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MADISON — The Wisconsin Assembly is scheduled to vote Thursday afternoon on a bill to reduce the influence of labor unions on tax funded construction. Brookfield Republican Rob Hutton proposed the measure, which would prohibit local governments from forcing contractors to have...

MADISON -- The state Legislature's GOP leaders are giving a cold reception to a pair of Democratic bills to legalize medical marijuana. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he remains against the concept, but he has not talked with his GOP caucus about it. Assembly Speaker...

Gov. Scott Walker's office says it has asked the state Health Services agency to investigate reports of medical errors and staffing shortages at the state veterans' nursing home in Waupaca County.

MADISON – Gov. Scott Walker tells all state agencies they should assume there will be zero funding growth for them in the next Wisconsin budget. Those agencies are on the clock, needing to have their proposals to the governor's office by Sept. 15. Walker says he wants to extend...

The potential swine flu outbreak has the University of Wisconsin System thinking about suspending a rule that makes employees get doctors' notes when they take sick leave. The Board of Regents will be asked on Friday to suspend the requirement for at least the current school year....

With Wisconsin facing what state officials called the worst budget disaster ever, the University of Wisconsin-System Board of Regents will take up a proposal to scale back pay raises for faculty and academic staff. The plan was announced on Friday by Kevin P. Reilly, UW System president....