By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON — While Wisconsin’s unprecedented gubernatorial recall primary election Tuesday offered few surprises, one GOP strategist said it tapped into the pent-up energy from Republicans, who have been forced to stand on the sidelines too long while their embattled governor was under assault.

By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ Senate leader wants to require publicly traded corporations operating in the state to disclose certain financial information, an idea Republicans and business groups criticized.

By Eric Boehm | PA Independent

HARRISBURG — The state Senate approved a $27.6 billion budget Wednesday afternoon and will now let the House tackle how much Pennsylvania should spend next year.

By Kirsten Adshead | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON — The stage is set, the players chosen. Let the all-out battle begin. Gov. Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett are set for a rematch of the 2010 gubernatorial election, this time in the June 5 gubernatorial recall election.

By Eric Boehm | PA Independent

HARRISBURG — A state Senate panel voted unanimously Tuesday to add $500 million in spending to Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget proposal.