Posted: 10:35 AM - Wisconsin officials hope a new incentive plan will trim participation in the state's welfare-to-work program.

Posted: 06/18/2013 - The state Senate has passed legislation that would invest millions of dollars in public money in Wisconsin startups despite criticism that it only targets limited industries.

Posted: 06/18/2013 - Two officials say that Secretary of State John Kerry has chosen Russ Feingold, a former Democratic senator from Wisconsin, as the new U.S. special envoy for Africa Great Lakes region.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - Democrats in the state Legislature are calling on moderate Republicans to join with them in voting against the state budget this week.

Updated: 06/16/2013 - MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Moderate Republican state senators are seeking major changes to the Wisconsin state budget, including undoing a statewide expansion of private school vouchers and accepting a federally funded Medicaid expansion.

Posted: 06/13/2013 - Veterans groups want the state Legislature to undo proposed limits on a popular property tax credit for disabled veterans and their spouses.

Posted: 06/13/2013 - Gov. Scott Walker has withdrawn the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents nomination of a UW-Platteville student whose name appears on the petition to recall Walker.

Updated: 06/12/2013 - Republicans abruptly shut off debate before a dramatic vote approving a bill that requires women seeking an abortion first have an abortion performed.

Posted: 06/07/2013 - The state Assembly is expected to vote next week on a Republican bill designed to reinstate photo identification requirements for voters.

Posted: 06/07/2013 - A Milwaukee attorney is angry over a provision adopted by the Legislature's budget committee that would further tighten Wisconsin's civil litigation rules.