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Impact of proposed tuition freeze

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:05:50 GMT

University of Wisconsin schools are facing the prospect of a two-year tuition freeze.

Cost of Walker's Medicaid plan increases

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:38:48 GMT

The cost of Gov. Scott Walker's plan to reject federally funded Medicaid expansion and instead tighten income eligibility for the program has gone up.

Walker signs layoff alternative bill

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:49:00 GMT

Gov. Scott Walker on Friday signed into law a bill creating a program that gives employers an alternative to laying off employees when work slows.

Walker signs bill benefiting Wisconsin Ducks

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:46:44 GMT

Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law a bill benefiting the military-style amphibious vehicle known as the Wisconsin Duck.

Bill requires annual WEDC audit

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:50:31 GMT

A bill introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers would require annual audits at Gov. Scott Walker's troubled quasi-public jobs agency, as well as put limits on terms that board members appointed by the governor serve.

Tea party group says IRS asked about Walker recall

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:04:05 GMT

A tea party group says the Internal Revenue Service asked about its involvement in efforts to verify signatures in the effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

Redistricting case settled

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:58:49 GMT

A group of Democrats and an immigration rights organization which sued the state over redistricting have dropped their efforts to determine why Republicans failed to turn over records in the case.

Gov. Walker tours wildfire damage

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:10:30 GMT

Gov. Scott Walker toured the damage from a massive wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin on Thursday.

Walker revises UW budget, calls for tuition freeze

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:34:43 GMT

Gov. Scott Walker has submitted a revised budget for the University of Wisconsin System that officially calls for freezing tuition over the next two years and additional spending cuts in light of news the university has a $650 million surplus.

Budget committee OKs stewardship reductions

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:59:09 GMT

The Legislature's Republican-controlled budget committee has approved a plan that would dramatically scale back the Department of Natural Resources' ability to borrow to buy land through the state's stewardship program.