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Union Rights Fight Looms in Wis. High Court Race

MADISON, Wis. -- A Wisconsin Supreme Court election that offered the public its first formal opportunity to weigh in on the national fight over union rights was very close in the early going Tuesday. Initial returns showed incumbent Justice David Prosser locked in in a virtual dead heat with challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg...

Police Let Protesters Stay the Night at Wisconsin Capitol

MADISON, Wis. -- Dozens of protesters camped overnight in the Wisconsin Capitol and vowed to be back in full force Monday after police backed away from threats to close the building, where demonstrators have held steady for two weeks to oppose Republican-backed legislation aimed at weakening unions. Police decided not to...

Wisconsin Protests Divide Neighbors, Friends, Families

MILWAUKEE -- Brittany Bowes is a public school teacher who has joined the tens of thousands of people protesting in Madison, spending three days at the Capitol to make her voice heard -- much to her family's disappointment. "I saw the teachers and the local people, the firefighters, the police, all the people in support...

Wisconsin Schools Stay Closed; New Yorkers Show Support

Public schools in Madison, Wis., were closed for the third straight day today after teachers continued to call in sick in order to protest at the Capitol. The planned "sickout" spread across the state as several other school districts -- including Milwaukee, the state's largest -- canceled classes due to teacher...

Green Bay Packers Players Hit Gov. Scott Walker, Sign Letter Supporting Collective Bargaining

It's now a Super Bowl-caliber battle in Wisconsin. Current and former members of the Green Bay Packers are lining up against Gov. Scott Walker's attempts to strip state workers of collective bargaining rights and have signed a letter in support of the AFL-CIO's actions, Milwaukee's Journal Sentinel reports. Curtis...

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06/01/12 UPDATE: Man arrested in fatal shooting of neighbor boy Source: ABC - WKOW 27 - Madison WI Neighbors say an elderly Milwaukee man arrested in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy, who lived next door, had been a repeated target of break-ins.
06/01/12 Storm Team 4 Morning sprinkles still cool in Milwaukee Source: Vietnam Tribune One more day of sub-70 degree temperatures was expected Friday in Milwaukee, with a little bit of rain falling.
06/01/12 Milwaukee Streetcar website Source: FOX - Fox 6 News - Milwaukee WI The future of Milwaukee's transportation system is taking shape, and it includes The Milwaukee Streetcar network that provides a modern way for people to connect with their jobs, their homes, and their entertainment destinations.
06/01/12 OnMilwaukee.com weekend preview, June 1-3, 2012 Source: On Milwaukee - Milwaukee WI GET THIS IN YOUR INBOX EVERY THURSDAY!
06/01/12 Bill Clinton to campaign for Barrett in Milwaukee Source: The Sheboygan Press - Sheboygan WI MILWAUKEE (AP) Former President Bill Clinton is coming to Wisconsin to campaign for Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett ahead of next weeks recall election.

Background on Milwaukee

Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States, and 39th most populous region in the United States.

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