Around 6,300 Tea Party supporters marched to support the conservative cause and Republican recall targets at the Tax Day Rally at the Capitol Saturday.
Wisconsin gained 4,000 private sector jobs for the second consecutive month and added 8,300 jobs overall in February, though the state’s unemployment rate remained unchanged, according to the latest jobs statistics from the Department of Workforce Development Thursday.
Although a Department of Workforce Development report released Thursday shows positive job growth in January, it also revealed Wisconsin suffered substantial job losses in 2011.
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch said Thursday her campaign will not challenge any of the approximately 845,000 recall petitions filed against her, citing insufficient time to review the signatures.
Despite representatives' attempts to "pump up" the atmosphere with pop music, only around 15 students showed up for the Associated Students of Madison's Spring Town Hall Thursday.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported membership in organized labor unions in Wisconsin decreased last year by 16,000 people, a 1 percent drop from 2010.
The Wisconsin State Assembly passed the bill to streamline the issue of iron mining permits after hours of debate Thursday.
A non-partisan watchdog group accused the Government Accountability Board Monday of not enforcing a law that requires candidates to disclose the occupation and employer of donors who give more than $100.
United Wisconsin announced Monday they have collected over 300,000 signatures after two weeks of circulating petitions to recall Gov. Scott Walker.
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