Gov. Walker calls special session on opioid bills: "This isn't somebody else's problem"
MADISON— Governor Scott Walker is calling a special legislative session to pass a package of bills designed to curb heroin and opioid abuse.
Things to know about the new Wisconsin legislative session
MADISON — Wisconsin legislators will start their next two-year session with plenty of pomp and circumstance but they'll face some thorny issues almost immediately.Lawmakers return to Madison on Tuesday for inauguration, a ceremony marked by smiles, handshakes and photo opportunities.
Wisconsin Republicans to swear in largest majorities in decades, ask Trump for new authority
MADISON -- Wisconsin Republicans will swear in their biggest majorities since the 1950s when lawmakers return to Madison this week, and GOP leaders are calling on President-elect Donald Trump to provide states with new wide-ranging authority.
GOP in 2017 controls Wisconsin Legislature, Governor's office, presidency for first time since 1970
MADISON — For the first time in nearly half a century, Republicans in 2017 will control the Wisconsin Legislature, the governor's office and the presidency.Wisconsin legislative leaders and Gov.
DOT Secretary Mark Gottlieb the fourth Walker administration official to resign this year after controversies
MADISON -- State Department of Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb has become the fourth high-ranking official in Gov.
Governor Walker names new transportation secretary
MADISON — Gov.
Governor Scott Walker brushes off AG probe into John Doe leaks
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In year of big stories, politics was the biggest
MILWAUKEE — Violence and arson on the north side of Milwaukee after the fatal shooting of a black man by police.
Assembly committee OKs investigation into leak during Gov. Walker John Doe investigation
MADISON — The state Assembly has authorized Attorney General Brad Schimel to investigate how evidence collected during a secret investigation into Republican Gov.
What lies ahead for Gov. Scott Walker? He offers hints during a one-on-one interview
MADISON -- Will Gov.
Gov. Scott Walker asks President-elect Trump for more control over refugees
MADISON — Wisconsin Gov.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wants to see comprehensive plan on juvenile prisons
MADISON — Wisconsin state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he'd like to see a comprehensive plan on how the state handles juvenile offenders in the wake of investigations into wrongdoing at the Lincoln Hills prison.But Vos said Tuesday that no such report can be done until ongoing investigations at Lincoln Hills are complete.
Wisconsin grand jury likely to investigate John Doe leak
MADISON — Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says the state Department of Justice will likely convene a grand jury to investigate a leak of evidence collected during a secret investigation into whether Gov.