Baraboo Assemblyman Fred Clark ran a red light and hit a bicyclist more than two seconds after the cyclist had been given a green light, a video... >>MORE
Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz on Thursday endorsed a proposed $109 million redevelopment of The Edgewater hotel and said he’d seek $16 million in public assistance for the project after a consultant’s report urged the city to move quickly on the project and delay others,... >>MORE
Among the 413 couples registered as domestic partners in the state are Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and Lauren Azar, a Madison lawyer and commissioner with the Public Service Commission.
Gov. Jim Doyle reached out to a loyal ally today in naming the attorney to defend the state against a legal challenge to its benefits registry for same-sex couples.
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said today he won’t defend the state against a lawsuit challenging the state’s new domestic partner registry, a decision registry proponents blasted.
John Stossel, the ABC reporter and commentator, will be the key speaker at three meetings next week, including one in Madison, sponsored by a conservative group opposed to Congressional health care reform... >>MORE
Gov. Jim Doyle’s announcement Monday that he will not seek a third term as governor sets off Wisconsin’s first wide-open governor’s race since 1982 and promises to cause a political chain reaction... >>MORE
Gov. Jim Doyle, the first Democrat in a generation to be re-elected to the state’s highest office, will not seek a third term, the Web site Politico.com reported Saturday.
The Madison Trust for Historic Preservation is coming out strong against a developer's proposal for a $109 million redevelopment of the landmark Edgewater Hotel.
The Hammes Co. wants to restore the original... >>MORE
Federal stimulus spending on road projects in the state will create or retain 5,900 jobs, Gov. Jim Doyle said today.
Doyle said Wisconsin is leading the country in rapidly spending its federal economic stimulus aid. The Democratic governor made the announcement as he sought... >>MORE
As the debate on health care continues in Congress and around the country, U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, is planning four telephone town hall meetings next week to hear feedback on the... >>MORE
A freshman lawmaker will take to the road for constituent feedback next Monday, when she will be riding Madison Metro buses for a proposed "rolling listening session."
Gov. Jim Doyle is reviewing the work of his unlicensed former legal counsel to make sure she didn't inadvertently overstep her bounds, a spokesman said.
Chandra Miller Fienen resigned Friday amid... >>MORE
Gov. Jim Doyle’s chief legal counsel resigned today after the Republican Party of Wisconsin filed a complaint with state regulators alleging that she was practicing law without a... >>MORE
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is seeking public feedback this month on its 20-year transportation blueprint.
Connections 2030 is meant to help policy makers address transportation challenges facing the state. It looks at all forms of transportation in Wisconsin,... >>MORE
Even politicians aren't immune from the national recession. New figures from the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign show that campaign fundraising by Wisconsin lawmakers is... >>MORE
Republican state Sen. Dan Kapanke, of La Crosse, said Monday that he will challenge Democratic congressman Ron Kind for the state’s 3rd Congressional District.
The head of a French train company on Monday sharply criticized the state’s decision last month to buy two high-speed passenger trains from a Spanish firm for $47.5 million without a competitive bidding... >>MORE
A group that was seeking to recall Gov. Jim Doyle is calling off its effort, vowing instead to seek to defeat the Democratic governor in the November 2010 elections.
The lawmaker who leads the Assembly education committee offered me an interesting take on the 15 percent cut to Madison schools and dozens of other districts for the coming school year.
The Assembly Natural Resources Committee holds a hearing on AB 138, which would give the Natural Resources Board authority to appoint the DNR secretary and strip the... >>MORE
Madison schools may have to "eviscerate programs," create "untenably large classes" or jack up property taxes to cover nearly $12 million in state cuts to the district, the Madison school board... >>MORE
Downtown Madison, Inc. a group that promotes the central city, is endorsing the Dane County Regional Airport as the location for a proposed high-speed rail station.
DMI says it will support continued discussions on a Downtown Madison multi-modal transit station that would... >>MORE
Legislature
There are no legislative meetings today, but Gov. Jim Doyle discusses state agriculture programs at Farm Technology Days in Waterloo at noon.
Legislature
There are no legislative meetings today, but Assembly Democrats are holding a golfing fundraiser they postponed in June because the budget was still under consideration.
There are no legislative hearings or votes scheduled for today. But Gov. Jim Doyle has scheduled a 10:30 a.m. announcement in Madison on high-speed rail.
