Economy

• Collective bargaining ends in Wisconsin; Senate Dems return

  Mar 10th, 2011 by Patti Wenzel

  Bill passes the Assembly amid protests as Gov. Walker draws fire from the White House and the Wisconsin 14 comes home

• Madison ignites as GOP strips collective bargaining rights

  Mar 9th, 2011 by Patti Wenzel

  GOP Senators hastily pass a bill that strips union rights but doesn't address the budget. Unions call for a general strike as the idea of compromise recedes.

• Walker blames a few “radical” Dems for upcoming layoffs

  Mar 3rd, 2011 by Jon Anne Willow

  Walker vows pink slips Friday. But will those come from the over 8,000 jobs slated for elimination in his upcoming budget?

• BREAKING

  Wisconsin 14 face contempt of senate charges

  Mar 3rd, 2011 by Patti Wenzel

  Wisconsin Senate Republicans go for a nuclear option to bring back the 14 wayward Democrats. Will this work?

• Walker’s budget makes deep cuts

  Mar 2nd, 2011 by Patti Wenzel

  Scott Walker describes his budget "as a return to frugality" which will lead to economic freedom for millions of Wisconsin residents. Or will it?

• Gov. Walker holds to his message, almost

  Feb 28th, 2011 by Patti Wenzel

  During appearances on national television and the local Sunday Insight, Walker stays consistent, defending the budget bill and telling the Wisconsin 14 to come home.

• FEED CUT

  Capitol Police clear building at 4 pm: Watch it live

  Feb 27th, 2011 by Jon Anne Willow

  70,000 protesters believe the Capitol is their house. Will the police force them out? Will these so-far peaceful protests turn ugly? Watch here.

• State budget fires rage across the Midwest

  Feb 25th, 2011 by Patti Wenzel

  Protesters spread out across the upper Midwest against proposed budget cuts, union concessions, tuition increases and right to work laws.

• UPDATED

  Bill passes Assembly amid chaos; Wisconsin 14 will not return

  Feb 25th, 2011 by Patti Wenzel

  In a lightning-fast vote early Friday, AB 11 passes 51-17, with 4 Republicans voting against. In Illinois, the senators are staying put.

• Wisconsin Senator Chris Larson speaks

  Feb 24th, 2011 by Patti Wenzel

  The freshman senator has no regrets. Calling from somewhere in Illinois, Larson shared strategy, possible compromises and a constituent's care package with TCD.

• Walker

  pass the bill or the layoffs will begin

  Feb 22nd, 2011 by Jon Anne Willow

  In his "fireside chat," Walker urged Democratic Senators to return to Madison and vote, or 1,500 state workers could receive pink slips next week.

• Wisconsin Assembly budget bill “debate” no debate at all

  Feb 22nd, 2011 by Patti Wenzel

  Democrats offer amendments, but Assembly GOP are mum. Down the hall, Senate Republicans pass a strict Voter ID bill while 14 Democrats remain in Illinois.