Wisconsin lawmakers reveal family ties to public sector

For some state lawmakers, recent votes over public employee benefits and collective bargaining hit close to home. Thirty of Wisconsin's 129 legislators received family income of at least $1,000 within the past two years from public-sector employers such as cities, school districts, counties and state agencies besides the Legislature, Gannett Wisconsin Media found in reviewing lawmakers' most recent financial disclosure forms. (APPLETON POST CRESCENT, 3/15)