Few legislative causes have drawn as much interest and as little momentum as redistricting, the drawing of new voter boundaries after each 10-year census.

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The Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill Wednesday that would ensure that employees whose hours are reduced to avoid layoffs can receive unemployment benefits.

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Opponents and proponents of a planned $64.6 million, 2.1-mile streetcar project in downtown Milwaukee agree on one thing: It's time to determine who will pay to move utilities that are in the way of the project.

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A Milwaukee committee wants to increase the appeal of City Hall as a destination for residents and visitors.

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By ?TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his fellow Republicans face a new hurdle in their campaign to curb public sector unions’ power. So far Republicans have managed win after win — overcoming ...

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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge weighed arguments Tuesday about whether an order she issued intended to temporarily block the state’s divisive new collective bargaining law was still in place, or whether Republican leaders ...

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By ?SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans insist that the anti-union law that sparked weeks of protests at the state Capitol and that is being challenged in court takes effect Saturday because a state office decided ...

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By Marie Rohde The spokesman for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District on Thursday acknowledged it might not have been a good idea to cement shut overflow points that once let sewage into waterways during major storms. “Those are relief valves,” ...

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