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Wisconsin senate passes abortion consent bill

The Wisconsin state Senate has passed a bill placing new requirements on doctors and women before abortions can be performed. More>>

Judges reconvene case over new election maps

Federal judges in Milwaukee are reconvening in a case over whether the state's new election maps are constitutional. More>>

Poll: Walker's favorability rating dips since January

A new poll says Gov. Scott Walker's favorability rating has dipped in the past month. More>>

Candidates advance in Wausau city council, school board races Video included

An incumbent city councilman will advance to the April election, while an incumbent school board candidate will not. More>>

Sheboygan mayor loses job in recall election

Voters in Sheboygan removed Mayor Bob Ryan from office in this eastern Wisconsin city's first-ever mayoral recall election. More>>

Romney to visit southeast Michigan tea party event

Mitt Romney's campaign says the Republican presidential candidate is attending a tea party event in southeastern Michigan on Thursday, five days ahead of the state's primary election. More>>

Wis. Assembly passes child death reporting bill

The state Assembly has passed a bill that lays out new child death reporting requirements. More>>

Wis. Assembly passes ban on text solicitations

The state Assembly has passed a bill that would extend no-call prohibitions to text messages. More>>

Wis. Assembly ends workplace discrimination awards

The state Assembly has passed a bill that would put an end to punitive and compensatory damages for workplace discrimination. More>>

UPDATE: Wis. Assembly approves wetlands bill

The state Assembly has passed a bill that would help developers win wetland construction permits. More>>

Wausau radio talk show host to run for 85th Assembly Video included

Radio man Pat Snyder to run for 85th assembly More>>

Wis. Assembly names 12-12-12 Aaron Rodgers day

The state Assembly has passed a resolution naming a day for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. More>>

Lawmakers: Law won't let us redraw voter maps

A trial to determine whether the state's new election maps are constitutional has been delayed by a number of issues, including an assertion by lawmakers that the state Constitution prevents them from making changes to the maps approved last year. More>>

Wis. Senate passes worker training bill

The Wisconsin state Senate has passed a bill supported by Gov. Scott Walker that creates a pilot program to provide people on unemployment a chance to receive part-time training with employers that may lead to full-time work. More>>

US Rep. Bachmann says she'll seek old Minn. seat

Former Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says she'll run for re-election in her old Minnesota congressional district, even though a state judicial panel redrew the map to put her home in a Democratic incumbent's district. More>>

Wis. Senate passes voter registration bill

The Wisconsin state Senate has passed a bill that would remove a requirement in state law that voter registration be offered to students in high school. More>>

Santorum blasts Obama's motives on power, abortion

A surging Rick Santorum is making increasingly harsh remarks about President Barack Obama, questioning not just the president's competence but his motives and even his Christian values. More>>

Santorum says he was an outsider inside Congress

Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum says he was an outsider while inside Congress, a lawmaker who attacked corruption from within. More>>

Romney wades into social issues in native Michigan

Mitt Romney is wading into the social and religious issues that have helped fuel rival Rick Santorum's rise. More>>

Gingrich tells OK lawmakers he'll reel in feds

A once-powerful Washington figure himself, Newt Gingrich says he'd shrink the role of the nation's capital if sent back as president. More>>

Santorum 'super' PAC returned big foreign donation

A political action committee supporting Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says it has refunded a $50,000 donation from a London-based securities firm because the money came from a foreign source. Such contributions are illegal under U.S. law. More>>

Feds loan $638M for health co-ops in 8 states, including Wis.

The Obama administration is awarding loans totaling more than $638 million to start up new health care cooperatives serving eight states. More>>

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