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A judge has denied Gov. Scott Walker's request for a two-week extension to review recall petition signatures. More>>
Another large union has endorsed former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk for Democratic candidate for governor. More>>
Gov. Scott Walker wants two more weeks to review signatures on recall petitions. More>>
After keeping the location secret for about a month, the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board is revealing where workers have been counting all those recall signatures. More>>
The president of the Wisconsin Education Association Council said her group deviated from its past practice of polling members on election recommendations when it recommended Kathleen Falk to take on Gov. Walker in a potential recall election.
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State Democrats say the recall petition challenges by four Republican senators won't hold up. More>>
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he expects recall elections to proceed against three of his colleagues, despite challenges they have made to thousands of signatures on petitions. More>>
All four Republican state senators targeted by recall efforts have turned in challenges to signatures on those petitions. More>>
Republican lawmakers testified on a number measures aimed at changing state recall laws Thursday. More>>
Thousands of people have taken part in the petition review process. More>>
In a statement Vinehout says, "We need a fresh start and a new attitude in Wisconsin politics and government." More>>
The Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) has recommended Kathleen Falk for governor if there is a recall election. More>>
Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he is challenging enough signatures to stop a recall election against him. More>>
The Government Accountability Board meets Tuesday morning to talk about the latest developments related to possible recall elections for the governor and five others. More>>
Democratic candidate for Governor Kathleen Falk is starting a statewide campaign tour on Tuesday. If there is a recall election, Falk is the only Democratic candidate thus far to announce her intentions to run. More>>
The head of the Wisconsin state elections board says outside verification of the 1.9 million signatures seeking to recall Gov. Scott Walker and five other Republicans should not be considered.
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Only a few more days remain for Republican state senators to challenge recall efforts against them. More>>
The Government Accountability Board has released digital copies of recall petitions for Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. More>>
Four Republican senators have one more week to verify the signatures on petitions to recall them, but some people are not happy about how they are going about doing that. More>>
The ACLU of Wisconsin has sent a letter to the Government Accountability Board and Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen in reference to the posting of recall petitions. More>>
Democratic state Senator Kathleen Vinehout modified her campaign registration statement with the Government Accountability Board to indicate her intention to run for governor. More>>
The number of Democrats willing to run for governor in a recall election was cut in half Wednesday because of money. More>>
Verify The Recall, a group of Tea Party advocates dedicated to exposing fraud in Wisconsin's recall petition gathering process, plans to put up its own database. More>>
At a press conference Wednesday, Cullen announced that he would not run for governor, saying he could not raise the money to compete with better-known opponents. More>>
State officials announced late Tuesday they posted petitions to recall Gov. Scott Walker for public viewing on the Government Accountability Board website. More>>
The two Democrats who have publicly announced they want to run in a recall election against Republican Gov. Scott Walker have raised little money so far. More>>
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is going with a group of veteran lawmakers to challenge three Republican State Senators in recall elections this year. More>>
Officials said 153,335 recall petition pages are online, but the computer database is not searchable. More>>
A Wisconsin teenager is doing his part in politics, and he can't even vote yet. More>>
The Government Accountability Board announced the recall petitions for Governor Scott Walker would not be posted online Monday night. More>>
Supporters of Governor Walker claimed Monday staff members and volunteers discovered a host of problems with some of the more than one million signatures calling for Walker's recall.
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Governor Scott Walker made a surprise appearance in Waukesha Saturday, as republican volunteers review recall signatures submitted against him. More>>
State elections officials have delivered electronic copies of recall petitions to Governor Scott Walker's campaign. More>>
A Madison judge has granted state election officials an additional 30 days to verify nearly 2 million signatures on recall petitions against Gov. Scott Walker and five other Republicans. More>>
The Marquette University Law School poll posed hypothetical matchups between Walker and four possible Democratic candidates More>>
MADISON (WKOW) -- An attorney for the state accountability board predicted to a judge Wednesday the end of June may the earliest a recall election could be staged for Governor Walker. The attorney made More>>
State Tea Party groups say they have thousands of volunteers ready to check signatures to recall Gov. Scott Walker and other Republican leaders. More>>
Since the beginning of last year he has raised $12.1 million. More>>
His name has been mentioned along with a number of other Wisconsin Democrats as a possible challenger to Gov. Scott Walker in a recall election. So far, Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) hasn't done anything to quiet that chatter publicly.
