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Kevin Fischer is an award-winning veteran broadcaster who has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for nearly three decades.
Kevin, who is a legislative aide to state Sen. Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin), can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, “InterCHANGE,” on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their baby daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
UPDATE: Nebraska's Safe Haven Law not at all like Wisconsin's
By Kevin Fischer
Wednesday, Oct 1 2008, 06:00 PM
Nebraska became the 50th state this past July to enact a Safe Haven law. But it went far beyond what any other state had approved.
Back then, I blogged about the ridiculous law and also talked about it on WISN, predicting the measure would lead to irresponsible parents dumping their children.
It’s happening. Last week, nine children aged 1 to 17 were left at a hospital by their father. At least four children between the ages of 11 and 15 have been abandoned by parents since the law took effect. I updated the story on my guest appearance on WISN on Monday and today, USA TODAY does an examination.
State officials look at laws in other states as models for their own proposed bills. The idea is to learn from other states and craft legislation that’s an improvement. Nebraska took a common sense law and turned it into a nightmare. Lawmakers in the Cornhusker State need to fix this ASAP in their next legislative session.
