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MADISON -- More state government employees in Wisconsin would have to pay for their own abortions as part of a new Republican bill.

MADISON -- Wisconsin's unemployment rate is the lowest it's been in 15 years. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that the unemployment rate dropped to from 4.4 percent in April to 4.2 percent in May. That's the lowest it's been since March 2001. The...

MADISON -- Wisconsin's average gas price is above $2.50 per gallon for the first time this year. The automotive group AAA says the statewide price for regular unleaded is 13 cents higher than the national average as of Tuesday morning. WBAY-TV says it's partially because of the repairs...

July unemployment figures released Wednesday by the state's Department of Workforce Development put St. Croix County near the bottom of Wisconsin’s 72 counties and the 32 cities with populations greater than 25,000 residents. St. Croix County’s rate was estimated at 3.5 percent...

New figures released Tuesday by the state officials showed Pierce County had Wisconsin's lowest rate of unemployment at just 2.7 percent while adjacent St. Croix County came in second at 2.8 percent. The numbers, released by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, represent...

Pierce and St. Croix counties had the lowest and fourth-lowest rates of unemployment among 72 Wisconsin counties last month, according to Department of Workforce Development figures released Wednesday. Pierce County's unemployment was 3.4 percent, down from July’s rate of 4.2 percent....

Dear Editor, Well, well, so the Obama administration created recovery.gov to keep us informed about the results of the stimulus bill, jobs created/saved, reporting waste/fraud/abuse in the system. So let's see, hundreds of jobs created/saved are showing up in non-existent phantom...

The U.S. Census Bureau will hire 47,000 people in Wisconsin to help conduct next year's census. Most will visit the homes of people who don't return the forms they'll get in the mail next March. The nation's annual population count takes place every 10 years. It not only tells...

Gov. Jim Doyle will meet with employees and officials of Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac today (Friday). The governor's office says Doyle will thank the community, the company, and others for doing what was needed to keep the outboard motor plant in Wisconsin. Hundreds of union workers...