Bankruptcy filings in Wisconsin rose 16% during the first half of this year, an increase lawyers say was driven largely by consumers and small-business operators who couldn't find enough work in the slow economy to keep up with their debts.
Five major candidates in Wisconsin's gubernatorial and senatorial races will be in Green Bay on Friday to talk to a coalition of groups that represent seniors and the disabled.
It is routine to blame the officiating when the call doesn't go your way. That appears to be a bit of what's going on in the case of Wisconsin's second failure to win Race to the Top money.
Records custodians should narrowly apply a recent Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that said public workers' personal e-mails do not need to be made public, state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said today.
One of the most serious economic and environmental threats to Wisconsin in recent years is the imminent invasion of Asian carp into Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes. This invasion must be stopped.
As one voracious non-native fish bears down on the Great Lakes, notorious mussels are spreading across the West. Frustrated state officials say it’s time for the federal government to play a bigger role in stopping the spread of invasive species.
Utah is not the only state where lawmakers are attempting to address illegal immigration — which is traditionally a federal issue handled by Congress.