GOP has high hopes for McCain to win Wisconsin

John Nichols

As Republicans gather in Stevens Point for their 2008 state convention this weekend, nothing sums up the change dynamics for Wisconsin's Grand Old Party this year better than the nostalgic reference to the campaign the Republicans would have liked to run in this essential swing state. read story

Tears flow as Med Flight crash victims honored (with audio)

Kathleen Masterson
Correspondent for The Capital Times

Mourners by the hundreds remembered Dr. Darren Bean and Steve Lipperer for their kindness, skill and humor Thursday, and then the bells tolled for them. Bean and Lipperer, along with nurse Mark Coyne of Waunakee, died Saturday when their Med Flight helicopter crashed near La Crosse. A tear-stained gathering of 1,500 people watched the memorial procession Thursday evening from the Monona Terrace Convention Center rooftop. read story

Unemployment insurance hearings set

The public will get a chance to recommend improvements to the state's unemployment insurance program at a series of five hearings conducted by the Department of Workforce Development. read story

Doyle signs budget fix, including vetoes

Associated Press

Gov. Jim Doyle has used his partial veto power to order state agencies to cut deeper and ensure schools will get promised aid payments on time. read story

Pothole Patrol to start soon on main east side streets

Bill Novak

Pothole-pocked stretches of two main arterials on Madison's east side will get fixed sooner rather than later. read story