When Wisconsin Democrats launched their recall drive against Republican Gov. Scott Walker last year, it was all about unions. They wanted Walker to pay with his job for pushing legislation that stripped almost all public workers of nearly all their collective bargaining rights.

As a Republican, state Sen. Pam Galloway knows she might be as unwelcome as rain at this weekend's Labor Day parade in Wisconsin. The threat of possible hecklers, though, won't keep her from the event.

Wisconsin added 9,500 jobs last month, in part because of a renewed focus on drawing tourists to the state, Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday.