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In a decision released Dec. 23, a Wisconsin Court of Appeals agreed that a Minnesota company has no obligation to pay a Minnesota worker's compensation claim under a policy issued to a Hudson company. The District III Court of Appeals ruling affirms a decision by Judge Eric Lundell...

Anticipating an increase in unemployment claims, the state of Wisconsin has hired an additional 83 workers to process them. The new short-term employees have already been hired. Preliminary figures show Wisconsin lost more than 32,000 jobs in November, compared to the same month...

For the first time, the University of Wisconsin college in Janesville is going into the General Motors plant to teach a class on basic communication skills. Carrie Hermanson said it was being planned before GM said it would close the Janesville factory in 2010. But now, she says...