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Gov. Tony Evers on Friday announced appointments to a task force that will examine worker misclassification and payroll fraud in Wisconsin.
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Read More »Republicans, Democrats disagree on Evers’ workforce plans
Gov. Tony Evers' proposed budget wouldn't do enough to attract workers to Wisconsin and his proposals, including increasing the minimum wage, would actually hurt businesses, Republican lawmakers on the Legislature's budget committee argued on Thursday.
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Read More »Groups ramping up spending in tight legislative races (UPDATE)
A government-watchdog organization says outside groups are pumping money into a half-dozen legislative races.
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Read More »Republicans tout fundraising edge as midterm elections near
There’s a big governor’s race, and a nationally important U.S. Senate race this fall.
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Read More »Dems pick up seat in Wisconsin special legislative elections (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Democrats on Tuesday flipped a state legislative district that, not even two years before, had voted overwhelmingly for President Donald Trump, leading them to boast once again of a coming "blue wave."
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Read More »GOP’s Jacque says shoeleather will help him clear ‘blue wave’ chatter on Tuesday
An architect of Wisconsin's prevailing-wage repeal who won a tough-fought battle in May to secure his party's nomination for an open state Senate seat says he's confident his shoe-leather campaigning will make up for the fundraising disadvantage he faces in Tuesday's special election in northeast Wisconsin.
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Read More »GOP candidate contends push for prevailing-wage repeal costing him support
Races to fill two vacant legislative seats began to solidify on Tuesday as candidates filed nomination papers with state election officials, setting the battle lines in contests that Democrats hope will bolster their momentum heading into November's mid-term elections.
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