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Ald. Mark Clear may face an ethics complaint for not disclosing his stock ownership in Exact Sciences, a Madison tech company that recently won city support to develop a new laboratory and warehouse. Source: Isthmus.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

The Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act passed the House with bipartisan support Thursday. The act is named for a former Tomah VA psychologist who committed suicide after being fired from the VA for questioning veteran over prescription. Representative Ron Kind said, “Although Dr. Kirkpatrick is no longer with us, today we honored his dedication to serving veterans and his courage to stand up for what was right. By passing the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act we want to ensure that the problems with intimidation and pain management in our VA health care system won’t happen again.” The bill will enhance penalties for supervisors who retaliate against federal whistleblowers

MADISON – Trappers who incidentally capture wolves are encouraged to contact department staff and participate in Wisconsin’s wolf collaring and monitoring program. “Tracking collared wolves is a critical component of Wisconsin’s wolf monitoring program.  Trappers can help improve the quality of Department of Natural Resources wolf population data by allowing us to collar incidentally captured wolves before they are released.” said Nathan Libal, DNR wildlife biologist. Voluntary participation from Wisconsin’s trappers is an important part of the department’s work with many stakeholders and partners to monitor the state’s wolf population. In the event of an incidental wolf capture, DNR staff will work closely with the participating trappers to determine if

A medical condition was the cause of an accident in the Town of Marion in Juneau County Wednesday afternoon. 71-year-old Milan Olejcek of Mauston was traveling east on Highway 82, when officials say he lost consciousness from an unknown medical condition and lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle swerved from lane to lane and slid into the ditch, colliding with a traffic sign. It continued into the ditch and barrel rolled once before coming to rest on its wheels. Olejcek stated he passed out and did not remember the crash. He was medically transported to Mile Bluff Medical Center with possible injuries. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites:

Ted DeDee, who helped Overture transition from a city-managed facility to a private nonprofit, announces he will retire in May. Source: Isthmus.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]