Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, blasted Gov. Scott Walker for requiring state employees to work Wednesday following a snow storm that brought more than a foot of snow in many areas of Wisconsin. Walker declared a state of emergency and closed ...

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The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Dennis Smith, Gov. Scott Walker’s nominee to lead the Department of Health Services. Several senators, though, expressed concern that Smith had not made himself available to the Senate to respond to questions. “I’m deeply troubled ...

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Within seconds of Gov. Scott Walker’s lawsuit reform passing in the Senate on Tuesday, the governor’s office issued a statement saying the bill sent a message that Wisconsin is – what else? – “open for business.” State Democrats, though, aren’t ...

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Wisconsin might be open for business, but the state Capitol on early Monday afternoon was closed to the public. Only people who reserved tickets for Gov. Scott Walker’s inauguration ceremony were granted access into the usually wide-open building. The high-security ...

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