WAUSAU, Wis. – Skiers would take on nearly all the risk associated with a day on the ski hill or cross-country trail under legislation that gets a public hearing on Wednesday. Christine Bremer Muggli, a Wausau trial attorney and past president of the Wisconsin Association for Justice, says the proposed law goes too far.

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The main purpose of auto insurance is to protect you, your family and the passengers in your vehicles if you are seriously injured in an automobile accident.

In 2009, auto accidents caused $2.55 billion dollars in economic losses in Wisconsin. In that year, 41,589 people were injured, 532 people were killed and 79,596 crashes resulted in property damage, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

Read more at the Wausau Daily Herald

By Laurel Patrick Wisconsin Reporter

MADISON — On the day before his State of the State speech, Gov. Scott Walker on Monday signed into law two measures aimed at spurring job growth in the state.

As the Assembly sponsor of the laws, state Rep. Joe Knilans, R-Janesville, said the two-year income and franchise tax holiday for incoming businesses and an additional $25 million for economic development grants will attract businesses to Rock County, which lies just across the border from Illinois.

“Every bill isn’t going to be the golden wand that brings jobs to Janesville,” Knilans said. “It’s not going to be overnight, but the $25 million for the Commerce Department, the two-year tax holiday, these are all tools that we can use.”

Read more at the Wisconsin Reporter.

Jerry Brushert was a can-do type of guy. He survived polio as a child and still managed to serve his country during World War II. But when he reached his 80s, he began to suffer medical problems. After a hospital stay, he agreed to be placed in a Rennes Health & Rehab Center in Weston, near Wausau, to recuperate. The stay was to be temporary, and he vowed to work hard so he could return home to his wife.

Read more at The Capitol Times

One can debate the merits of Gov. Scott Walker’s jobs bills. Forgiving income taxes on businesses for two years that locate to Wisconsin, cutting taxes and increasing economic development credits all point to job creation.

But what about some other items included in the governor’s special session bills, labeled as job creation?

Christine Bremer Muggli, a Wausau attorney with an office in Marshfield, is the past president of the Wisconsin Association for Justice. She’s been in Madison talking to lawmakers about the legislation before them. She said the bills in committee and coming up for votes have little to do with job creation.

Read more at the Marshfield News Herald.

Cribs that have drop-down sides were banned by federal regulators Wednesday.  Cribs with sides that drop down make it easier to transfer infants in and out, but more than 30 deaths have been reported in the last 10 years.   

Read more at USA Today.

Also see the video at Consumer Products Safety Commission.