A gunman killed six people and critically wounded three others at a Sikh temple during Sunday services before police shot him dead in an attack that authorities are treating as an act of domestic terrorism.Witnesses said the gunman opened fire when he entered the kitchen at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in suburban Milwaukee at about 10:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time as women prepared a Sunday meal, sending worshippers fleeing to escape the barrage. Read More

Gov. Scott Walker’s efforts to restructure Wisconsin’s relationship with its public employees sparked a national debate over how to address states’ budget problems. The governor’s critics wrung their hands at the prospect that his “assault” on public employees and their unions would become a model for other states. They had reason to fear that it might. As of last fall, state and local governments had 19.4 million employees. Read More