Many politicians make promises of reducing poverty, helping the homeless and serving those less fortunate. While some follow through on those promises with legislation, others, like state Representative Steve Wieckert, take the term ""public servant"" to a whole new level.
Juggling school, work and extra-curricular activities can be stressful for any college student. Add in a career as a public servant and you have a life more exciting and more stressful than is possible to imagine. For Mike Elconin, that life was a reality'
Both the state Senate and Assembly passed an ethics reform bill Tuesday, culminating in a bipartisan effort to revamp ethics and elections laws in the state of Wisconsin. All 33 senators passed the bill, and the Assembly passed it with a 97-2 vote.'
Ah, Wisconsin: the Dairy State, home of the cheeseheads — a place where cheese curds dominate. However, for Wisconsin cheese makers, it is becoming increasingly difficult to hold on to the title of the nation's No. 1 cheese producer. It's '
With a new Republican at the helm of the state Assembly, tensions between Republicans and Democrats will flare during the next legislative session in the Assembly, according to state Rep. Spencer Black, D-Madison.
Despite receiving support from 55 percent of voters Tuesday, reinstating the death penalty in Wisconsin does not seem to be a feasible possibility in the near future.
All Catholic churches across Madison will be forced to play a pre-recorded announcement Sunday, supporting the ban on gay marriage.
A political watchdog group accused the Catholic Diocese of Madison of illegally campaigning on behalf of the proposed same sex marriage ban. It is unclear if the diocese will face any legal repercussions. '
Incumbent Gov. Jim Doyle and his Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Mark Green, butted heads for a second time Friday night in Milwaukee, debating a wide range of social issues including stem cell research, abortion, the death penalty and education. '
Gov. Jim Doyle and challenger U.S. Rep. Mark Green, squared off in the first of two gubernatorial debates Friday night in Waukesha to argue their positions on taxes and the economy.'
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