Wisconsin drunken-driving convictions, related offenses down By: Associated Press December 28, 2020 9:32 am MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Yearly convictions for drunken driving and other related offenses dropped by nearly 18,000 in Wisconsin between 2004 and 2018, according to a report from the state Legislative Reference Bureau. Alcohol-related fatal crashes have also declined in Wisconsin in the past 12 years,, which has been a trend throughout the country, the study showed. The Wisconsin Depa...

Wisconsin drunken driving convictions, related offenses down Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Sunday, December 27, 2020 MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Yearly convictions for drunken driving and other related offenses dropped by nearly 18,000 in Wisconsin between 2004 and 2018, according to a report from the state Legislative Reference Bureau. Alcohol-related fatal crashes have also declined in Wiscon...

Madison in the Sixties – In Memoriam, University of Wisconsin The namesakes of two of the three South East dorms passed away this decade. Economics professor emeritus Edwin E. Witte, former department chair and namesake of the second southeast dorm, died May 20, 1960 at age seventy- three. Witte began his UW career as a teaching assistant in the history department, became an economics lecturer, and worked eleven years as head of the state’s Legislative Reference Bureau. He became a full pro...