Suburban Milwaukee leaders are mobilizing against a bill that would outlaw local ordinances that restrict where sex offenders can live.

Democratic candidate for governor and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett on Tuesday dismissed Republican rival Scott Walker's pledge to bring 250,000 jobs to Wisconsin during his first term as a "random" number, then said if he's elected the state could see 180,000 more jobs over three years.

University of Wisconsin research assistants could be the first public employees in Wisconsin to form unions without an election.

State employment and military agencies have scheduled a series of 18 job fairs designed to put jobless veterans in the same room with willing employers.

A bill that would empower the governor to challenge state National Guard mobilization was the subject of an Assembly committee hearing Tuesday.

Retired government employees with money in the Wisconsin Retirement System will see their pensions shrink for the second year in a row, if all of their money is in the Core Fund.

Patients would get more information about how much it costs to receive treatment under a bill that has been signed into law.

An Amish farmer in Clark County has won his fight against the state's livestock registration law, which he argued violates his religious beliefs.

Milwaukee Common Council President Willie Hines Jr. joined business and labor leaders Tuesday in urging state lawmakers to approve legislation expanding the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority and authorizing a 0.5% Milwaukee County sales tax for transit.

WALWORTH, Wisc. -- Tyler August calls himself a "no-nonsense" conservative who believes small, efficient and effective government is the key to helping the state bounce back from the recession.

JANESVILLE, Wisc. -- A Janesville manufacturer that plans to close this fall will start laying off employees in May.

A bill in the state Legislature would restore some college tuition benefits for Wisconsin veterans that were eliminated in the latest state budget.

State wildlife officials are proposing raising deer population goals in nearly four dozen management zones.

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Capital Times newspaper that claimed Gov. Jim Doyle's office improperly delayed the release of public records.

State consumer protection officials say they received 2,187 complaints about no-call violations in 2009.

Benefits paid to suffering unemployed workers will have to be cut and taxes on struggling businesses will have to go up to pay for a staggering number of claims due to the recession, Wisconsin lawmakers were told Wednesday.

Gov. Jim Doyle has signed a law that will require all homes and duplexes to contain carbon monoxide detectors as a safety precaution.

Republican Scott Walker's first television ad of the governor's race focuses on his decision to return a portion of his salary as Milwaukee County executive.

There's a good chance Google runs your e-mail, knows what videos you like and tracks every query you make on the Internet.

EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. -- Hundreds of raw milk advocates packed a legislative hearing Wednesday, demanding the right to buy and sell unpasteurized dairy products that some claim have powerful health benefits but that detractors call dangerous.

Southern Wisconsin had the largest mass of problem air pollution in the United States on Wednesday.

In Michigan, where many enterprises are struggling to survive, the renowned University of Michigan is in the midst of a construction boom and hiring spree. Michigan State University, on the other hand, plans to lay off faculty and cut programs, blaming state funding that is lower than it was a decade ago. Flagship universities in other states are also prospering, while their lesser-known counterparts suffer from vanishing state appropriations. 

So, why not change the arrangement and require big-name universities to take responsibility for their own financing, leaving more state money to support the other state schools? As legislatures face their toughest budget year since the recession began, the idea of giving a few universities autonomy to control their own finances has some appeal.