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WIAA can limit streaming of games on Net MILWAUKEE (AP) — The association that oversees Wisconsin high school sports can limit who streams its games live on the Internet even though most of its member schools are funded by taxpayers, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The decision could have First Amendment implications for media outlets nationwide. The Chicago appeals court said the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has the right to enter into
exclusive contracts for live streaming of its sporting events, and that the First Amendment doesn't entitle other media outlets to claim the same broadcasting rights without paying for them. The case began in 2008, when the sports association sued The PostCrescent, an Appleton newspaper, for streaming live coverage of its high school football playoff games. Fans in many states rely on community newspapers for news about high school teams, and the
newspapers say they need easy, unencumbered access to sporting events to provide that coverage. But the Wisconsin association said it couldn't survive without being able to raise money by signing exclusive contracts with a single videoproduction company for streaming its tournaments. After a U.S. District judge sided with the association last year, an appeal was filed by the newspaper's owner, Gannett Co., and the Wisconsin Newspaper
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Health care law will cut uninsured MADISON (AP) — The federal health care overhaul signed into law last year will drastically cut the number of uninsured Wisconsin residents by 2016 but will drive up premiums for some customers and could cause some companies to drop coverage for their employees, a report released Wednesday found. Former Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle's administration hired Massachusetts-based Gorman Actuarial, LLC, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Jonathan Gruber last year to study the effects of health care reform on Wisconsin markets. The state used federal planning grants to pay for the report. According to the study, the changes will result in a 65 percent decrease in the number of uninsured people in the state, from 520,000 now to about 180,000 by 2016. The report attributed the drop to mandates that people purchase health insurance and tax credits to offset the cost of premiums and make insurance more affordable. The mandates are among key aspects of the overhaul being challenged in court. If the mandates are repealed, only about 62,000 people would gain coverage, the report projected. About 90 percent of individuals without employer-sponsored or public insurance will see premium increases averaging 41 percent, the study predicted. The increases will come largely due to high-risk people moving into the individual market, reform provisions that guarantee coverage for them and new minimum coverage requirements. Tax subsidies should mitigate those increases, however. Once
Association. The appeals court ruled that an exclusive contract allowing one entity to broadcast an event doesn't amount to a gag order on other media outlets. It noted that the sports association still allowed other reporters to cover the games, interview players and coaches, and air up to two minutes of live video coverage of any game. Media outlets were only
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Kiel Murphy, left, helps his father, Bill Brightbill, place boards over windows at Surfside Casuals in Nags Head, N.C., today. Preparations for the arrival of Hurricane Irene are under way as mandatory evacuations are in order for Dare County.
Irene is on her way
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A lifeguard opens a window to the lifeguard stand as a caution flag flies in Atlantic Beach, N.C., today as Hurricane Irene heads toward the North Carolina coast. See Page 5 for details.
MADISON — Unemployment in both Dodge and Jefferson counties decreased between June and July, according to figures released Wednesday by the Department of Workforce Development. Unemployment figures in Dodge County were reported at 7.9 percent for July, down from 8.4 percent in June and 8.4 percent a year ago. Unemployment figures in Jefferson County were reported at 8.1 percent in July, down from 8.7 percent in June, and down from 8.8 percent a year ago. Of the 72 counties in the state, 69 had lower rates in July. Pierce County had no change from June to July, and Kenosha and Lincoln counties had slight increases. Menominee County had the highest rate at 20.2 percent, and Dane County had the lowest, 5.4 percent. "As with the statewide employment estimates released last week, the local preliminary data for July show the impact of the national economic slowdown is reaching many parts of Wisconsin," Secretary Scott Baumach said. "Despite these challenging times, several metro areas experienced job growth during the month." In addition to county decreases, all 12 metro areas experienced decreases in their unemployment rates from June to July, along with 29 of Wisconsin's 31 largest municipalities. Unlike the metro jobs numbers, unemployment rates for cities, counties and metro areas are not adjusted for seasonal factors. Madison added 1,200 jobs and Oshkosh-Neenah added 1,000 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis from June to July, leading the state's four metro areas with gains. Compared to a year ago, Milwaukee had gained 16,400 jobs. Madison added 4,300 and Sheboygan added 1,200. Fond du Lac, Oshkosh-Neenah and Wausau also added jobs since July 2010. Wisconsin's seasonally adjusted July unemployment rate was 7.8 percent, up slightly from 7.6 percent in June, but down from 8.2 percent in July 2010. Without seasonal adjustment, Wisconsin's July unemployment rate was 7.7 (Continued on back, col. 3)