With a recent federal approval, developers are moving closer to taking a chance on a new Ho-Chunk Nation casino and resort in Beloit.

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Gov. Scott Walker has repeatedly said that his biggest regret from his first year in office was that he didn't spend more time explaining his union restrictions to the public.

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Gov. Scott Walker plans to make what he's calling a "major economic development" announcement at the Kimberly-Clark factory in northeast Wisconsin.

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Gov.-elect Tony Evers said on Sunday that he's not optimistic that outgoing governor Scott Walker will veto bills the Republican-dominated state Legislature approved to limit the new governor's power.

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Gov. Scott Walker is hinting that there may still be a chance to save a Kimberly-Clark factory and about 300 jobs after a tax-incentive bill failed in the Legislature.

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Republican lawmakers on Wednesday passed a series of bills meant to restrict the powers of the incoming governor and attorney general, both Democrats.

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Wisconsin Republicans, just weeks away from losing control of both the governor's and attorney general's offices, planned to take big lame-duck votes Tuesday on a sweeping attempt to limit the powers of incoming Democrats, a step that opponents decried as a last-gasp power grab and attempt to invalidate the election.

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The Wisconsin Senate has confirmed Gov. Scott Walker's appointment of his top aid to the state's utility-regulatory body.

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Wisconsin Republicans planned to forge ahead Monday with a rare lame-duck session to give Gov. Scott Walker a chance to limit the powers of his Democratic successor, move the 2020 presidential primary date to benefit a conservative state Supreme Court justice and enact various other changes, which are almost certain to spur legal challenges.

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With a budget request that's likely to change greatly under the newly elected governor, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has proposed broadening its borrowing powers as a way pay for road rehabilitation work while avoiding any need to raise the state's gas tax or vehicle-related fees.

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