Legislation that would change state rules governing how many carbon-monoxide detectors must be installed in homes is heading toward a vote in the Wisconsin Senate.

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The state Assembly will vote on Thursday on a proposal to prevent local governments from adopting mandatory labor-peace agreements and other requirements related to employment laws.

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Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker's proposed welfare overhaul, which calls for what would be some of the nation's toughest work requirements for food-stamp recipients, said Wednesday that the proposed changes would be counter-productive and put up obstacles to getting out of poverty.

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Gov. Scott Walker is calling on the Wisconsin Legislature to pass a welfare overhaul plan this year that would impose tougher work requirements, additional drug testing and a new photo-identification requirements for food-stamp recipients.

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Business and labor clashed Wednesday over a Republican bill that would prevent local governments in Wisconsin from enacting a variety of ordinances pertaining to employment matters, including limits on working hours, overtime, benefits, and discrimination and wage claims.

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A lawmaker pushing legislation to set statewide standards for labor-peace agreements and employment matters is confident his proposal will pass through the Senate.

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The supporters of a bill that would prohibit local governments from enacting mandatory labor-peace agreements and other rules related to employment matters contend their goal is to prevent Wisconsin from becoming a patchwork of differing business regulations. The legislation, known as the Employment Law Standardization ...

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Wisconsin faces an impending shortage of workers in the skilled trades that will only be exacerbated as the baby boomer generation nears retirement.

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Wisconsin's Department of Workforce Development would no longer be able to require more than one journeyworker supervise an apprentice as part of a state-approved training program, according to a new bill being considered by state lawmakers.

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Republican legislators want to make Wisconsin the 29th state to call for a convention to add a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution, raising concerns among Democrats that the state could help open the door to ultra-conservative proposals that would drastically reshape the nation's guiding document.

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