The state senate has approved lowering the drunk driving limit to .08 blood alcohol content. Wisconsin must have the limit in place by July 15th or risk losing nearly three million dollars in federal transporation aid. The senate was in extraordinary session to pass the bill. It now goes to the assembly for a technical change before hitting the governor’s desk for his signiture. Frederica Freyberg reports.
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