Wisconsin (IPA pronunciation: ) is a state in the United States, located in the Midwest. The rural economy was originally based on furs, then came lumber, farming, dairy, and vacationing. Industrialization began in the late 19th century in the southeast, with Milwaukee as the major center. In recent decades service industries, especially medicine and education, have become dominant.

The state has always been ethnically heterogeneous. The Yankees arrived first and long dominated industry, finance, politics and education. Large numbers of Germans arrived between 1850 and 1900, centering in Milwaukee, but also settling in many small cities and farm areas in the southeast. Scandinavians settled in lumbering and farming areas in the northwest. Small colonies of Belgians, Swiss, Finns and other groups came to the state. Irish Catholics mostly came to the cities. After 1900, Polish immigrants came to Milwaukee, followed by African Americans from 1940 on.

Politically, the state was a Republican stronghold that supported the Union during the Civil War. Ethnoreligious issues regarding schools split the Republican coalition briefly in 1890. From 1900 to the 1940s, Robert La Follette and his sons dominated state politics using the Republican Party and then their own Progressive Party. Since 1945, the state has maintained a close balance between the Republicans and Democrats. The Republicans put forth conservative-to-moderate Governor Tommy Thompson in the 1980s and 1990s, while the Democrats have produced liberal Senator Russ Feingold in the 2000s. Conant ch 1; Barone and Cohen; Pearce

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Looks like Wisconsin has a good reason to get drunk tonight. What? You've been drinking since 9am? Well played, Packer fans.
indecisiviously (Indé Fjölnir) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:05:14 -0000
Looks like Wisconsin has a good reason to get drunk tonight. What? You've been drinking since 9am? Well played, Packer fans.
@HeatheroftheEO Wisconsin, too. Ours are just hiding underneath. :)
claritychaos (Elizabeth K-R) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:04:51 -0000
@HeatheroftheEO Wisconsin, too. Ours are just hiding underneath. :)
After a dominating 37-0 rout of Purdue yesterday, the Wisconsin Badgers break into the Top 25 in both the AP (24) and USA Today (22) polls.
JDRosenberg (Jim Rosenberg) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:04:26 -0000
After a dominating 37-0 rout of Purdue yesterday, the Wisconsin Badgers break into the Top 25 in both the AP (24) and USA Today (22) polls.
Rest of season looks promising for Wisconsin: Now the Badgers, dismissed from the BCS picture after consecutive.. http://bit.ly/1IkftM
indiananews (Indiana News) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:03:47 -0000
Rest of season looks promising for Wisconsin: Now the Badgers, dismissed from the BCS picture after consecutive.. http://bit.ly/1IkftM
Senator speaks out about auto insurance hike: Auto insurance ratepayers in Wisconsin are learning about an incr.. http://bit.ly/1BPJLw
AUT0_INSURANCE (Arsen Garibyan) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:02:23 -0000
Senator speaks out about auto insurance hike: Auto insurance ratepayers in Wisconsin are learning about an incr.. http://bit.ly/1BPJLw
come on Green Bay, dont be mean. I don't think Favre deserves all those boos...he did so much for that team and Wisconsin.
xoxoliz (Elizabeth Arany) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:00:55 -0000
come on Green Bay, dont be mean. I don't think Favre deserves all those boos...he did so much for that team and Wisconsin.

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