The tumult that has engulfed the Wisconsin Senate.

• Position: PEOPLE & POLITICS

THE TUMULT THAT HAS ENGULFED THE WISCONSIN SENATE for more than a year took a left turn when freshman Senator Pam Galloway resigned her seat in March, throwing the chamber into a 16-16 tie. Galloway won in 2010 by defeating former Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker, and a year later became a target of a second round of recalls spurred by GOP legislation sharply limiting collective bargaining for public employees. The legislation sparked a walk-out by Democrats in the Senate, demonstrations by tens of thousands of protesters at the Capitol, and the recall of two Republican senators. Galloway was among four GOP members targeted for another set of recalls...