Barrett launches campaign for governor in Madison Wednesday

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett managed to hold onto his seat after Tuesday's election, beating out Edward McDonald.

Wis. GOP names fake Democrats for recall primaries

MADISON (AP) -- The state GOP has lined up six fake Democrats to run in upcoming recall elections targeting Gov.

Election officials say Tuesday's voter turnout likely on track

MILWAUKEE -- Voters took to the polls on Election Day in Wisconsin - Tuesday, April 3rd, and poll workers say they believe we're on track to meet the predicted voter turnout for this election.Voters started filing in to their respective polling places as soon as the doors opened Tuesday morning, and poll workers say the volume ebbed and flowed all day long.

Searchable recall databases now on GAB website

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Searchable databases showing who signed recall petitions against Republican Gov.

Barrett calls on Democrats to run clean campaigns

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Tom Barrett sent a letter to his fellow Democratic gubernatorial candidates Sunday, asking them to run clean campaigns in the primary for Wisconsin's recall election.According to a statement, the Milwaukee mayor's letter asked candidates to take responsibility for negative attacks in the primary, including attacks by independent groups that support them. "As Democrats, we must be united in the only mission that matters: recalling Scott Walker and moving our state forward,'' Barrett wrote.The Government Accountability Board ordered a recall election last week, and Barrett jumped into the race.

Assembly Minority Leader Barca will not run for governor

MADISON -- Wisconsin Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca says he will not run for governor in the recall election against Governor Scott Walker.Barca posted a letter on his Facebook page Saturday night, March 31st.Barca says he appreciates the encouragement he's received from the public, and some constituents, but he wants to focus on returning the Wisconsin Assembly to Democratic control.The field of Democratic candidates vying to take on Walker in the recall election is already crowded - with Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, state Senator Kathleen Vinehout and Secretary of State Doug LaFollette all in the running.

Walker, Falk, Barrett preparing for gubernatorial recall election

MILWAUKEE -- The fact that there will be a recall election against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker does not come as real news to anyone involved.

GAB vote Friday to certify recall elections

MADISON -- The Government Accountability Board will order recall elections at its meeting on Friday.

Wisconsin recall web cam turned off

MADISON (AP) -- The webcam capturing all the tedious action of those reviewing petitions seeking the recall of Gov.

New recall aimed at lawmakers who voted against mining bill

MADISON (AP) -- Conservatives have launched recall efforts against two state senators who opposed a bill that would have helped a Florida company open a huge iron mine in northwestern Wisconsin.The bill would have streamlined Wisconsin's mine permitting process to help Gogebic Taconite open an iron mine just south of Lake Superior.

GAB votes to allow recalls against four GOP senators

MADISON -- The Government Accountability Board voted unanimously Monday to order recalls against four Republican state senators, determining that enough valid signatures were submitted in each case to make them stand for election perhaps as early as May."They rejected every legal challenge the senators, the governor, and the lt.

Could recall election be rematch of Walker, Barrett?

MILWAUKEE -- Could we be getting closer to a recall election that features Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker taking on his 2010 opponent, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett?So far, we know there are three official candidates: former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, State Senator Kathy Vinehout and Secretary of State Doug LaFollette.

GAB needs more time to complete recall signature review

MADISON (AP) -- State election officials say they'll probably need more time to complete their recall signature review.Democrats have turned nearly 2 million signatures against Gov.

GAB asks lawmakers to release money to cover recalls

MADISON (AP) -- Wisconsin election officials want state lawmakers to release nearly $405,000 to cover expenses related to recall efforts against six Republicans.Democrats have turned in recall petitions containing nearly two million signatures against Gov.

Gov. Walker says focus is on job creation, not "campaign issues"

MILWAUKEE – Governor Scott Walker visited P&H Mining Tuesday, a Milwaukee-based mining equipment manufacturer, to bring attention to a mining bill stalled in the Wisconsin State Legislature.

FOX6 visits location where GAB is reviewing recall petitions

MADISON -- In a nondescript brick building surrounded by a barbed wire fence and guarded by the Capitol Police, the future of the recall effort is being determined.

GAB rejects petition reviews from outside groups

MADISON -- Two tea party groups are considering a lawsuit against the Wisconsin elections board over its decision not to accept any evidence they find of fraud in petitions seeking the recall of Republican Gov.