A committee charged with dismantling the state's youth prison has pared down a list of possible sites for new prisons, but it could cost more and take longer to overhaul the system than initially expected.

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About 60 people gathered recently at North Division High School to discuss opportunities for juvenile-justice reform following state legislation that will close Wisconsin's youth prisons.

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The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Senate said on Wednesday that the state's juvenile prison has "been a mess for some time" and that Gov. Scott Walker's administration should have done more to deal with such concerns earlier.

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The Democratic Milwaukee businessman Andy Gronik is ending his campaign for governor.

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Gov. Scott Walker is signing legislation to close a troubled youth prison in Wisconsin and authorize money for new prisons across the state.

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Wisconsin lawmakers finished their push on Thursday to close the state's troubled youth prison and enact Gov. Scott Walker's child-tax rebate, sending bills that would accomplish both goals on to the governor for his signature.

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The Wisconsin Senate wrapped up its two-year session on Tuesday by signing off on bills that would close the troubled Lincoln Hills youth prison, provide a $100 per-child tax rebate and lay out $100 million for schools to improve security.

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Republicans who control the Legislature reached deals on Tuesday to approve a $100 million school-safety proposal, a $100 per-child tax rebate and August sales-tax holiday and an $80 million juvenile-justice overhaul to replace the troubled Lincoln Hills prison with smaller prisons.

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Personality clashes and policy differences among the Republicans who control the Legislature are putting Gov. Scott Walker's priorities in peril with the session scheduled to end next week.

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Wisconsin Senate Republicans broke with the state Assembly over a plan to overhaul the state's juvenile-justice system, pursuing a scaled-back proposal on Wednesday that would still close the Lincoln Hills prison by 2021 but would pull back on a proposed $80 million reorganization.

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