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Federal court blocks 2013 abortion measure By Andrew Bahl THE DAILY CARDINAL

A federal court moved last Tuesday to strike down part of a controversial 2013 abortion law, saying it is unconstitutional and poses a threat to women’s health. The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled 2-1 that the measure, which requires doctors performing abortions have admitting privileges at a nearby

hospital, threatens women’s safety. Judge Richard Posner wrote in the majority opinion that the bill unconstitutionally hinders the ability for women to seek abortions. “What makes no sense is to abridge the constitutional right to an abortion on the basis of spurious contentions regarding women’s health — and the abridgment challenged in this case would actually endanger women’s health,”

Posner said in the decision. The decision upholds an earlier ruling by U.S. District Court Judge William Conley to block the provision. The state’s two abortion providers, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and Affiliated Medical Services, challenged the law immediately after it was signed by Gov. Scott Walker.

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Republicans introduce bill to mandate term limits for governor, state legislators By Andrew Hahn THE DAILY CARDINAL

Elected officials in Wisconsin’s statewide offices could face term limits within five years under a bill proposed in the state Assembly that is currently circulating for co-sponsors. The bill would begin the constitutional amendment process to limit legislators to 12 years of public service and keep governors and lieutenant governors to a maximum of eight years in each office. If it passed both houses of the state Legislature, it would require public approval by referendum and second passage in

each house before the amendment can be implemented. Freshman state Rep. Bob Gannon, R-Slinger, authored the bill. He said the proposal would bring diversity to the state Capitol by discouraging career politicians. “Creating a limit on the number of terms a legislator can serve allows for positive turnover and for new citizen legislators to serve their state,” Gannon said in a statement. “These new citizen legislators would bring innovative ideas to the capitol, in the process creating a stronger connection to the private sector and the ‘realworld’ solutions that need to take

a more prominent role in public policy discussions.” The proposal would put Wisconsin among 15 other states that have some form of term limits. The bill was not formally introduced before the holiday weekend, but state Rep. Romaine Quinn, R-Rice Lake, pledged support to Gannon’s proposal in a statement Tuesday. “It is high time for this common-sense, practical solution to be enshrined as law in our state,” Quinn said in the statement. “I hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will sign on to this important cause.”

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State Rep. Bob Gannon, R-Slinger, circulated a proposal last week to introduce term limits for elected officials, saying it would lead to new voices in the state Legislature.

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Dane Buy Local supports 800 small businesses throughout central Wisconsin, including many State Street retail stores.

Program works to support small business during holiday season By Anna Madsen THE DAILY CARDINAL

As the holiday season approaches, national retail revenues skyrocket, leaving some local businesses in the dust. However, a local organization is working to ensure that this increased revenue stays in the area’s economy by encouraging residents to make purchases from local, independent businesses. Dane Buy Local, founded in 2004, provides support to 800 small business members throughout central Wisconsin. The service also connects members to each other. In the city of Madison, small businesses are especially vital to the economy, according to Executive Director of Dane Buy Local Colin Murray. “Madison has unique features,” Murray said. “State Street has stores you can’t find anywhere else, they’re different from malls with big name stores that are the same everywhere across the country.” Murray explained that Dane Buy Local ensures more money will stay in Madison’s local econ-

omy. Studies cited by the program show that for every $100 spent at an independent business, $73 stay in the local economy, compared to only $43 of every $100 spent at big-name chain stores. “The Dane Buy Local program has been really successful in Madison,” Murray said. “We saw an 11 percent local sales increase during the holiday season last year, compared to a 4 percent national average of increase.” Murray aims to improve student awareness of the program in order to connect a vital market to small businesses. “Many students shop at chain stores just because they identify with the store names they recognize from at home,” Murray said. This year, a “Shop Online” function has been added to the Dane Buy Local website in order to make it easier to support local businesses. “For anything from pharmaceuticals to gifts, all people need to do is visit our online directory of members at danebuylocal. com,” Murray said. “The local businesses we have listed online cover everything anyone could possibly need.”

UW-Madison faculty, state business leaders to convene at United Nations Conference in Paris UW-Madison faculty members and state business leaders will extend their environmental research internationally Thursday at the United Nations 21st Conference of the Parties. Government leaders from

around the world will convene in Paris to ratify a new universal agreement in climate change, aiming to reduce carbon emissions, according to a university release. The Wisconsin panelists will speak from a variety of back-

grounds, ranging from global health to law. The UW-Madison community can join the conversation Thursday through a live web stream held at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Panelists will update the 1997

Kyoto Protocol, the current international treaty that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to the release. “The political will to address the global climate crisis is as high as ever,” said Jonathan Patz,

UW-Madison professor of population health sciences in the release. “If you get outside U.S. politics, there are very few countries where the science is debated. The rest of the world is onboard with working toward solutions.”

“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”


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