WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/23/07) - There were 25,531 domestic abuse incidents in the State of Wisconsin last year, according to a November 2007 published report released by the Wisconsin Department of Justice. The DOJ Office of Crime Victim Services Domestic Abuse Incident Report (DAIR) is compiled from data submitted by district attorneys' offices throughout the state and analyzes homicide statistics gathered by the Office of Justice Assistance. The typical domestic abuse victim was an 18-29 year old female battered by a spouse or ex-spouse. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (11/17/07) - Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA ). Hundreds of Americans are killed each year due to home cooking fires and thousands more are injured. Annually, cooking fires cause more than half a billion dollars in direct property damage to homes and the belongings inside. The Wisconsin Department of Commerce joins NFPA in encouraging the public to keep safety in mind when preparing holiday meals. Statistics show there are about three times as many fires reported at Thanksgiving. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (11/8/07) - Senator Julie Lassa (D – Stevens Point) has announced that Senate Bill 260, “Angie’s Law”, to strengthen the penalties for strangulation, received a public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Corrections yesterday (11/7/07). “Angie’s Law” will strengthen the law to allow prosecutors to charge batterers with felonies instead of misdemeanors. This loophole is widely known among inmates in correctional facilities as a way to attack or control their partners without being charged a felony. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (11/3/07) - Sunday, November 4 is the last day of the 40 Days for Life vigils. Many vigil locations are marking this with a prayer service or thanksgiving dinner. In addition to the closing celebrations, dedicated pro-lifers will be holding a 24-hour vigil, from midnight Saturday until midnight Sunday, at the Planned Parenthood in Beaver Dam and at hundreds of sites nationwide. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (11/2/07) - The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has issed a decision that will help protect Wisconsin's children from victimization by adults. The Court of Appeals has held that the crime of interfering with child custody is committed by someone who causes a child to leave a parent, even if the child is not in the presence of the parent at the time the crime is committed. The state appellate court reached this conclusion in State of Wisconsin v. Isaiah Bowden, in which the court affirmed Bowden's Winnebago County convictions. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (9/28/07) - Wisconsin will receive $587,816 in federal funding to help protect more children from injuries and deaths while they ride in motor vehicles. The money is coming from the Child Safety and Child Booster Seat Incentive Grant Program from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM - Governor Jim Doyle has received endorsements from patients, physicians, health care providers, and businesses for his Health Care for All agenda. The Governor's bold health care reform agenda will make comprehensive health care coverage more affordable and ensure access to 98 percent of Wisconsin citizens. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM - Democrats, the Marriage Protection Amendment, Governor Jim Doyle, and Republican J.B. Van Hollen, were some of the big winners in the Wisconsin edition of the 2006 November General Election. Even though 40 percent of state-wide voters did not approve of the way the Marriage question was worded, 60 percent did. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM - A state wide referendum, referred to as the Marriage Protection Amendment, is still causing a stir, even as voters go to the polls to settle the issue. Vote Yes for Marriage is claiming deceptive practices by the Fair Wisconsin group, which opposes the question. The Vote Yes president doesn't appreciate Fair Wisconsin phone calls to what she calls Conservative Areas of the state, during which the Fair people tell why people should vote no. (read more)...
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