One of the biggest elections in Wisconsin this year is to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl. More>>
Gov. Scott Walker says he has $2.6 million on hand to fight an effort to recall him from office. More>>
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is reporting that it raised nearly $400,000 since Dec. 10. More>>
Republicans will hold a pro-Walker rally in Wauwatosa on Saturday to show their support for the Governor. More>>
Wisconsin Democrats are focused on taking back the majority in the State Senate in the projected recall elections, but it won't necessarily help push their agenda. More>>
Wisconsin election officials want a judge to give them more time to complete the recall petition process. More>>
The Governor is not talking about his potential recall election opponents or anything else this week; at least not on Wisconsin television stations.
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The Government Accountability Board has finished scanning all recall petitions targeting four Republican state senators. More>>
Governor Walker avoided any reference to a potential recall election as he spoke on education initiatives to hundreds of school board members and administrators in Milwaukee.
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The Government Accountability Board webcam depicting a live feed of the petition review process online is attracting tens of thousands of viewers. More>>
The American Civil Liberties Union is raising concerns about a searchable database of people who signed recall petitions. More>>
The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board says they need more workers to tally signatures on recall petitions. More>>
The four Republican state senators facing recall report they have collectively raised $734,000. More>>
Former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk has announced that she's running to become the next governor of Wisconsin. More>>
Governor Scott Walker says he thinks recall organizers have enough valid signatures to force an election, which he hopes happens soon. More>>
State workers processing the petition signatures to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker have an Internet audience. More>>
Political leaders respond to Kathleen Falk's announcement to run against Governor Scott Walker. More>>
Governor Scott Walker's campaign released a statement Wednesday reacting to Kathleen Falk's announcement that she will run for governor. More>>
New public opinion polling shows Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett as the favorite if a primary election is held in the recall election of Governor Scott Walker.
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After organizers turned in more than one million signatures to recall Governor Scott Walker, thousands of people packed an exhibition hall at the Monona Terrace to celebrate. More>>
Organizers of the effort to recall Gov. Scott Walker say they submitted 1 million petition signatures, almost double the number needed to force a recall election. More>>
Governor Walker said he is prepared for a recall election. More>>
After all the recall petitions were turned in, the director of the Government Accountability Board, Kevin Kennedy, said staff will begin pouring over the signatures Wednesday. More>>
Lawmakers react as recall signatures are submitted to the Government Accountability Board. More>>
Petitioners say more than enough signatures were submitted to force a recall election against Republican state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald of Juneau. More>>
More than 24,000 signatures are being submitted to force a recall election of Sen. Van Wanggaard (R-Racine). More>>
Recall organizers are turning in more than enough signatures to force an election for Republican state Senator Terry Moulton of Chippewa Falls. More>>
More than 21,000 signatures are being submitted to force a recall election of Republican state Sen. Pam Galloway of Wausau. More>>
Despite a forecast of snow, the forces trying to recall Gov. Scott Walker won't be stopped from handing in petitions to the Government Accountability Board Tuesday.
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After collecting signatures for two months, Democrats finally face their deadline Tuesday to turn in petitions to recall Gov. Scott Walker. More>>
Recall organizers say they've gathered far more signatures than needed to force the election against Walker. More>>
The effort to collect signatures to recall Governor Scott Walker is officially over. More>>
In just a few days, recall petitioners will have to hand in signatures to the Government Accountability Board. More>>
More than 20 local Recall Walker offices are hosting petition turn-in parties Friday evening. More>>
Organizers say they will make a special announcement at the Capitol More>>
If you sign a recall petition multiple times or offer gifts in exchange for signatures, you could face a fine and jail time. More>>
Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald filed a complaint Thursday, saying recall organizers were given too much time to gather signatures. More>>
The review of signatures submitted seeking a recall election of Gov. Scott Walker will take longer than originally planned. More>>
As several Democrats consider running in a possible recall election against Governor Scott Walker, some of them are coy about whether they have signed a petition to force the election. More>>
Greg Davis is learning that most of the people in Wisconsin who planned on signing a petition to recall Gov. Scott Walker already have.
