A requirement that able-bodied adults on Wisconsin's food stamps program work or get trained for a job at least 20 hours a week is scheduled to be voted on by the Legislature's budget committee. More>>
Wisconsin's budget-writing committee is scheduled to review provisions in Governor Scott Walker's spending plan that would pull money from the state's environmental management fund to cover sand mining inspections. More>>
Wisconsin election officials have decided to ask the Legislature to make a number of changes to Wisconsin's absentee voting regulations. More>>
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a Gov. Scott Walker proposal that has won approval by the Legislature's budget committee. More>>
Walker's budget would exempt rent-to-own businesses from Wisconsin's consumer protection laws and not require them to disclose interest rates. More>>
Minnesota Democrats are making a late push on a bill to raise the state's minimum wage. More>>
Pay increases for Minnesota lawmakers won't be happening this legislative session. More>>
The Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a school funding bill that boosts education spending in a number of areas. More>>
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will visit Iowa this week to deliver a speech that may bolster speculation that he will run for president in 2016. More>>
A well-known Democratic Party of Wisconsin adviser is leaving his position. More>>
Many Minnesota cities and counties will see a big bump in their state aid, and for that they're being required to tamp down property taxes. More>>