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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Although Democrats held on to a U.S. Senate seat and appeared to score a big victory in the governor's race, they were unable to seize outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan's seat or send former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl's nephew to Congress.

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Gov. Scott Walker faces the toughest battle of his political career. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is trying to fend off a no-holds-barred Republican challenger. And Democrats are trying to seize the congressional seat now held by House Speaker Paul Ryan, which has been under Republican control for 23 years, as well as reclaim the majority in the state Senate and retake the attorney general's office after more than a decade of GOP control.

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The Wisconsin Building Trades Council announced Thursday that it has endorsed a group of Democrats seeking state and federal offices in the general election scheduled for Nov. 6.

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Labor unions and the Michels family of Michels Corp. renown were significant contributors to opposing attorney general candidates in August, according to recent campaign filings.

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Along with providing additional physical security, the state's second round of school-safety grants, totaling $45 million, will be used to set up school-safety intervention teams and to try to improve students' mental health, Attorney General Brad Schimel announced on Tuesday.

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