fun facts

Can you walk Wisconsin’s shorelines?

Can you walk Wisconsin’s shorelines? Shorewood resident Paul Florsheim takes a stand after receiving a trespassing ticket for walking along Lake Michigan’s shoreline. “I really actually want to go to court because I don’t think I was trespassing,” he argues, […]

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The Wisconsin governor has wild veto powers.

The state’s supreme court has upheld the governor’s right to veto individual words of bills, even if it changes or reverses the meaning of the sentence, paragraph, or bill overall. “[O]ur constitution does not limit the governor’s partial veto power […]

fun facts

The Wisconsin governor has wild veto powers.

The state’s supreme court has upheld the governor’s right to veto individual words of bills, even if it changes or reverses the meaning of the sentence, paragraph, or bill overall. “[O]ur constitution does not limit the governor’s partial veto power […]

under the microscope

A tiny brain implant wakes monkeys from comas

“…[T]he Wisconsin team used much smaller electrodes to precisely target the central lateral thalamus. They also designed the electrodes to match this region’s shape. When they flipped on the stimulation, it had an immediate effect on the monkeys.” | learn more