Virtual job fair for veterans to be held Thursday

MADISON (AP) -- A virtual job fair for veterans and service members in Wisconsin is being planned for Thursday.Gov.

State Rep. Vos says Legislature needs "cleansing of the soul"

MADISON (AP) -- One of the top Republicans in the Wisconsin state Assembly says there needs to be a "cleansing of the soul" following the tumultuous legislative session that ended last week.State Rep.

Kelly Rindfleisch pleads not guilty during arraignment

MILWAUKEE -- Kelly Rindfleisch, one of the people linked to an on-going John Doe investigation pleaded not guilty during her arraignment Tuesday morning.

More than two dozen WI judges signed Walker recall petitions

SHEBOYGAN (AP) -- More than two dozen Wisconsin judges from 16 counties were among the tens of thousands of people who signed petitions to recall Gov.

Water permitting bill headed to Gov. Walker's desk

MADISON (AP) -- The state Assembly passed a bill Friday that would ease restrictions on pier and dock construction on state waters.Currently the Department of Natural Resources issues general or individualized permits allowing such construction activity.

Homebrew bill headed for Gov. Walker's desk

MADISON (AP) -- A bill that would make crucial changes to Wisconsin's homebrew law has passed the Legislature.The bill now moves to Gov.

State Senate passes bill lifting Family Care cap

MADISON (AP) -- The state Senate has passed a plan to lift an enrollment cap on the Family Care program.The program is designed to keep elderly people in their homes and out of nursing homes.

Walker may call special session to discuss mining

MADISON -- The mining bill may not be dead after all, after Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signaled that he may be willing to call a special session.

Gov. Walker's escape: his 2003 Harley-Davidson Road King

When time and the weather allows, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker escapes the near-constant controversy that's followed him through his first term in office by hiding in plain-sight, on his used 2003 Harley-Davidson Road King.

Walker sets up legal defense fund in wake of John Doe investigation

MADISON -- Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has created a legal defense fund in the wake of an ongoing John Doe investigation into some of those who served as aides to Walker while he was Milwaukee's county executive.

John Doe suspect Kevin Kavanaugh failed to appear in court

MILWAUKEE -- Kevin Kavanaugh, one of the suspects involved in the on-going John Doe investigation, failed to appear in court Monday morning.

GAB wants recall primary held May 15, election June 12

MADISON -- Two upcoming dates could prove crucial in the recall elections against Governor Scott Walker and five other Republicans.

GAB to ask for an extension in recall process

MADISON -- In a memo Friday, the Government Accountability Board’s director, Kevin Kennedy, advised the board that it should ask a Dane County judge for more time to finish going through recall petitions.Currently, the board needs to be done by March 19 under a court order, but after meeting on Monday, the GAB could ask a judge for an extension to April 6 on Wednesday.If the judge grants the request, recall elections would take place on May 15, 2012 for primary elections and June 12, 2012 for the general election.The Wisconsin Democratic Party vehemently disagrees with any extension because in its view it only helps Governor Scott Walker.“It advantages (Walker) to have a delay because it it allows him to leverage the only thing he has left, which is corporate cash,” Graham Zielinski the Wisconsin Democratic Party communications director said on Friday. “He’s lost the people.