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MADISON, Wis. — Gary Andersen doesn’t mind taking a back seat with his new team when it comes to the Rose Bowl. Andersen was formally introduced Friday as the new head coach at Wisconsin and he made it clear right away that he will be more of a “fly on the wall” as the Badgers prepare for the Jan. 1 game against Stanford.

Judge strikes down Wisconsin law limiting union rights 09/15/12 - 9:12am

Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas ruled that the law violates both the state and U.S. Constitution and is null and void.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin judge has struck down nearly all of the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers.

Sikh temple president, Oak Creek police officers hailed as heroes 08/07/12 - 7:18am

Satwant Singh Kaleka fought back against gunman with all his strength and a simple butter knife

MILWAUKEE — His community under attack, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin president Satwant Singh Kaleka fought back with all his strength and a simple butter knife, trying to stab a murderous gunman before taking two fatal gunshots to the leg. Shot nine times and left for dead as he tended to a wounded victim outside, Oak Creek Police Lt. Brian Murphy tried to wave off his colleagues’ aid, insisting worshippers indoors needed their help more.

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Walker survives recall election in Wisconsin 06/06/12 - 12:35am

MADISON, Wis. — 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 spending, which included the explosive measure that eliminated union rights for most public workers. The rising Republican star becomes the first governor in U.S. history to survive a recall attempt with his defeat of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and the union leaders who rallied for months against his agenda.

Wisconsin recall election has been more than a year in making 06/05/12 - 7:50am

MADISON, Wis. — Following a brief but bruising campaign, both sides of the recall election targeting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are prepared for a narrow margin today as the Republican tries to become the first U.S. governor to successfully fend off a recall effort.

Stalin's daughter, Lana Peters, dies at 85 11/30/11 - 1:18am

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s daughter, whose defection to the West during the Cold War embarrassed the ruling communists and made her a best-selling author, has died. She was 85. Lana Peters — who was known internationally by her previous name, Svetlana Alliluyeva — died of colon cancer Nov. 22 in Wisconsin, where she lived off and on after becoming a U.S. citizen, Richland County Coroner Mary Turner said Monday.

Wisconsin senator's departure could be blow to Democrats 05/14/11 - 11:18pm

MADISON, Wis. — U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl’s surprise decision to retire will keep the political spotlight shining brightly on Wisconsin as Republicans eye a golden opportunity to pick up a Senate seat that has been under Democratic control for more than two decades. The seat will also be one of at least eight open spots helping determine the balance of power in the Senate, where Republicans need to pick up just four seats to take control.

Wisconsin GOP pressing ahead with anti-union law 04/01/11 - 12:14am

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican leaders appear to be taking the same confident and bullish approach to implementing their divisive collective bargaining law that they took to passing it, suggesting they may ignore a judge’s warning there would be consequences to moving ahead while challenges to the law are pending.

Wisconsin union law published despite court order 03/27/11 - 12:26am

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin officials couldn’t agree Friday about whether an explosive law taking away nearly all public worker collective bargaining rights was about to take effect after a nonpartisan legislative bureau published it despite a court order blocking implementation.

Wisconsin governor says support will grow for new law 03/13/11 - 1:05am

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Friday signed into law the proposal that eliminates most union rights for public employees, saying he had “no doubt” that support for the measure would grow over time.