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 governors of the State of Wisconsin

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MADISON – Wisconsin businesses exported $11.2 billion in goods ... of the overall strength of Wisconsin's economy,” Governor Walker said.
(WEAU) -- Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor Bob Harlow is urging the Wisconsin Senate to vote no on any Foxconn incentive ...

In Wisconsin property taxes are a major portion of the financial support for schools. State funding also plays a major role in many districts, and ...
Governor candidate Tony Evers says he would renegotiate Wisconsin's deal .... because "I don't think it's a fair deal for the people of Wisconsin.
MADISON - State schools Superintendent Tony Evers on Monday launched the first ad of the 2018 race for governor by criticizing Gov.
Scott Walker because the governor's policies have divided the state and ... Walker's leadership, Wisconsin is a top 10 state for business and ...

According to a press release, Evers, a Democrat who heads the Wisconsin Department of Public Information, will announce his run at McKee ...
“On Wednesday, Tony will officially announce his run for governor because we need a real change here in Wisconsin. That change starts with ...
Both houses of Wisconsin's legislature are controlled by Republicans, and the deal is supported by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, ...
... law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and served as ... Running for governor wasn't part of her plan in 2018, she said — for ...
Sheboygan businessman Kurt Kober has registered a campaign committee to run for governor as a Democrat. With the filing Wednesday Kober ...
A Democratic congressman from Wisconsin is calling on Gov. Scott Walker (R) to expand the state's Medicaid program, known as BadgerCare.
Democratic state Rep. Dana Wachs of Eau Claire has announced that he's running for Wisconsin governor. Rich Kremer / Wisconsin Public ...
MADISON - Former Democratic state Rep. Brett Hulsey, whose four years in office were dotted with outlandish stunts and one citation from ...
MADISON - State Schools Superintendent Tony Evers filed paperwork to run for governor Friday, but said he had not yet made up his mind ...
Evers announced his candidacy at a campaign kick-off event earlier this week in Fitchburg, Wis. His campaign announcement focused on the ...
The Republican governor is seeking to keep costs down by making an early release program available to 250 more inmates a year.

