Before the state enacted the 70 mph speed limit on interstate highways in 2015, we suggested that officials monitor the results and provide a review within a year. In light of a Journal Sentinel article last week that showed fatalities, injuries and accidents spiked in the wake of the increase, we think that review is even more urgent.

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Fatalities, injuries and accidents are up in Wisconsin in the year since the state raised the speed limit to 70 mph on most interstate highways.

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The number of accidents on Wisconsin's interstate system has increased since the speed limit was raised to 70 mph.

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Segments of Highway 12 in Walworth County and Highway 45 in Washington County now have posted speed limits of 70 miles per hour, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

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The Wisconsin Legislature's budget committee has voted unanimously not to override Gov. Scott Walker's decision to employ a rarely used veto power to block a $3 million fund transfer.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Scott Walker has never had a veto overridden by the Republican-controlled Legislature after more than four years in office. But that could change, in a way, because of a rarely used state law. Walker on ...

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New 70 mph speed limit signs are being posted this week on interstates and highways in Wisconsin this week.

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The speed limit will be going up soon on more than 700 miles of rural stretches of interstate in Wisconsin.

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Motorists could be legally driving 70 mph on some Wisconsin highways this summer.

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A new safety report suggests that the Wisconsin Department of Transportation made great strides in 2014 toward preventing roadway accidents.

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