Budget committee permits Milwaukee crime lab move
The Legislature's finance committee has approved language in Gov. Scott Walker's executive budget that...
 

Committee reduces handgun background fees
The Legislature's finance committee has voted to reduce the handgun purchaser background check fee by...
 

JFC deletes DOJ solicitor general spot
The Legislature's finance committee has deleted provisions in Gov. Scott Walker's budget that would create...
 

JFC plans vote on rent-to-own proposal
Opponents to the rent-to-own industry are making one last plea for the Legislature's budget committee...
 

JFC votes to slash UW System funding Video
No tuition hike for future UW System students and Governor Scott Walker’s spending increase is also...
 

Wis. budget committee to take up DNA upon arrest
The Legislature's powerful finance committee is expected to review Gov. Scott Walker's plan to take DNA...
 

Commission allows tribe to keep grant
The vice chairman of the state Building Commission has decided to let a Wisconsin Chippewa tribe keep...
 

Plan looks to boost walleye production Video
The state's walleye population is set to get a boost. The governor announced a program to expand walleye...
 

Republicans want rent-to-own out of budget
Two Republican state senators want the Legislature's finance committee to delete wording in Gov. Scott...
 

Critics pack hearing on education standards
Critics of national education standards adopted three years ago in Wisconsin packed an informational...
 
 
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US Politics


Speculation growing for Hillary in 2016
In her first appearance after ending her stint as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton excited her fans, excited for…
 

Social Status: Harlem Shake campaigns
It’s not uncommon to see YouTube trends come and go, but it’s always fun to watch politicians get involved.
 

Jesse Jackson Jr. pleads guilty in campaign…
Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. entered a guilty plea Wednesday in federal court to criminal charges that he engaged…
 

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White House News


Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict…
 

Some unions now angry about health care…
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor…
 

Kerry's focus on peace talks, not settlements
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement…
 

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Federal Budget News


House backs variable rate student loans
WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs…
 

House preserves its own budget as others…
WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are moving to protect Capitol Hill's budget even as they slash programs like education,…
 

Projected lower deficit could slow any…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The good news is the budget deficit for the current year is projected to come in well below what was…
 

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Wisconsin (change)

 
According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Wisconsin’s population totaled 5,686,986, a 6.0% increase over the 2000 U.S. Census count of 5,363,715. (Source: Wisconsin Blue Book)
 
Offices & Officials

Governor: Scott Walker
Lieutenant Governor: Rebecca Kleefisch
Attorney General: J.B. Van Hollen

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