Posted: 3:25 PM 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: 12:17 PM 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: 10:59 AM Democrats in the state Legislature are calling on moderate Republicans to join with them in voting against the state budget this week.

Updated: 10:42 PM 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: 12:51 PM Veterans groups want the state Legislature to undo proposed limits on a popular property tax credit for disabled veterans and their spouses.

Posted: 12:43 PM 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 Scott Walker has withdrawn the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents nomination of a UW-Platteville student whose name appears on the petition to recall Walker.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: 12:41 PM Republicans abruptly shut off debate before a dramatic vote approving a bill that requires women seeking an abortion first have an abortion performed.

Posted: 4:43 PM The state Assembly is expected to vote next week on a Republican bill designed to reinstate photo identification requirements for voters.

Posted: 3:20 PM A Milwaukee attorney is angry over a provision adopted by the Legislature's budget committee that would further tighten Wisconsin's civil litigation rules.

Updated: 1:57 PM The Wisconsin Democratic Party of Wisconsin will hold their convention June 7-8 in Waukesha County.

Posted: 10:49 AM The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a Republican-backed bill aimed at making it harder for courts to block state.

Posted: 10:44 AM The Wisconsin Assembly has approved a bipartisan bill that would give veterans priority over other students when they register for University of Wisconsin System and state technical college classes.

Updated: 7:03 AM The Assembly is scheduled to take up a bill on Thursday that would invest state and private money in Wisconsin startups.

Posted: 7:21 AM The state Assembly is set to pass a Republican bill this week that would allow attorneys to block court orders nullifying state laws, but it looks like it's going to be a while before the Senate gets to it.

Posted: 2:30 PM Governor Scott Walker and Republican legislative leaders are nearing an agreement on the last three big pieces of the state budget.

Posted: 7:22 AM The Legislature's budget committee is poised to decide whether to create a solicitor general's office within the state Justice Department.

Updated: 5:46 PM Governor Scott Walker is gearing up for re-election next year. But the Wisconsin Republican's actions suggest he might be seeking a much bigger prize -- the presidency in 2016.

Posted: 2:31 PM Unemployment rates improved in nearly all 72 Wisconsin counties last month.

Posted: 7:46 AM Public safety workers could collectively bargain over their health insurance premiums but not other costs of their plan under action taken by the Legislature's budget committee.

Posted: 9:23 AM It would be harder to recall a local Wisconsin elected official from office under a proposal up for a hearing before a legislative committee.

Posted: 9:22 AM A wide-reaching change that would allow the state to sell off properties ranging from prisons and power plants to University of Wisconsin dormitories and state highways is up for approval before the Legislature's budget committee.

Updated: 10:42 AM A new report says the sand mining and natural gas industries have given Wisconsin candidates nearly $758,000 since 2007, with contributions spiking last year as sand mining took off in the state.

Posted: 3:55 PM A proposed work requirement for food stamps recipients in Wisconsin is projected to knock half of the people off the program.

Posted: 3:16 PM State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a proposal by Gov. Scott Walker.

Posted: 12:58 PM Democrats say a move to standardize erosion control rules for commercial construction sites is simply another Republican effort to take away local authorities' power.