by Andrew Beckett | Jan 16, 2018
Governor Scott Walker has changed his mind about when to make changes to the state’s juvenile corrections system. The governor on Tuesday morning released a statement urging lawmakers to pass legislation this year that would overhaul how young offenders are...
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 9, 2018
Governor Scott Walker is responding to claims that he waited too long to act on concerns about conditions at the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons. The governor announced last week that he wants to change the juvenile corrections system in the next state...
by Bob Hague | Jan 9, 2018
Governor Scott Walker now supports letting some school districts raise property taxes. The plan rolled out Monday is similar to one which Walker vetoed from the state budget. That vetoed language was from state Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette). “In...
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 4, 2018
Following more than two years of stories about inmate abuse, staffing shortages, and other violence at the facilities, Governor Scott Walker has outlined a plan to close the state’s troubled Lincoln Hills and Cooper Lake youth prisons and move inmates to...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 29, 2017
A pair of state lawmakers are leaving the Legislature to take jobs with Governor Scott Walker’s administration. The Department of Workforce Development announced Friday that the state Senator Frank Lasee (R-De Pere) is joining the agency as the new administrator...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 28, 2017
Governor Scott Walker will deliver his State of the State address on January 24th. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate President Roger Roth sent a letter to the governor Thursday, inviting him to give his annual speech to a joint session of the Legislature. It will...
by Bob Hague | Dec 28, 2017
He took his time making it official, but Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s announcement that he’s seeking a third term was one of the top political stories of 2017. It seems long ago, but was actually just September 2015, when Walker ended his campaign for...
by Bob Hague | Dec 19, 2017
Governor Scott Walker is defending his decision to attend a conservative student summit in Florida. Democrats have criticized the Republican governor for attending Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit this week. In Appleton on Monday, Walker said he was...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 15, 2017
Governor Scott Walker does not believe what he calls “crazy” speculation that House Speaker Paul Ryan plans to retire in 2018. Speaking to reports in Madison Friday, Walker said he talked to the Janesville Republican after Politico reported this week that Ryan is...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 15, 2017
Governor Scott Walker is not saying whether he supports calls for the administrators of the state Ethics and Elections Commissions to resign. Republican leaders in the Legislature have said the heads of those agencies should step down, following a Department of...
by Bob Hague | Dec 11, 2017
Wisconsin is now primed for mining. Signing the “Mining for America” bill in Rhinelander, Governor Scott Walker noted the historic role of the industry here. “We should be able to do safe, environmentally sound mining in state like Wisconsin...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 8, 2017
Governor Scott Walker has signed several bills from a De Pere lawmaker that target sex crimes and underage drinking. State Representative Andre Jacque (R-De Pere) is the sponsor of eight pieces of legislation signed by the governor on Friday. One makes it a crime to...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 1, 2017
Governor Scott Walker says he’s not going to comment on recent sexual assault allegations that have targeted elected officials, even though he has previously called on Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore to drop out of the race. Walker previously joined many...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 1, 2017
Governor Scott Walker says he supports former national security adviser Michael Flynn being held accountable for lying to the FBI. Flynn agreed to plead guilty Friday to charges that he lied to the FBI about his contact with Russia’s ambassador, following the...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 29, 2017
Governor Scott Walker is calling for a national marketing campaign designed to attract talented young workers and military veterans to come to Wisconsin. The governor on Wednesday proposed a $6.8 million effort to build the state’s workforce with people...
by Bob Hague | Nov 28, 2017
Republican Governor Scott Walker’s attendance at a conservative student group’s event has liberals and Democrats in the state fuming. Walker is so far the only elected official who’s confirmed to attend Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit in...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 15, 2017
Governor Scott Walker says cars licensed in Wisconsin will continue to show they are from “America’s Dairyland.” The Republican governor told agriculture reporter Pam Jahnke on Tuesday there’s “no way” he would support dropping the...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 10, 2017
Wisconsin’s deal with Foxconn has been finalized. Governor Scott Walker and Terry Gou on Friday signed the contract between the state of Wisconsin and Gou’s multinational electronics firm, Foxconn, to build a massive plant in Racine County. The Taiwanese...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 6, 2017
Many of Governor Scott Walker’s critics say there’s a reason he did not mention Foxconn while launching his re-election bid on Sunday – because they believe the $3 billion incentive package is in trouble, with the state’s economic development...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 5, 2017
As expected, Governor Scott Walker will run for a third term in office in 2018. After months of dropping hints, Walker announced his reelection campaign Sunday with a rally in Waukesha. It will be the fourth time the Republican governor has asked voters to elect him...
