Today is the last day for in-person absentee voting

MADISON (AP) -- Wisconsin election officials say local election clerks have issued around 165,000 absentee ballots ahead of next week's recall elections.

Clinton to campaign with Barrett, S.C. Gov. Haley with Walker Friday

MILWAUKEE -- The Tom Barrett campaign says President Bill Clinton will be in Milwaukee on Friday, June 1st to host a get-out-the-vote rally.

Group says over $61 million spent in gubernatorial recall

MADISON (AP) -- A government watchdog group says outside groups have spent more than $21 million in Wisconsin's gubernatorial recall, bringing the total spent on the race to more than $61 million.

GAB: Top 10 things voters should know for recall election

MADISON -- The Government Accountability Board has released its list of the top 10 things a Wisconsin voter should know in advance of Tuesday's recall election, June 5th.

House debates abortion ban for sex of fetus

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- One of the most divisive issues in politics is set to take center stage in Congress on Thursday, May 31st as the House of Representatives votes on a measure banning abortions based on the sex of a fetus.

Poll: Romney favorability rating increases

(CNN) -- Mitt Romney received a jump in his favorability rating aided by increased support among female voters, according to a new survey.

Racine Senate candidates hold news conferences Wednesday

RACINE -- Candidates in Racine's state Senate recall race are making the most of the final days of the campaign before voters head to the polls on June 5th.

Walker, Barrett continue to blast one another on campaign trail

MADISON -- In one week, voters in Wisconsin will take to the polls in the historic recall race, and with just a week to go, Gov.

GAB predicting recall voter turnout between 60-65%

MADISON -- The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board is predicting that between 60 and 65 percent of the voting age population – or approximately 2.6 to 2.8 million people – will cast regular and absentee ballots for the recall election on Tuesday, June 5th.

Romney to clinch GOP nomination with Texas win

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney is set to clinch the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night, May 29th with a win in the Texas primary, a triumph of endurance for a candidate who came up short four years ago and had to fight hard this year as voters flirted with a carousel of GOP rivals.

Tammy Baldwin submits nomination papers in Senate race

MADISON -- Tammy Baldwin, the only Democrat in the race for Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seat currently held by the retiring Herb Kohl turned in her nomination signatures to the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board Tuesday, May 29th.

Voters line up on Memorial Day to cast absentee ballots

MILWAUKEE -- In a political first for the city of Milwaukee, voters had a chance to take to the polls on a holiday (Memorial Day) on Monday, May 28th, and many lined up to cast their ballot in the recall election.