By JASON SMATHERS Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Protests at the Wisconsin Capitol over public workers’ collective bargaining rights cost more than $7.8 million for police, and damage to the Capitol will cost about $270,000 to repair, a state ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials have yet to receive a report on damage by union protesters to the Capitol, but now expect it later this week. Department of Administration spokeswoman Carla Vigue said the report was not received on ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A report on damage to the Wisconsin Capitol that came following weeks of protests will not include any estimate of how much any repairs will cost. The restoration expert working on the report told The Associated ...

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By SCOTT BAUER and ?TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Thursday did what thousands of pro-union protesters and boycotting Democratic lawmakers couldn’t, forcing Republican Gov. Scott Walker to halt plans to implement a law ...

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By SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge ruled Thursday the state’s divisive new collective bargaining law had not taken effect, and officials in Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s administration say he plans to ...

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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) — The showdown over Wisconsin’s explosive union bargaining law shifted from the Statehouse back to the courthouse on Tuesday, but it remained unclear when or even whether the measure would take effect. ...

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Facing questions Tuesday from the Joint Committee on Finance, state Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch said Wisconsin’s recycling mandate is no longer necessary. Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget would eliminate the mandate, allowing municipalities to decide whether or not ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker’s top aide says the Wisconsin Department of Administration is moving forward with implementation of a new law taking away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most state workers. Department Secretary Mike Huebsch said ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials now say the cost to repair damage at the state Capitol could be as low as $350,000. Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch said the original $7.5 million estimate to repair marble damaged by ...

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