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While over time stricter laws have passed, there is one measure that seems unable to muster its way to a touchdown. Wisconsin remains the only state that does not penalize a first-time drunken-driving offense as a criminal charge.
A minimum-security prison especially for convicted drunken drivers could get them off the road, and give them the treatment they need, said state Rep. Jim Ott, R-Mequon. “That’s where you could send people to get more treatment and incarcerate them
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — The Legislative Fiscal Bureau identified just seven policy provisions in the budget that emerged from the Joint Finance Committee. That’s down from 69 items
Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, 750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee. Guest speaker is Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan. Rotary meetings are open to members, invited guests and media.
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While over time stricter laws have passed, there is one measure that seems unable to muster its way to a touchdown. Wisconsin remains the only state that does not penalize a first-time drunken-driving offense as a criminal charge.
A minimum-security prison especially for convicted drunken drivers could get them off the road, and give them the treatment they need, said state Rep. Jim Ott, R-Mequon. “That’s where you could send people to get more treatment and incarcerate them longer, keep them off the roads,” Ott said in an
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — The Legislative Fiscal Bureau identified just seven policy provisions in the budget that emerged from the Joint Finance Committee. That’s down from 69 items in the 2017-19 budget approved by the JFC. Republican lawmakers
Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, 750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee. Guest speaker is Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan. Rotary meetings are open to members, invited guests and media.
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