GOP Senate leader looks at elections changes, moving away from retired judges
The nonpartisan board that oversees elections in Wisconsin too often favors Democrats and needs to be reconstituted, perhaps with a more partisan model like what previously existed, incoming Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Monday.
Walker former aide Russell pleads guilty in theft case (UPDATE)
One of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's close associates pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing thousands of dollars from a nonprofit group he ran, in a deal with prosecutors that could spare him more than a decade behind bars.
Judge: Ex-Walker aides investigation continues (UPDATE)
The judge overseeing the investigation into people who worked for Gov. Scott Walker when he was the Milwaukee County executive said Wednesday that the probe is not complete and remains open.
Walker hopes John Doe investigation finally ends
Gov. Scott Walker says he hopes Milwaukee County prosecutors' secret probe into his former county associates and campaign donors ends this week.
View from around the state: An odd show in open court
Statements made in court by the prosecution at the sentencing last week of a former aide to Scott Walker certainly raised more questions than they answered.
Walker seeks applicants for Jefferson County judicial vacancy
Gov. Scott Walker is seeking applicants for appointment to the Jefferson County Circuit Court.
Walker confident he’s clear in John Doe investigation (UPDATE)
Gov. Scott Walker said Monday that he remains "absolutely" confident that he is not a subject of a criminal investigation involving former aides in his Milwaukee County office.
Sentencing postponed again for former Walker aide
The sentencing for a former aide to Gov. Scott Walker has been postponed for a third time, to help compel her cooperation in a separate case.
Milwaukee attempts to intervene in collective bargaining case
The city of Milwaukee filed a petition Tuesday to intervene in a lawsuit alleging Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining law is unconstitutional.
Democrats rip Walker over county, campaign ties
Democrats pounced Tuesday on emails that they claim show Republican Gov. Scott Walker engaged in illegal campaigning while he was Milwaukee County executive.
Walker’s former aide sentenced to 6 months in jail (UPDATE)
A Milwaukee judge sentenced one of Gov. Scott Walker's former top aides to six months in jail and three years of probation Monday for doing campaign work on the taxpayers' time.
Report: Walker campaign, GOP hired probe defendant
A court document says a former aide to Gov. Scott Walker who pleaded guilty to felony misconduct in office has been on the payroll of Walker's campaign and the Wisconsin Republican Party.
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- Milwaukee Mayor speaks in D.C. Tuesday at White House water summit
- Chicago man sentenced to prison after being caught with ‘Trump Gun’
- FTC bans non-competes
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Dane County Circuit Court
- Milwaukee man charged in dismemberment death pleads not guilty
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- UW Madison Professor: America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees
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