14 states hit record-low unemployment
Fourteen states have set new records for low unemployment rates in the last year, nearly a decade after the recession put millions of Americans out of work. The states hitting…
Wisconsin
Wisconson increases benefits for National Guard members
WISCONSIN Madison: A bill expanding Wisconsin National Guard members’ benefits has become law. Source: USA TODAY, “STATE-BY-STATE | News from across the USA”, April 18, 2018, p. 4A
Bomb threat made against Gov. Walker’s office (WI)
MADISON, WI — A bomb threat was made to Gov. Scott Walker’s office Monday afternoon. The Dane County court received a letter from an inmate in the Wisconsin prison system.…
‘Heavy Users’ Clog up Dane Co. Courts (WI)
MADISON, WI – The day after Valentine’s Day, Derrick Lamont Moore stood silent in front of a Dane County Commissioner who looked at his computer screen to learn the story…
Walker warns GOP ‘at risk of a #BlueWave’ after Democratic win in Wisconsin court race
… Walker, who is up for re-election to a third term next fall, tweeted that the results were another sign that the GOP is in trouble. ‘Tonight’s results show we…
Liberals just won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court by a huge margin
Liberal candidate Rebecca Dallet has won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, according to Decision Desk. Dallet defeated her conservative opponent for the open seat, Michael Screnock easily, and her…
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Election Is Going To Be A Barnburner
[Governor] Scott Walker’s (R, WI) fight with his state’s judiciary over his efforts to avoid two state legislative special elections — which he has now abandoned — hasn’t been the…
April 3, 2018 Wisconsin Election Results
Election-day results for all races will be updated live here after polls close. The Associated Press (AP) does not provide vote counts for uncontested races. Source: Wisconsin Vote, April 3,…
Gov. Walker open to gas tax increase for road construction if offset by cuts
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee drivers will deal with orange barrels on the freeways for the next 10 years even if Congress passes a trillion-dollar infrastructure plan, the head of the a…