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With Gov. Jim Doyle and Democrats in control of both houses of the Legislature, long overdue reforms affecting limits on teacher pay and funding of transit that were blocked by Republicans for years were included in the state budget with little fuss.

An embarrassing display of ignorance characterized the arguments of those who hoped to do away with Wisconsin's film incentives program.

County Executive Scott Walker, the Republican race for Governor has just been joined.

Posted on July 2nd, 2009 10:51 AM By Thomas Lee Yee gads!A We already know that Wisconsin has superior angel tax credits than Minnesota but this is getting ridiculous.

One of Gov. Jim Doyle's budget vetoes combines parts of three sentences to create a new one, apparently violating a voter-approved constitutional ban on what critics call the "Frankenstein veto." Voters approved the ban in 2008 to limit a governor's veto power.

June 30, 2009 4:54 p.m. Former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann will make official Wednesday his Republican bid for governor in 2010, touting his private sector experience as the necessary antidote to high state taxes and spending.

By Mary Lazich June 30, 2009 6:00 p.m. There is almost nothing to be happy about in the entire 2009-2011 state budget signed into law by Governor Doyle, that is, unless you are an advocate of over-taxing, over-spending, over-borrowing and bloating the budget with pork and policy during a recession.

Many promises were made and broken during the nearly five-month process of passing Wisconsin's new two-year budget.

Jun. 29, 2009 6:48 p.m. Attorneys for Steven Avery, who was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for killing a photographer, filed a court motion Monday seeking a new trial.

Following the signing of the state budget today, Governor Jim Doyle's office released the following release: Governor Doyle Signs State Budget MADISON - Joined by local officials, business and education leaders and Wisconsin citizens, Governor Jim Doyle signed into law today a state budget that builds upon the state's commitment to expand access to ...

Highlights of the 81 vetoes issued Monday by Gov. Jim Doyle to the two-year, $62 billion state budget passed last week by the Legislature: FILM TAX BREAKS: The 1-year-old film tax break program, credited with helping to land the Johnny Depp gangster film "Public Enemies," will not be as generous as lawmakers wanted.

Jun. 28, 2009 12:00 p.m. Our ethically-challenged Governor, Jim Doyle, is eagerly awaiting the opportunity to sign off on the Wisconsin state budget.

An hour later, he walked into AP's statehouse bureau to show he was alive and well and not, say, in South America for a romantic rendezvous.

Interest in filming movies and television shows in Wisconsin has decreased drastically this year, with the future of the tax incentives in limbo.

MADISON, Wis. - Lawmakers gave final approval to a state budget deal early Friday evening, ending a messy process marked by days of secret meetings and all-night debates.

Jun. 26, 2009 7:02 p.m. A 17-year-old boy charged with shooting a man at the Locust Street Festival threatened the victim with a gun within two and a half hours of being bailed out of jail, according to a new criminal complaint.

Gov. Jim Doyle says Wisconsin offered a "very strong" incentive package to get General Motors to locate subcompact production in Janesville, and says he's deeply disappointed the automaker picked its Orion, Mich.

Jun. 25, 2009 8:41 p.m. Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle recently called on the Wisconsin State Legislature to meet and pass a budget so that it can be enacted by its deadline July 1. His justification for this was so that the budget cuts could be enacted and would save Wisconsin taxpayers money.

Governor Chris Gregoire is in Washington D.C. Wednesday to meet with President Obama and other governors over health care.

For anyone who missed Gov. Jim Doyle's press conference at the Highway G interchange in Racine earlier this month, don't fret.