Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) has made it official — he’s running against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) in this summer’s recall election. The recall, triggered by Walker’s collective barganing policies, was certified today. A new NBC/Marist Poll found the race between Walker and a generic Democrat would be too close to call. Read full article > >

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Tom Barrett running in Wisconsin recall election

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney picked up another major endorsement Friday when conservative favorite Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, whose state votes Tuesday, called Romney “the right person for the job.”

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Romney gets Ryan’s endorsement

Four days ahead of Wisconsin primary.

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Paul Ryan Backs Romney

Gushes at Wisconsin tele-town hall.

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Mitt: Walker ‘An Excellent Governor’

More Republicans are becoming restless and eager to unite behind a single candidate and turn their focus to defeating President Obama.

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Santorum Ignores Party Pressure to Quit Race

Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum cursed at New York Times reporter Jeff Zeleny on Sunday while campaigning in Wisconsin, saying, “Quit distorting my words. It’s bulls—.” Monday morning, the presidential candidate explained that he was just acting the way a Republican should. Read full article > >

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Rick Santorum: Real Republicans curse out reporters

The mystery behind four days of unexplained shaking and odd sounds rattling Clintonville, Wisconsin, has been solved.

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Mystery of town’s odd noises solved

VIERA, Fla. – Washington Nationals scout Steve Arnieri first watched Jordan Zimmermann pitch early in his junior season at Wisconsin-Stevens Point, a Division III outpost that produces both major leaguers and temperatures by the single-digit. “It was snowing sideways so hard,” Arnieri recalled, “you couldn’t even see him.” Read full article > >

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Nationals’ pitcher Jordan Zimmermann stands out, but likes to blend into the background

VIERA, Fla. – Washington Nationals scout Steve Arnieri first watched Jordan Zimmermann pitch early in his junior season at Wisconsin-Stevens Point, a Division III outpost that produces both major leaguers and temperatures by the single-digit. “It was snowing sideways so hard,” Arnieri recalled, “you couldn’t even see him.” Read full article > >

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Nationals’ pitcher Jordan Zimmermann stands out, but likes to blend into the background

Critics of Gov. Scott Walker say they have collected nearly twice as many signatures as required to recall him and force a new election.

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Organizers Say 1 Million Signed Petition to Recall Gov. Walker in Wisconsin

Democrats and their allies in organized labor say they delivered over a million recall petition signatures against Gov. Scott Walker (R) Tuesday, far more than the 540,208 needed to spark a recall election. Read full article > >

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Over a million signatures filed to force recall of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker

The outcome of a movement to recall Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin could have meaning for other states trying to cut union costs and for the presidential election.

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Scott Walker Recall Drive Is Closely Watched

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Wisconsin has been linked to a decorative water wall in a hospital lobby, according to a study published Tuesday that suggested the popular architectural feature can pose dangers in a health-care setting, especially for people with weakened immune systems. Read full article > >

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Hospital fountain linked to Legionnaires’ outbreak

Reid Ribble , a Wisconsin roofing contractor-turned-Republican lawmaker, has helped change the way Washington talks about the national debt. That’s not to say he has done much about the debt itself. Nearly a year ago, Ribble and other newly elected House Republicans came to Capitol Hill on a single-minded mission to shove the federal debt to the top of the congressional agenda. They succeeded. At every opportunity, they demanded cuts in spending, forcing a series of white-knuckle showdowns that have kept the government in a state of perpetual crisis. Washington nudged close to a public conversation about the kind of government taxpayers want and what they are willing to pay for it. Read full article > >

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Washington’s year of drama leaves little done regarding debt

Lana Peters, the only daughter of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, dies of colon cancer at a care home in the US state of Wisconsin, aged 85.

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Stalin’s only daughter dies in US