A Madison legislator who was cited for flipping a young boy off an inner tube at the beach and mused about lugging a musket onto the Assembly floor announced Monday he'll run for governor.

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Gov. Scott Walker's half-billion dollar tax cut plan passed a state Assembly committee Thursday, despite objections from Democrats, and even some Republicans, that the proposal was moving too quickly and in need of changes.

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The Wisconsin Federation of College Republicans made national news recently for taking an audacious stand: In a statement bashing President Barack Obama’s “nanny-state” climate-change initiatives, the state campus group argued that this is an issue the GOP should address.

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Anybody with Internet access can do it.

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A lobbyist for a company looking to open a giant iron mine near Lake Superior promised Wednesday it would return to Wisconsin and hire residents if legislators pass a bill easing the regulatory path.

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The state Assembly passed legislation Tuesday night that would make it easier for developers to build in wetlands, clearing the proposal’s last hurdle for a signature from Gov. Scott Walker.

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A Republican-backed bill to change how projects near wetlands are regulated would streamline the application process, but Democrats say the legislation tackles a problem that doesn't exist.

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Critics of Gov. Scott Walker are saying the hiring of the 27-year-old son of an influential lobbyist to an $81,500-per-year job is evidence the administration is using state jobs for political payback. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports ...

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On a positive note, the new Hilldale Target opens Wednesday. Aside from that, it’s hard to find a pleasant topic to discuss with anyone. Madison folks are angry. About everything. They’re angry about Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill, his ...

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By James Briggs The ongoing Madison protests have opened unprecedented lines of communication between public officials and their constituents. Besides the most common methods — meetings, phone calls, letters and e-mail — many officials in recent weeks have taken up ...

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