Remember that $1,000-per-person fundraiser that Assembly Democrats called off in June amid criticism that it was taking place while lawmakers were working on the budget?
Gov. Jim Doyle has scheduled a trade mission to Japan and China in September designed to help Wisconsin businesses find customers and spur investment in the state.
Those two countries are among the biggest importers of goods from Wisconsin. Japan imported $724.4 million... >>MORE
Supreme Court
The state Supreme Court has ruled state workers' names are public. The Legislature didn't create an exemption in the public records... >>MORE
Supreme Court:
In a widely watched case, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 6-0 that a child made ill by lead paint can't sue manufacturers for defective design.
Tax and fee changes will bring in $1.9 billion more to the state as a result of the two-year budget passed by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Jim Doyle, according to a new report from the Legislative Fiscal... >>MORE
Sixty-three percent of Wisconsin residents approve of the way President Barack Obama is handling his job as president, according to a UW-Madison Badger Poll.
The poll, which was conducted over a two month... >>MORE
Some of Wisconsin’s top business leaders have formed a statewide business group they say will offer comprehensive, bipartisan solutions to improve the state’s business... >>MORE
Former Congressman Mark Neumann says creating jobs will be the top issue in the 2010 gubernatorial campaign and as a businessman he's the best candidate to do it.
Neumann, 55, filed papers today to run for... >>MORE
The state's elections agency announced today it is filing lawsuits against eight legislative campaigns for failing to submit required campaign finance reports.
Gov. Jim Doyle told reporters Monday he’s committed to fulfilling the remainder of his four-year term, but he continued his demurrals over whether he’ll run for re-election in 2010.
The state ethics and elections watchdog will have as much money as it needs to conduct investigations of lawmakers under a compromise budget plan for 2009-11.
Senate Democrats had sought to authorize the... >>MORE
A conference committee hurrying to resolve state budget differences between lawmakers in the Senate and Assembly could vote on a compromise proposal later today, a key legislator said.
The Wisconsin Legislature ranks 22nd nationally and received a grade of C from The Center for Public Integrity for its degree of financial disclosure, the center announced today.
The financial disclosure rankings are based on a 43-question survey that gauges public access to... >>MORE
Rep. Leah Vukmir, R-Wauwatosa, will announce Thursday that she will run against freshman Sen. Jim Sullivan, D-Wauwatosa, next year, a Republican leader said.
Senate Minority Leader Scott Fitzgerald,... >>MORE
A conference committee to work out differences between competing versions of the state budget has been named and is expected to meet this evening, legislative leaders said today.
In a joint statement, Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan, D-Janesville, and Senate Majority Leader... >>MORE
The state ethics and elections watchdog found no collusion between a political action committee run by the new chairman of the state Democratic Party and Democratic Sen. Jim Holperin's campaign during the 2008 election.
Betraying some tension with fellow Democrats in the Legislature, Gov. Jim Doyle said he would call a special session for Wednesday at 1 p.m. to approve changes to the state's hospital tax before a June 30 budget deadline.
“My preference would be for the entire budget... >>MORE
Gov. Jim Doyle is traveling to Washington, D.C., this week for meetings on health care with President Barack Obama and to be the featured speaker at a Democratic Governors Association luncheon on Thursday, his... >>MORE
Three Milwaukee County supervisors have filed an ethics complaint against County Executive Scott Walker over the statewide motorcycle tour Walker has scheduled for later this month, saying it will actually benefit his... >>MORE
When lawmakers created the Government Accountability Board in 2007, they touted the fact they were giving the agency an unlimited budget to conduct ethics investigations.
The state would raise a tax by nearly a half billion dollars on stock and property owners to pay for roads and ditch a tax on oil companies that could get passed on to consumers, under a budget proposal by Senate... >>MORE
The Senate appears ready to take up the 2009-11 budget on Wednesday, with Senate leaders planning to meet later this morning to formally schedule debate.
Senate Democrats are scheduled to continue meeting... >>MORE
Gov. Jim Doyle trails two possible Republican opponents in 2010, according to a North Carolina polling firm. The results contrast with a poll released last week showing Doyle with leads over Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and developer Mark Neumann, a former Congressman.... >>MORE
Senate Democrats will take up a version of the state budget today that contains controversial provisions involving a tax on oil companies and negligence lawsuits.