Urban Milwaukee's Bruce Murphy wonders if Gov. Scott Walker has been the worst governor for workers in Wisconsin. Murphy lists a series of actions Walker has taken since elected governor that have seriously attacked unions and worker protections.
Republican New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez watches a live stream of the Democratic-controlled New Mexico Legislature on Friday, March 17, 2017, in Albuquerque, N.M.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Gov. Rick Scott is escalating his increasingly bitter feud with some of his fellow Republicans by using money from his political organization to pay for television ads that will soon hit the airwaves in the nation's ...
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A proposal to increase New Mexico's minimum wage for the first time since 2009 is on its way to the governor's desk. The Senate on Thursday approved of increasing minimum wage by $1.50 to $9 an hour. An $8 hourly training wage ...
GREEN BAY, Wis -- - The first Democrat to announce he wants to take Governor Scott Walker's job stopped by NBC26 Wednesday to talk about his plans for the state.
Walker is chairman of the Republican Governors Association. He has been calling for changes to the national law to be modeled after Wisconsin's health care system. Walker has stopped short of endorsing the bill in its current form, saying he expects ...
(WEAU) -- The first official Democratic candidate has announced he is campaigning for governor in the 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. Democratic political newcomer Bob Harlow declared his candidacy for governor, Tuesday. Harlow said, "I want to ...
Recent Stanford University graduate Bob Harlow has returned to his native Wisconsin to mount a run for governor as a Democrat.
Although Gronik hasn't decided whether to run, he's already taking swipes at Walker, saying he's underperformed as governor. Gronik hit Walker for failing to deliver on his promise to create 250,000 private-sector jobs during his first term, saying he ...
Harlow is the only declared candidate for governor, although many other Democrats are considering a bid. Republican Gov. Scott Walker is widely expected to seek a third term.
A Facebook page created in February 2015 decidedly made a bold, historical statement. These beautiful Facebook activists have committed to getting Hollywood actor and adult heartthrob Mark Ruffalo elected governor of Wisconsin. Dedicated to the ...
On February 7, 2017, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker proposed eliminating the Medicaid waiver long-term services and support (LTSS) waiting list for children with developmental and physical disabilities or severe emotional disturbances.
More than six years ago as a candidate for governor, Republican Scott Walker promised that if he was elected, the state would add 250000 private-sector jobs in ...
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee played host for the Wisconsin Governor's Conference on Tourism beginning Sunday, March 12th. Nearly 1,000 representatives from the tourism industry from across the state gathered at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino to celebrate ...
LA CROSSE (WXOW) -- A former Wisconsin governor is sharing his personal story in the hopes of helping others with family members struggling with Alzheimer's disease.
Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind said Friday he will not run as a Democratic candidate for governor in 2018. Kind has represented Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District since 1997. His name has often been floated by Democrats as a possible ...
Former Wisconsin Governor Martin Schreiber visited La Crosse on Thursday night to promote his new book, My Two Elaines, at Barnes and Noble.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker doesn't want welfare recipients smoking marijuana, but he has no problem with the state subsidizing his own taste for the munchies, according to Samantha Bee.
Cullen, along with 13 other Democrats, went to Rockford, just across the border from Wisconsin in Illinois, in an ultimately vain attempt to stop a vote in 2011 on Walker's proposal effectively ending collective bargaining for most public workers ...
Bee played a clip from a CNBC interview in which the Wisconsin governor explains his daily lunch regimen. "To me, ham and cheese is something I have had for, boy, about 25 years.
As threats continue to terrorize people at Jewish Community Centers and other buildings, Wisconsin's governor is showing support for the community.
"We've said all along, 'Work with the governors,' that it should be a governor-led effort and for the Congress to rely on the governors," Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said Tuesday. "Well, they came out with their own bill, which doesn't include anything ...
Governor Scott Walker used his visit to the annual Ag Day at the Capitol rally in Madison on Wednesday to tout some of his proposed state budget initiatives and promote his ideas for strengthening rural Wisconsin. The event was sponsored by various ...
Union membership has been on the decline for years, and the actions of the Wisconsin Governor and Republican-controlled Legislature have made it easy here in Wisconsin. There are a number of folks who are just "freeloaders." They enjoy getting all the ...
A guest column by Sec. Ben Brancel of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. As a 5th generation farmer living in Marquette County, I know firsthand the importance of having strong, vibrant rural communities when it ...
MADISON, WI - Governor Scott Walker announced today the appointment of Sergeant Mark Westen as the new Langlade County Sheriff, replacing Sheriff Bill Greening, who resigned in late December, 2016.
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin lobbyist Nicole Safar says in more than half of the communities where Planned Parenthood is located in Wisconsin there are no alternative providers. She says, "Our patients deserve better than this from our ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker said his budget proposal sets the state up for a sunny future. But that depends on how you look at it.
Beth Bennett, executive director of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, said the internet - far from being what birthed these proposals - is only the latest means some are using toward the end of jettisoning newspapers as independent stewards of ...
Barbara Lawton was the 43rd lieutenant governor of Wisconsin and a strong advocate for arts integration. Lawton, born Barbara Smith, grew up in the village of Hales Corners and then on a farm near Waterford in southeastern Wisconsin. She attended the ...
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has fired four of six agency heads that were the subjects of news articles. Check out New Times' review of the appointees...
... of Commissioners of Public Lands. Assembly Joint Resolution 2 and Senate Joint Resolution 3 would delete the office of treasurer from Wisconsin's Constitution and assign the lieutenant governor to take the treasurer's seat on the Board of ...
When her husband died in 1925 while still in office as a U.S. senator, she was asked to take his place, but she declined, and her son Robert La Follette, Jr.


 

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