Sentences with phrase «press madison»

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- It took Scott Walker only a few weeks to push the Capitol into political chaos.

TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his fellow Republicans face a new hurdle in their campaign to curb public sector unions» power.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- No resolution appeared imminent Monday to the stalemate over union rights in Wisconsin, leaving Senate Republicans resigned to forge ahead with less - controversial business such as tax breaks for dairy farmers and...

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Democrats on the run in Wisconsin avoided state troopers Friday and threatened to stay in hiding for weeks, potentially paralyzing the state government in a standoff with majority Republicans over union...

SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- The Wisconsin State Patrol was dispatched Friday to find a Democratic state senator who fled the Capitol to delay the near - certain passage of a bill to end a half - century of collective...

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- After focusing for weeks on his proposal to strip public employees of collective bargaining rights, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker prepared Tuesday to unveil full details of his two - year budget plan, which...

TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Wisconsin Democrats in the state Assembly agreed to a deal in the pre-dawn hours Thursday to limit debate and reach a vote, perhaps by midday, on a bill...

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker warned Tuesday that state employees could start receiving layoff notices as early as next week if a bill eliminating most collective bargaining rights isn't passed soon.

SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate voted Wednesday to fine the chamber's AWOL Democrats $ 100 for each day they miss of the legislative session, and the governor said the GOP remains committed...

SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Everything from taking away computers to denying a year of service in the state retirement system was considered to punish the 14 Wisconsin Senate Democrats who fled to Illinois for three...

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- An attorney for the state of Wisconsin argued Wednesday that a lawsuit challenging Gov. Scott Walker's divisive collective bargaining law should be dismissed because it is not ripe given that the...

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Public employees were reeling Friday trying to figure out what to do after Gov. Scott Walker asked the Legislature to remove nearly all collective bargaining rights for teachers, prison guards and...

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Assembly Republicans plan to introduce a bill next week designed to jump - start a company's plan to dig an iron mine in far northern Wisconsin, the chamber's top leader said Wednesday.

SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- A Republican - controlled legislative committee on Thursday approved the first Wisconsin state employee pay plan created under a new law that takes away nearly all collective bargaining rights for public workers, despite...

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald says the Republican - led chamber will pass a bill cutting collective bargaining rights for most public employees despite noisy protests inside the Capitol that have gone on...

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Forcing concessions from state employees is a popular talking point for Gov. Scott Walker and one that likely will find a central place in his first State of the State speech...

TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- A week ago, Wisconsin Republicans thought they'd won the fight over the state's polarizing union rights bill.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Republican legislative leaders said Wednesday that if the courts have not ruled on the legality of the collective bargaining bill passed earlier this year by early June, it will be added...

TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- A Wisconsin judge on Thursday did what thousands of pro-union protesters and boycotting Democratic lawmakers couldn't, forcing Republican Gov. Scott Walker to halt plans to implement a law...

TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Attorneys for Republican lawmakers asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday to overturn a judge's order blocking the state's polarizing union rights law, while Democrats urged the justices to uphold the...

SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Gov. Scott Walker no longer expects to see the savings from forcing state workers to pay more for their health insurance and pension benefits before the start of the next budget...

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- The Wisconsin State Employees Union wants state lawmakers to pressure Gov. Scott Walker's administration to begin negotiating with it over salary increases for 22,000 state workers.

TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- The fight over stripping collective bargaining rights from Wisconsin's public workers will move into the state Supreme Court, and possibly back into the Legislature, after a judge ruled...

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Republican Gov. Scott Walker scored more victories Thursday, signing a major lawsuit reform bill into law and watching as the Legislature approved a tax cut for businesses that he says will...

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Control of the Wisconsin state Senate rested with one Milwaukee - area race that was too close to call Tuesday, as Republicans tried to beat back Democrats stoking a backlash against Republicans and...

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- The Legislature returned to work Tuesday to a light agenda and a new makeup, with two Democrats who defeated Republican incumbents in recall elections this summer taking their seats.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- The Legislature's budget - writing committee voted Thursday to reduce by $ 26 million a year what is available to be spent on Wisconsin's primary program to protect land from development and preserve it...

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Former two - term Republican congressman Mark Neumann announced Monday that he will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Wisconsin Democrat Herb Kohl.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Two unions representing about 2,700 public workers in Madison and Dane County have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin's new law restricting collective bargaining rights.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Dozens of protesters camped outside the Wisconsin state Assembly chamber on Thursday in anticipation of a final vote on explosive anti-union rights legislation that whisked through the Senate after Republicans outmaneuvered...

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Recall elections prompted by anger over lawmaker handling of a proposal to curb union rights let Wisconsin Democrats narrow the Republican majority in the state Senate, but not capture control, and...

Not exact matches

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Real estate developer Terrence Wall, a newcomer to statewide politics who is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Russ Feingold, on Monday called the three - term U.S. senator a career politician...

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson still isn't saying whether he'll enter the U.S. Senate race to challenge incumbent Russ Feingold, and it may be a while before he makes up...

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Wisconsin could become the 20th state to outlaw texting while driving for all motorists under a bill the Legislature approved Tuesday.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Economic development leaders across Wisconsin are hoping that a series of bills Gov. Jim Doyle signed into law on Monday will help to spur job growth and help companies locate...

his mom made krumkake every year, so madison ordered a press, found a delicious recipe, spent hours pressing & rolling them... & surprised him!

his mom made krumkake every year, so madison ordered a press, found a delicious recipe, spent hours pressing & rolling them... & surprised him!