Walker's Health Secretary Smith Resigns
Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Dennis Smith has resigned.
Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Dennis Smith has resigned.
Gov. Scott Walker's proposed income tax cut would give more money back to the rich than it would the poor, despite his billing it as targeting the middle class.
Gov. Scott Walker is calling for a removal of state residency laws, saying municipal officials should not tell where their employees should live.
Wednesday night, Gov. Scott Walker delivered an address on his budget proposal.
UPDATE: The Wisconsin Senate has approved a constitutional amendment that prevents lawmakers from diverting money from the state transportation fund to pay for other expenses.
Wisconsin elections officials say the November election cost local governments about $10 million.
A new report shows total spending on last fall's legislative races was down over years past.
UPDATE: Voters are trickling into to the polls to cast ballots in the Wisconsin Supreme Court primary.
UPDATE: A recount will not be requested in the state Assembly Republican primary race narrowly won by Pewaukee window cleaning business owner Adam Neylon last month.
UPDATE: The governor's budget plans for education include expanding school vouchers through the Wisconsin Parental Choice program.
Special needs vouchers are a part of Governor Walker's budget proposal, but many families with children who have disabilities are against them.
Wisconsin state superintendent Tony Evers says he is "deeply disappointed and saddened" by Gov. Scott Walker's education budget proposals that include an expansion of the voucher school program and a small increase in aid for public schools.
UPDATE: A final report on how much it would cost Wisconsin to do away with same-day voter registration has been delayed.
The field of three candidates running for Wisconsin Supreme Court is about to be narrowed.
Republican Gov. Scott Walker says his executive budget will include billions of dollars for transportation infrastructure.
The Wisconsin state Assembly has agreed to lift a ban that had kept most of its members from raising money during the budget period.
UPDATE: Advocates for the poor in Wisconsin are questioning whether Gov. Scott Walker's plan to move more people off of state Medicaid plans and onto a federal marketplace where they will purchase private insurance will work as promised.
Voters who wish to cast their ballots ahead of Tuesday's spring election primary have little time left to act.
Gov. Scott Walker says his executive budget will include about $11 million to for two domestic abuse shelters.
The state Senate's top Republican says he's against imposing a so-called tonnage tax on a company looking to open an iron mine in far northwestern Wisconsin.
Less than 10 percent turnout is being predicted for Tuesday's primary election in which the field of candidates for the state Supreme Court will be reduced by one.
The governor's budget seeks to increase funding to the state's technical colleges by five million dollars.
President Barack Obama is urging a divided Congress to boost job creation and strengthen the middle class through a package of government-backed proposals.
The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a constitutional amendment designed to prevent lawmakers from raiding money from the state transportation fund to pay for other items.
UPDATE: Incumbent Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack has more than three times as much cash on hand heading into next week's primary than her closest challenger.
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