Mahlon Mitchell, a Democratic candidate for governor, scored a big union endorsement on Thursday, while another hopeful closed the door on dropping out of the race to seek re-election to her current office.

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Luring a new Foxconn factory will cost Wisconsin more than eight times as much for each job as other job-creation deals in the past year, according to a newspaper analysis.

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Juveniles will no longer be housed at a Wisconsin youth prison that's been under federal investigation and the subject of multiple lawsuits alleging inmate abuse, Gov. Scott Walker announced on Thursday.

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Nonpartisan attorneys for the Wisconsin Legislature say parts of a newly signed law speeding up legal appeals related to the Foxconn Technology Group's factory could be unconstitutional.

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The top state Senate Democrat said Wednesday that Republicans in control of state government "own" the problem of coming up with a way to pay for improving Wisconsin's roads.

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The Democratic leader in the Wisconsin state Senate is declaring victory following a recount against her Republican opponent.

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Democrats in the state Senate gave Jennifer Shilling another two years as minority leader Tuesday, brushing aside a subpar performance at the ballot box that left Republicans with their largest majority in more than 40 years and uncertainty about whether Shilling will retain her own seat in the face of a recount.

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Wisconsin Senate Democratic Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling has chosen Lena Taylor and Jon Erpenbach to serve on the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee.

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Half of the lawmakers who have been studying the state’s personal-property tax are in favor of repeal.

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Gov. Scott Walker's $100 million property tax cut proposal won bipartisan support in the Legislature's budget committee on Tuesday, easily clearing its first hurdle as it speeds through the process with the aim of reductions appearing on bills this December.

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