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(01/30/13 8:52am)
The state Senate approved legislation Tuesday requiring the Legislative Reference Bureau to to officially recommend signed laws for release a day after being passed instead of as long as 10 days later, a move that all but eliminates the secretary of state’s role in the legislative process.
(01/28/13 5:28am)
Democratic state legislators have continued to lobby top Republican legislators for increased public transparency while passing the controversial mining bill, particularly through a proposed hearing to be held in northern Wisconsin.
(01/28/13 5:26am)
Reince Priebus, a Wisconsin native, drew praise from Wisconsin Republicans Friday after he won reelection to the position of Chairman for the Republican National Committee.
(01/25/13 3:16am)
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau, a nonpartisan agency of the Wisconsin legislature, estimated the state would have a $419.7 million net balance for the year Thursday, something Republicans said proved their past budget reforms were successful.
(01/24/13 4:55am)
State legislators, environmental agency officials, concerned tribal leaders and high school students alike converged on the state Capitol Wednesday for the one chance to voice their opinions on the controversial mining legislation Republicans introduced last week.
(01/23/13 3:30am)
State Sen. Tim Cullen, D-Janesville, released a Democratic version of the contentious mining bill Tuesday as a counter to the Republican version released Jan. 16. Both bill are designed to ease the permitting regulations faced by prospective mining companies.
(01/22/13 6:02am)
Republican legislators announced late last week the only hearing scheduled to discuss the state’s new controversial mining bill will be held Wednesday in Madison, prompting a harsh response from northern Democrats who claim the hearing is unfair to their constituents.
(01/19/13 6:26am)
A federal appeals court upheld the controversial Act 10 legislation that limited collective bargaining rights for public union employees Friday, reversing an earlier federal court decision that found portions of the bill unconstitutional.
(01/17/13 4:09am)
Republican state Sens. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford, Mary Williams, R-Medford, and Mark Honadel, R-South Milwaukee, introduced the first draft of a bill to streamline the mine permitting process in the state of Wisconsin at a press conference Wednesday morning, prompting criticism from Democratic legislators.
(12/10/12 7:27am)
With the new state legislative session set to begin in January, state legislators have already started looking ahead to issues they hope to tackle once the session starts. The following are overviews of four central issues legislators will debate next session.
(12/03/12 2:09am)
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources closed its third of six wolf-hunting zones around the state Sunday, continuing the trend toward an early end to the inaugural wolf-hunting season.
(11/27/12 8:31am)
Gov. Scott Walker addressed past and present state issues in an interview with the Associated Press Monday, including his response to developments in the John Doe investigation and potential mining legislation.
(11/19/12 6:51am)
Gov. Scott Walker confirmed Friday that Wisconsin will defer implementation of a healthcare exchange to the federal government, a decision he had to make as a first step toward establishing the Affordable Healthcare Act in the state.
(11/16/12 7:51am)
Gov. Scott Walker and state Republican legislators have recently indicated they would support a federal-run health insurance exchange over a state-run exchange. Walker must make a decision on how the Affordable Healthcare Act will be implemented within the state by Friday’s federally mandated deadline.
(11/15/12 8:44am)
A state law enforcement union filed a lawsuit Tuesday hoping to extend recent success challenging the constitutionality of the controversial Act 10 legislation, which limited state workers’ collective bargaining rights.
(11/09/12 7:32am)
Following President Barack Obama’s re-election Tuesday night, Gov. Scott Walker now faces a political challenge he has avoided addressing: implementing the Affordable Care Act in Wisconsin.
(11/07/12 9:33am)
On a night the world saw Wisconsin and the rest of the country elect President Barack Obama to a second term, Wisconsin citizens also voted to turn the Wisconsin state Senate over to Republicans, giving the GOP complete control of the Wisconsin state government.
(11/05/12 6:34am)
While both major party presidential candidates have canvassed the state in the weeks leading up to Tuesday’s election, the lesser-known Green Party and its candidate, Jill Stein, have been operating directly out of their Madison headquarters on State Street.
(11/02/12 1:37pm)
President Barack Obama discussed his major achievements over the past four years, specifically highlighting his support of the middle class, during a stop in Green Bay Thursday, the first of three rallies taking place in Wisconsin over a five-day period.
(10/26/12 4:49am)
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen filed a motion with the Wisconsin Court of Appeals Thursday asking for a stay on Circuit Court Judge Juan Colas’ decision repealing large parts of Gov. Scott Walker’s Act 10 law.