MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State Sen. Alberta Darling announced Wednesday she will retire after a 32-year career in the Wisconsin Legislature. Darling, a River Hills Republican, will step down Dec. 1. Her departure means Republicans won’t have a supermajority in the chamber at least until a special election is held to fill the seat representing Milwaukee’s northern suburbs. Darling has been in the Senate since 1992 after first serving a single term in the Assembly. She spent 22 years on the Legislature’s powerful Joint Finance Committee.