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If there's a recall election for Wisconsin governor this year, it could cost at least $9 million. More>>
Gov. Scott Walker says he plans on winning if there is a recall election against him, but he's not afraid of losing. More>>
The chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party says efforts to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch remain on track, but he refuses to update how many signatures have been collected.
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Recall Governor Walker organizers will be taking a trip out to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl. More>>
Some cuts to Wisconsin's BadgerCare program have already been approved, while others are likely coming soon. That could result in as many as 65,000 lower-income people either losing healthcare coverage More>>
Those trying to recall Governor Scott Walker are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit the Governor's campaign filed against the state elections board. More>>
A racy sign is stirring up the conversation about recalling Gov. Scott Walker. It's posted at a motel in Baraboo with a reference to billionaire David Koch, a campaign contributor to Walker.
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That's the maximum penalty under a second proposal regarding duplicate signatures on recall petitions. More>>
Two people were arrested over the weekend for allegedly spitting on people gathering signatures to recall Gov. Scott Walker. More>>
Volunteers are calling Saturday "Total Recall" As they work to collect signatures to recall Governor Scott Walker. More>>
Democrats announced Thursday they only need about 32,000 more signatures to force a recall of Governor Scott Walker. But, just after that announcement, Republicans filed a lawsuit to make the process of counting those signatures much more tedious. More>>
Reports filed on Thursday show the governor has raised $5.1 million since July. The Democratic Party and a coalition raised about $1.4 million. More>>
Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald introduced a bill that would make signing a recall petition more than once, a felony. More>>
The Governor's campaign and the Republican Party of Wisconsin are challenging the state's process for reviewing recall petitions. More>>
Wisconsin Republican State Senator Van Wanggaard of Racine who is facing a recall says he's raised $37,000 since July. More>>
A voice mail recording from the telephone number of the man who said he used television news video to contact people who signed recall petitions included profanity and angry comments.
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Madison police cited a 54-year-old man for disorderly conduct after allegedly taking a swipe at a woman collecting recall signatures. More>>
A Hartland man told 27 News he used television news video to contact people who signed recall petitions against Governor Scott Walker, prompting at least one person to contact police.
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Government Accountability Board director Kevin Kennedy says he expects it will take 60 days rather than 31 days to review the petitions and consider challenges. More>>
State Senator Tim Cullen (D-Janesville) is the first Democrat to announce he will run for governor against incumbent Gov. Scott Walker, if the recall petition drive is successful. More>>
The governor's campaign against the recall effort against him has featured three people who work with schools: including one from Cottage Grove Elementary School. More>>
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin says the recall of Governor Scott Walker won't happen, unless they can raise $150,000 by December 16. More>>
A man in West Bend, WI has been arrested for defacing a recall petition. More>>
A 68-year-old woman from the Chippewa Falls area is accused of destroying a sign to recall Gov. Scott Walker. More>>
A West Bend man accused of defacing recall petitions for Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch has been arrested. More>>
The head of the largest union representing state workers said restrictions on where and when workers could collect recall signatures is a violation of their rights. More>>
Email correspondence authored by a Democratic National Committee member shows an attempt to produce a video to help try to convince a former U.S. Senator to run in a recall election. More>>
A Madison police official says his department is now investigating the alleged destruction of a recall petition at Edgewood College, days after college officials declined to contact authorities about the potential felony crime. More>>
The effort to try to recall Governor Scott Walker now includes the gathering of signatures in the lobby of the Dane County courthouse. More>>
People collecting signatures in order to force a recall election of Governor Walker are more than halfway there. More>>
When Wisconsin military personnel based outside the state come home for the holidays, they can sign recall petitions. More>>
Organizers of the effort to recall Governor Scott Walker sent volunteers to locations near shopping malls in the state, hoping to capitalize on the large crowds of Black Friday shoppers. More>>
Store managers are not the only ones hoping to attract Black Friday crowds. Democrats are setting up near crowded shopping centers Friday to gather signatures to petition to recall Gov. Scott Walker. More>>
Supporters of the recall movement are hoping to cash in on the Black Friday crowds. More>>
Edgewood College officials notified the campus community of the destruction of a recall petition against Governor Walker, but a campus official says the police were not notified. More>>
A seldom used state law that allows political parties to choose poll workers is being utilized of by Republicans.
