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Just before 8 a.m., Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona, said public testimony relating to Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill would have to temporarily cease. The testimony began at 10 a.m. Tuesday when the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee convened. “We have ...

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As Tuesday’s Joint Finance Committee meeting bled into Wednesday, union workers at the Capitol pledged to stay all night – even as legislators debated whether to stop allowing members of the public to speak. The longer testimony and protests continued, ...

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Many concerned Wisconsin citizens hoping to follow along with Tuesday’s Joint Finance Committee meeting were out of luck. The meeting, held at the Capitol to give members of the public a chance to voice opinions on Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed ...

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I was boarding a plane late last week when my Twitter timeline erupted with reaction to news that Gov. Scott Walker was proposing drastic changes to the ways unions negotiate on behalf of public workers in Wisconsin. Since I was ...

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Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt is hoping the Packers’ Super Bowl appearance can be a step toward changing people’s perception about his city. “I think when people hear Green Bay, they think good thoughts,” Schmitt said. “(But) I do think ...

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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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If you like gratuitous Green Pay Packers love, Tuesday’s State of the State speech was for you. Gov. Scott Walker devoted several minutes to the Packers near the beginning of his first address, even turning the floor over to team ...

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Not everyone waited until after Gov. Scott Walker finished speaking to share thoughts on his first State of the State address Tuesday. And thanks to social media, the ability to give feedback was only a smartphone away. Rep. Brett Hulsey, ...

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Gov. Scott Walker’s choice to lead the state Department of Commerce drew bipartisan praise from the Senate on Thursday. The Senate unanimously confirmed former Green Bay mayor Paul Jadin as Commerce secretary. Jadin also worked more than six years as ...

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