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• Wis. judge nearly orders protesters out of Capitol
  A judge weighing whether state officials overstepped their bounds by restricting protesters' access to the state Capitol nearly ordered all the demonstrators out on moments' notice Wednesday evening before state and union attorneys talked him out of it.March 3, 2011
• NFL owners, players compete on an uneven field
  Players are paid well, but does their pay compensate for short careers and poor health?March 3, 2011
• Where does Minnesota's delegation stand on Wisconsin and public unions?
  In the interests of clarifying where Minnesota's members of Congress stand on the dispute between public sector unions and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, MPR News examined their recent public statements.March 2, 2011
• Feds fine 3 theater companies over youth labor
  The Labor Department says it has fined three of the nation's largest movie theater companies more than $277,000 for alleged child-labor violations.March 1, 2011
• At Capitol rally, Minn. nurses speak out against anti-union bills
  Hundreds of Minnesota nurses rallied at the State Capitol Tuesday to draw attention to nursing and the latest anti-union developments out of Wisconsin.March 1, 2011
• Wis. governor proposes deep cuts for schools
  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's two-year budget plan cuts $1.5 billion in aid to public schools and local governments. It also avoids tax or fee increases, employee furloughs or widespread layoffs - if his contentious collective bargaining proposal is put in place.March 1, 2011
• Wis. governor urges runaway lawmakers to return
  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker called for runaway Democratic lawmakers to return to the state by Tuesday and vote on his bill that would end most collective bargaining rights for public employees or else the state stood to lose out on a refinancing plan that would save 1,500 employees their jobs.February 28, 2011
• Police won't boot protesters from Wis. Capitol
  The occupation of the Wisconsin Capitol by protesters fighting efforts to strip public workers of union bargaining rights carried on Sunday after police decided not to forcibly remove demonstrators and end a nearly two-week-long sit-in.February 27, 2011
• Wis. governor says protests haven't swayed him
  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says the two weeks of protests in the state capital haven't swayed his resolve to eliminate collective bargaining rights for most public employees.February 27, 2011
• Union bargaining just a dream for many gov workers
  In many states, most government employees do not have the right to collective bargaining, the benefit that has caused a political upheaval in Wisconsin and has become a national flashpoint for those who argue that public employee benefits are too generous.February 27, 2011
• The stay-at-home dilemma
  While staying at home to raise children has benefits that you can't put a price on, it also has consequences. Midmorning looks at why many parents are penalized for that decision, and why work-family balance has become an urgent but elusive goal for millions of Americans.Midmorning, February 25, 2011
• Will manufacturing jobs lead the recovery?
  Today's manufacturing is more advanced and high-tech than old-fashioned production lines. But is America ready to support more training and innovation to align its available workforce with the manufacturing needs of our future?Midmorning, February 25, 2011
• The latest on protests, politics in Madison
  Fourteen Senate Democrats left the state eight days ago rather than vote on a bill taking away collective bargaining rights from public workers. Senate Republicans cannot bring up the bill without a quorum.February 24, 2011
• UW-La Crosse faculty OKs union representation
  Faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse have voted overwhelmingly to join a union.February 24, 2011
• Senate majority leader's wife given layoff notice
  The wife of the Wisconsin Senate majority leader is among school staff receiving preliminary layoff notices.February 24, 2011

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