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WI Governor Scott Walker's Act 10 anti-union law has had devastating consequences on unions around the state - exactly what the Governor intended. Tens of thousands of workers have left their unions, and some unions have been rendered nearly functionless.

In response to protests against test drilling for a controversial proposed $1.5 billion open-pit iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin by Gogebic Taconite, the mining company has hired masked, camouflaged, assault-rifle-toting guards to "instinctively and smoothly manage surrounding threats."

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s latest plan to lower his state's debt revolves around selling off university buildings, highways and prisons despite the potential long-term drawbacks. Among the targets are buildings originally paid for by student fees and donations throughout the University of Wisconsin school system.

ALEC is spreading its pro-corporate, pro-privatization agenda into the education space with greater abandon than before. ALE

Greece can be seen as a case study of what not to do during troubled economic times: A safety net destroyed, public unions decimated and massive corporate tax breaks that did nothing to help their economy, leading only to skyrocketing unemployment. Now, Wisconsin sadly serves as a parallel study.

According to a national study by Jackson Hewitt Tax services, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s opposition to Obamacare will cost Wisconsin employers between $24.1 million and $36.1 million a year.

Nobody in Breezy Point, Queens, a working-class neighborhood largely populated by NYC police and firefighters, had every thought of themselves as the “frontline” of the climate fight, for good reason: they weren't. But Hurricane Sandy flooded their neighborhood, and an electrical fire burned down their homes as they watched, unable to do anything to stop it.

The pro-gun organization is helping to distribute Koenigs' pamphlet, "What Would Davy Crockett Say?" The controversial piece calls for the liberation of "our home country of Wisconsin."

If only certain lawmakers valued the First Amendment as much as they do the Second. Wisconsin Assembly leaders came to an agreement Thursday to eliminate the body's all-night sessions, but Republicans were able to force through stricter rules on Capitol visitors, banning everything from cellphones to newspapers.

Several Milwaukee police officers were captured again on video refusing to identify themselves as required by police rules. In response to questions about their identity, one officer turned a video camera on the reporter and protesters asking for the information.

A former aide to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, Tim Russell,

More than 50 community members gathered for a rally and march in Milwaukee to demand an end to police brutality and in remembrance of Derek Williams and James Perry, two men who died while in police custody. Occupy the Hood Milwaukee organized the rally and march at the intersection of Fon Du Lac and Sherman Avenues on the North side of Milwaukee.