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WASHINGTON D.C. -- Gov. Scott Walker said the way he handled the Madison union protesters in 2011 helped prepare him for dealing with world terrorists. Walker, a potential GOP presidential hopeful, made the remark Thursday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference...

MADISON -- Wisconsin's right-to-work bill moves on to the state Assembly next week, after the Senate approved it 17-to-15 Wednesday evening. Republican Jerry Petrowski of Marathon joined all 14 Democrats in voting no. As a former electrical union member, Petrowski said he was not...

MILWAUKEE -- Unlike the Act 10 limits on public union bargaining, Wisconsin's right-to-work bill for private companies may not attract as many lawsuits if it's passed. More than a half-dozen suits challenged the legality of Act 10 before the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled it to be...

MADISON -- Organized labor vowed today to fight the proposed right-to-work bill in Wisconsin although some don't believe it can be stopped. Sally Feistel of the United Steelworkers union told a reporter following a State Capitol news conference that right-to-work is inevitable. ...

MADISON -- The state Justice Department said it will most likely appeal a court ruling from Thursday which upheld the elected state superintendent's rule-making authority. The Fourth District Appellate Court in Madison said it was unconstitutional to give Gov. Scott Walker the ability...

MADISON -- Wisconsin's secretary of state has asked Gov. Scott Walker to drop his budget proposal to cut the secretary's budget and staffing by almost half. Doug La Follette, a Democrat, wrote the Republican Walker Monday and said the proposed cut would be devastating to an office...

MADISON -- Advocates for Wisconsin's rural schools say some major funding increases in the governor's proposed state budget will come at a price. The Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance said there's a general aid drop of $150 per student in the first year of Gov. Scott Walker's two-year...

ARCADIA -- The mayor of Arcadia said his city would be "lost" without companies like Ashley Furniture. John Kimmel stood up for his hometown employer Monday, after federal officials announced 38 safety violations, including 12 that OSHA deemed "willful." In total, the citations...

MADISON -- UW President Ray Cross has put a moratorium on non-essential hiring, promotions, pay raises, and out-of-state travel. The action comes in response to Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal to slash state funding for the UW by $300 million over the next two years. In a memo...

MADISON -- Wisconsin lawmakers were expected to get one step closer Tuesday to changing the way the State Supreme Court's chief justice is selected. The Senate is scheduled to hold its second and final ratification vote on a constitutional amendment to let the seven justices choose...