Gov. Walker defends call to minimize spending on major road projects due to funding shortfall

MADISON -- Governor Scott Walker is defending his call to "minimize" spending on major road projects in southeastern Wisconsin because of a funding shortfall -- saying you wouldn't put an addition onto your home if you haven't had a raise in years.Assembly Speaker Robin Vos this week called Walker's plan "not smart" because the roads will keep getting worse.Walker said people elsewhere in the state don't want to pay for more big Milwaukee projects."Those were needed.

Wisconsin abortion rules in danger after SCOTUS Texas ruling: Gov. Walker speaks out

PEWAUKEE -- The United States Supreme Court on Monday, June 27th issued a major ruling -- striking down Texas' regulations requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.Supporters of the restrictions say they were necessary to protect women's health -- but in a 5-3 decision, the justices sided with clinics that had argued the regulations were a veiled attempt to make it more difficult for women to get abortions.This was the high court's first major decision on abortion in two decades.

Wisconsin Supreme Court: Milwaukee can no longer enforce residency requirement

MADISON — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says Milwaukee can no longer enforce its residency requirement.The court ruled 5-2 on Thursday, June 23rd that Milwaukee's long-standing requirement that its public workers live in the city is subject to a state law barring such restrictions.The ruling Thursday reverses a state appeals court decision that said Milwaukee's residency requirement could not be superseded by a state law passed in 2013.That law prohibits local governments from enforcing any residency requirements beyond requiring police and firefighters to live within 15 miles of the government unit.