Wisconsin lost 6,200 private-sector jobs in April

Via WAOW.

Heroin addict steals tip jar from Madison food cart

Low.

Via WMTV.

Milwaukee convenience store sells two $1M Powerball tickets

Chance.

Via WTMJ.

Donna Summer dies at 63

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Via The Atlantic.

Brewers’ Chorizo lawn ornament hot on eBay

Via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Waupun mother objects to box for autistic son

Pulls son from school.

Via Eau Claire Leader-Telegram.

Even Using Walker Admin’s New Jobs Numbers, WI Still Ranks Dead Last in Job Growth

Via Uppity Wisconsin.

Conservative Club for Growth slams GOP rep Sean Duffy’s voting record

They’re all big budget cutters until they get to Washington.

Via Marshfield News-Herald

Did the Marquette Poll Results Change Because They Changed Their Sample: More Conservatives, Fewer Liberals?

Yes.

Via Uppity Wisconsin.

US Senate candidate Mark Neumann’s assets could be as high as $16.38 million

A penny over $16.37 and he’s a plutocrat.

Via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

WisDems shift recall tactics, boost pressure on Gov. Walker over corruption probe

Late-in-game tactical switch.

Via Washington Post .

Astros beat Brewers

8-3.

16-21, .432, GB 6, Strk L 1.

Via Wisconsin Radio Network.

Wisconsin high-school graduation rates up in 2011

90.5%.

Via Wisconsin State Journal.

Barrett vs. Walker: The donations matchup so far

Via Wisconsin Watch.

Prominent Milwaukee couple proposes legalizing marijuana

End of expensive enforcement, beginning of legal cash crop.

Via WISN.

State jobs report ‘unclear,’ release time questioned by Eau Claire economist

Via WEAU.

Left Braces for 2016: What Happens If Scott Walker Wins?

Via  Esquire.

Cats rescued from Middleton duplex fire

Via WKOW.

Pewaukee HR manager charged with embezzling over $500K

Usually it’s Finance, not Human Resources.

Via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel .

Marquette Law School Poll: Walker over Barrett 50-44, Obama and Romney tied

Via Marquette Law School Poll.

Sentencing of key Walker aide postponed until July

Time for her to continue assisting prosecutors.

Via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

For second time in two months, retiring teachers’ benefits altered in Delavan

Measure twice, cut once not a well-understood maxim on Delavan-Darien School Board.

Via Janesville Gazette.

Baraboo man charged with raping drunk seventeen-year-old

Via Baraboo News Republic.

General Motors: “Facebook Ads Aren’t Worth It”

On the other hand, it’s General Motors making this assessment.

Via Slashdot.

Donald Driver in DWTS finals

Via Fond du Lac Reporter.

Appleton pawn shop offers Super Bowl ring fit $9,999

Via Green Bay Press-Gazette.

Gov. Walker Turns Dismal Wisconsin Job Numbers Into A Pre-Election Miracle

The Governor has simply decided to ignore the system used by the Department of Labor —and every other state in the nation —to measure job growth (or loss) and elected instead to go with a different set of numbers that makes things in Wisconsin look better.

Via Forbes

‘I want the choir to sing’

How Gov. Walker sold his policies in and outside of Wisconsin.

Via Wisconsin Watch.

Food trucks banned in part of Milwaukee

Supposed safety concerns.

Via WISN.

Brookfield officials approve new mosque

Shouldn’t have been fuss in first place.

Via WISN.