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A liberal group is offering a $10,000 reward fund for anyone with information on recall fraud. More>>
A video of a man collecting recall petition signatures from two young women in Milwaukee last Friday night prompted an allegation of fraud by conservatives, but state Democrats say the allegation is baseless. More>>
A group of republicans are calling on the Wisconsin Supreme Court to require recall elections for state legislatures to be conducted in new districts. More>>
A Madison police official said reports on a man's alleged destruction of a recall petition will go to the Dane County district attorney this week. More>>
A Wisconsin group says it is starting its own drives to recall the Governor and Lieutenant Governor. More>>
Organizers at the Recall Walker rally announced at the Capitol they have gathered 105,000 signatures since the effort began November 15th. More>>
Opponents of Governor Scott Walker have planned a recall rally at the Wisconsin State Capitol Saturday.
Supporters of the governor are hosting a counter-rally beginning at 1:00 PM, also at the Capitol. More>>
A Wisconsin group says it is starting its own drives to recall Governor Scott Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. More>>
The director of the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board warned against anyone destroying recall petitions, in the wake of a man tearing-up a petition to recall Governor Scott Walker at a Madison drive-through recall signature-gathering location. More>>
The Government Accountability Board estimates it will need at least $650,000 in additional funding next year to handle recall petitions. More>>
Organizers of the effort to recall Gov. Walker say they're slightly ahead of expectations. More>>
Republican party of Wisconsin officials alleged a Department of Corrections employee used state email to coordinate attendance at an event to push for the recall of Governor Scott Walker. More>>
The woman accused of posting a death threat against Gov. Scott Walker will not face criminal charges. More>>
Recall efforts across the state aren't just targeting Governor Scott Walker, but also Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. More>>
Authorities are investigating crimes with possible links to opposition to the effort to recall Governor Scott Walker. More>>
Republicans in Dane County showed their support for Governor Scott Walker on the first official day of the recall campaign against him. More>>
The vandalism of a coffee shop on Madison's east side appears to be motivated by the recall effort. More>>
Opponents of Governor Walker spent the day collecting signatures across the state.
They now have 60 days to collect 540,000 signatures to force a recall election. More>>
Organizers have filed petitions to recall four Republican Wisconsin state senators from office. More>>
On the first day of an attempt to collect enough signatures to recall Republican Governor Scott Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, volunteers went door-to-door with petitions, while Republican officials said the recall movement is already somewhat deflated from a failed summer attempt by Democrats to retake the state Senate's majority through recall. More>>
Democrats kicked off the official effort to recall Gov. Scott Walker very early Tuesday morning—at 12:01 a.m. to be exact.
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Governor Scott Walker released the first ad Monday night to counter the recall effort against him. More>>
The group that's committed itself to the recall of Governor Scott Walker will hold recall training sessions for volunteers in ten cities today. More>>
The first papers to recall the governor were filed Friday. Democratic leaders are calling it a charade to give the governor more time to raise unlimited amounts of cash. More>>
2012 may be the most political year ever in Wisconsin, with a presidential election and a campaign for a recall election against the governor. More>>
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is ramping up its national fundraising efforts to recall Governor Scott Walker. More>>
State elections officials have received paperwork in the first effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
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Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says a recall election targeting the governor would not automatically include the lieutenant governor, even though they run on the same ticket in Wisconsin. More>>
In an exclusive interview with 27 News, Governor Scott Walker said he is looking forward to launching a recall campaign over the next three months so he can explain to voters how his changes in state government are working. More>>
Under Wisconsin's campaign finance laws, individuals are limited in how much money they can donate to any one political candidate.
New legislative district maps should not be used for 2012 recall elections. That's the recommendation the director of the Government Accountability Board relayed to the Senate Committee on Elections on Wednesday. More>>
It's been more than a month, and Occupy Madison protesters aren't backing down. More>>
Efforts to recall Republican Governor Scott Walker begin on Tuesday. More>>
United Wisconsin, the group dedicated to the recall of Governor Scott Walker, will host a Madison countdown party Monday night at Hawk's Bar and Grill on State Street. More>>
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