Scaling back Wis. treasurer's office up for vote
The Wisconsin Legislature's budget-writing committee is scheduled to vote on Gov. Scott Walker's plan to dramatically scale back duties of the state treasurer's office. Full story
Challenging Rep. Ryan
As Rep. Paul Ryan gets some heated questions from voters back in his district, we talk to his Democratic challenger, Rob Zerban.
Republicans signal breaks with Walker over budget
Republican leaders of the Wisconsin Legislature's budget-writing committee indicated Tuesday that they will break with Gov. Scott Walker on some parts of his two-year spending plan, including removing the requirement and money for local recycling efforts and changing the popular SeniorCare prescript Full story
Wis. union battle casts shadow over local races
When the race for Green Bay mayor began months ago, the main issues looked clear-cut: planning downtown development, dealing with dwindling state aid and debating whether the city should have spent millions to build a replica of Elvis Presley's favorite roller coaster. Full story
Walker takes credit for the jobs his predecessor created
Takedown: Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) claims he’s created 125 new jobs created in his state. Unfortunately for Walker, former Democratic Governor Jim Doyle created those jobs.
Kewaunee and Sheboygan counties consider sales tax
Faced with mounting costs and potential cuts in state aid, officials in two eastern Wisconsin counties are considering new countywide sales taxes. Full story
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Does Wisconsin signal political shift?
Dante Chinni, project director of Patchwork Nation, discusses the political shift coming out of the fights over public unions and how this could affect votes in the next election.
Walker WI Ranger
Does Governor Scott Walker want to make fiscal martial law in Wisconsin? Msnbc’s Lawrence O’Donnell talks to Wisconsin political organizer Nate Timm for more.
Walker comes to D.C. hot seat
Maryland congressman and member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Elijah Cummings, talks with Rachel Maddow about the tough questions Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker faced in testifying before Congress Thursday.
Walker appears on Capitol Hill
The Nation’s John Nichols talks about Gov. Scott Walker’s testimony on the state budget.
Mr. Walker goes to Washington
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, talks about Gov. Scott Walker’s testimony on Capitol Hill about the Wisconsin state budget.
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