Madison, WI

Before local officials skip merrily down the retail trail looking for big box revenues, they should seriously assess the costs of having these huge stores

According to Wal-Mart, the giant retailer paid more than $26.2 million in state and local taxes in the state of Wisconsin in FYE 2007. Unfortunately,

A handful of taco chips has landed Wal-Mart in court on a racial discrimination case. According to the Associated Press, a federal appeals court has

State Representative Mark Pocan (D-Madison) announced this week that he is filing two bills that would limit large corporations like Wal-Mart and other big box

Add the state of Wisconsin to the growing list of states across the country that have discovered an uncomfortable truth: public tax dollars are supporting

Wal-Mart insists that it gives its workers a decent health care plan, but the workers may be voting with their feet. Critics have charged that

Jock Westbrooks says he has a perfect record. In his years of working for Wal-Mart, he has located over 450 stores, he told The Capital

Elizabeth Swenson was shopping at a Wal-Mart in 1994 when she went to use the handicapped stall. Swenson, who is wheelchair bound, was using the

Heaven forbid that the residents on the west side of Madison, WI should have to travel to the east side to find their Home Depot

In 1997, Home Depot had sales in excess of $19 billion. Yet the company is willing to accept taxpayer’s money to develop a store location