Gov. Scott Walker survives Wisconsin recall election
Story, new videos, photos, maps: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker beat back a recall challenge Tuesday, winning both the right to finish his term and a voter endorsement of his strategy to curb state...
View ArticleSenate control still up in the air
MADISON - Control of the state Senate was still up in the air late Tuesday evening with one last, crucial recall election still undecided.
View ArticleWalker win a big loss for teachers' unions
The political drama surrounding Tuesday's recall election is over for most voters, but Gov. Scott Walker's convincing victory over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett reinforces the weakened power of...
View ArticleVoter turnout swamps Combined Locks
Long voting lines were prevalent throughout the Fox Cities during Tuesday's historic recall election, and small communities like this one were no exception.
View ArticleRecall tensions run high at polling place
The partisan heat boiled over on the sidelines of the recall when two election observers got in a argument at an Appleton polling place Tuesday.
View ArticleKleefisch wins with Walker
MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch turned back her Democratic challenger and avoided becoming the first lieutenant governor in the nation's history to be recalled. Kleefisch faced a...
View Article'We will fight for the rest of our lives'
For 478 days, they haven't stopped. Protesters have been out on the Capitol steps, sometimes by the handful, sometimes by the thousands. They've been here in good weather, bad weather and everything in...
View ArticleBarrett slapped after conceding recall election
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was slapped by a supporter after he conceded last night to Gov. Scott Walker in the Wisconsin recall election.
View ArticleWalker's victory signals opportunity for presidential candidate Romney
Republican Gov. Scott Walker's recall victory in Wisconsin sets the stage for what's now expected to be a hard-fought presidential battle for this Midwestern state.
View ArticleWalker to mend political divide with brats, beer
Gov. Scott Walker, fresh from becoming the nation's first governor to survive a recall election, wants to go about mending Wisconsin's political divide in an egalitarian way: over brats and beer.
View ArticlePolice 'evaluating' threats against Walker
The Milwaukee Police Department says it's evaluating threats made against Gov. Scott Walker through social media.
View ArticleRecall race to decide Senate control too close
Based on unofficial results, Republican state Sen. Van Wanggaard is down 779 votes to Democratic challenger John Lehman in a recall race that will determine which party controls the Senate the rest of...
View ArticleNation's unions lost big in recall showdown
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's victory put labor unions on the losing end of the biggest showdown on workers' rights in recent U.S. history.
View ArticleDemocrats: We control the state Senate
Wisconsin Democrats moved ahead Wednesday with plans for running the state Senate, even though the crucial recall contest they say handed them a one-seat majority remained too close to call.
View ArticleWisconsin recall vote is telling, but of what?
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's decisive victory in Tuesday's recall election is a blow to the state's Democratic Party and its union allies, and a spur to officials in other states who want to challenge...
View ArticleState sees high voter turnout in election
Even if turnout for Tuesday's recall race soared to levels more akin to a presidential showdown, political experts say it still wouldn't have affected results. 'I don't see the evidence in favor of...
View ArticleDemocrats: We control the state Senate
Wisconsin Democrats moved ahead Wednesday with plans for running the state Senate, even though the crucial recall contest they say handed them a one-seat majority remained too close to call.
View ArticleRecall Roundup: Recall process biggest loser with voters
Democrats were not the only losers in Tuesday's election. The state's recall process - used 15 times in less than a year - also received a resounding 'thumbs down' by voters who think the political...
View ArticleState may consider changes to recall election law
Democrats were not the only losers in Tuesday's election.
View ArticleWisconsin recall vote is telling, but of what?
Story, videos, photos: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's decisive victory in Tuesday's recall election is a blow to the state's Democratic Party and its union allies, and a spur to officials in other...
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