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Wis. mulls Harley-Davidson, cheese microbe honorsMADISON, Wis. (AP) - Choppers and cheese may soon become official Wisconsin symbols. Bills to honor Harley-Davidson motorcycles and Lactococcus lactis - a bacterium used in the making of cheese - with the state symbol designation were... In this article: Harley-Davidson, Wisconsin, Lactococcus lactis, Milwaukee, Gary Hebl, and Unemployment |
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washingtonpost.com | 21 hours ago
Bill: Harley-Davidson as official Wis. motorcycle
MADISON, Wis. -- Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson would become the official Wisconsin motorcycle under a bill proposed in the Legislature. Milwaukee Democratic Rep. Leon Young says the idea came from a family member of Sgt. Jeremy Vrooman,...
In this article: Harley-Davidson, Milwaukee, and Dog
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
Cranberry harvests in Wis., US meet expectations
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. -- Cranberry harvests in Wisconsin and elsewhere are meeting expectations, meaning your cranberry sauce will cost about the same this Thanksgiving as it did last year. Wisconsin is the nation's leading cranberry...
In this article: Cranberry sauce, US, Washington, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Oregon
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
Report details Wisconsin's transportation needs
MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says in its 20-year plan released this week that federal economic stimulus money does not solve immediate or long-term funding needs. The report says that the state's highway...
In this article: Milwaukee
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Wis. pension agency clamps down on pricey flights
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AP Online | 4 days ago
Wis. releases grenade video to settle AP lawsuit
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin prison officials released a video that shows a guard tossing a non-lethal grenade designed for outdoor crowd control into an inmate's cell and running away as it explodes. The Department of Corrections...
In this article: Supermax and American Civil Liberties Union
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washingtonpost.com | 6 days ago
No. 21 Wisconsin beats Michigan 45-24
MADISON, Wis. -- For long-suffering conference rivals looking to throw some grief back at the once-dominant Michigan Wolverines, now's the time. Have at it, Badgers. No. 21 Wisconsin became the latest Big Ten team to get the best of the...
In this article: Michigan, Badgers, Wolverines, Ohio State, and Rich Rodriguez
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Description from Wikipedia:
Wisconsin (/wɪˈskɒnsɨn/) (French: Ouisconsin) (officially The State of Wisconsin) is one of the fifty states in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S. states (Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota). Wisconsin's capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee.
- Name:
- Wisconsin
- Also Known As:
- Badger State, America's Dairyland
- Capital:
- Madison
- Motto:
- Forward
- Largest City:
- Milwaukee
- Governor:
- Jim Doyle (D)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Barbara Lawton (D)
- Total Area:
- 65,498
- Area of Land:
- 54,310
- Area of Inland Water:
- 11,188
- Latitude:
- 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N
- Longitude:
- 86° 46′ W to 92° 53′ W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 579
- Lowest Point:
- Lake Michigan
- Elevation highest point:
- 595
- Highest Point:
- Timms Hill
- Borders:
- Illinois, Iowa, Michigan
- Admittance Date:
- May 29, 1848
- Time Zone:
- Central: UTC-6/-5
- Demonym:
- Wisconsinite
- Median Income:
- $47,220
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