Two lieutenant governor candidates from Milwaukee were pressured to drop out of their races by city Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett.
Gov. Jim Doyle's clean energy bill did not become law after the state Senate failed to vote on it Thursday, the last day of this year's legislative session.
UW System leaders met Thursday in hopes of raising total graduation by 30 percent in 15 years through outreach and financial improvements.
Although the state Government Accountability Board will begin allowing unlimited corporate election spending in accordance with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, it announced measures to maximize campaign finance transparency at a meeting Tuesday.
U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, will celebrate the opening of a new campaign office in downtown Madison Friday evening, beginning a weekend of statewide campaigning for re-election.
Gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker stressed his commitment to lowering government spending in his first television campaign advertisement released Thursday.
Gov. Jim Doyle announced Thursday that Wisconsin will not receive first-round federal Race to the Top funding for public schools.
The state Senate passed a bill Thursday that would provide basic health insurance to thousands of low-income Wisconsin residents.
The City of Madison Planning Commission unanimously approved the construction of a new Target store Monday.
The State Justice Department requested information about cases regarding the Wisconsin Innocence Project last week.
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