Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Friday became the latest prominent Republican to pass on the change to run for Congress to replace retiring House Speaker Paul Ryan, leaving the field open for lesser-known candidates in a race that Democrats are increasingly optimistic they can win.

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State Rep. Bob Gannon, a West Bend Republican in his second term, has died.

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Wisconsin Assembly Democratic Leader Peter Barca, who broke with the majority of his party in supporting a $3 billion tax incentive package for Foxconn Technology Group and has been in charge while Democratic seats dropped to their lowest levels in 60 years, announced Thursday he is leaving his leadership post at the end of the month.

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Wisconsin Assembly Democratic Leader Peter Barca was branded as failing "on all accounts" by a fellow Democrat who was "incredibly frustrated and concerned" with his actions after Barca joined Republicans in voting for a $3 billion tax incentive package for Foxconn Technology Group.

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Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker just got what may be the biggest political boost of his career, and it couldn't have come at a much better time.

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Democratic state lawmakers have embarked on a campaign arguing that a proposed ban on certain mandatory project-labor agreements would harm veterans and subject Wisconsin contractors to more competition from out-of-state rivals.

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Wisconsin Assembly Democrats started to regroup Tuesday after an abysmal Election Day, choosing Peter Barca again as their leader amid promises of a complete strategic overhaul.

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The Democratic leader of the Wisconsin Assembly said Thursday that Gov. Scott Walker should "put on ice" his proposed merger of the state's chief economic development agency with one that hands out low-interest housing loans.

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In 2012, state Assembly leaders proposed raising the per diem payments for members who go to the Capitol on official business.

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With Republicans holding even tighter control of the Wisconsin Legislature than before and Gov. Scott Walker enjoying his third statewide victory in four years, their agenda will likely move quickly next year.

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