by Bob Hague | Jul 27, 2010
Wisconsin K-12 education has lost out in the race to the top for a second time. Wisconsin is one of 35 states that applied for phase two Race to the Top education reform money provided through the U.S. Department of Education. President Barack Obama announced the...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 1, 2010
State officials have submitted an application for the second round of education funding under the federal grant program. DPI Superintendent Tony Evers says it builds on Wisconsin’s first try, which was rejected earlier this year. He says the state reviewed...
by Andrew Beckett | Mar 31, 2010
Governor Jim Doyle says Wisconsin’s second application for Race to the Top education funding will need some improvements. A score sheet released by the US Department of Education this week put Wisconsin in the bottom half of states that applied for the first...
by Andrew Beckett | Mar 4, 2010
Wisconsin has been knocked out of the running in its first try for federal Race to the Top education funding. The state’s application is not on the list of finalists for the first round of grants under the $4.5 billion program. Governor Jim Doyle says the state...
by Bob Hague | Jan 15, 2010
Governor Jim Doyle says Wisconsin’s application for $245 million in federal Race to the Top education funding has been completed ahead of schedule, and that getting a controversial change to the governance of the Milwaukee Public Schools will be critical to the...
by Bob Hague | Nov 3, 2009
Governor Jim Doyle’s education reforms remain on the fast track at the Capitol. The Assembly Education Committee held a hearing Monday on a package of five bills which will enable the state to be eligible for federal Race to the Top education funding. Committee...
by Bob Hague | Nov 3, 2022
The final Marquette Law School Poll before Election Day shows Wisconsin‘s top of ballot races remain close. In the race for governor, the new Marquette Poll finds 48% of likely voters support Democratic incumbent Tony Evers and 48% favor Republican challenger Tim...
by Andrew Beckett | Apr 4, 2017
Voters across Wisconsin are headed to the polls today for the state’s spring election. The only statewide race on the ballot this year is for state Superintendent of Public Instruction. Incumbent Tony Evers is seeking a third four-term as the state’s top...
by Bill Scott | Feb 8, 2013
The #1 ranking in College Basketball has been a curse this season. For the 5th straight week, the top team has lost after ascending to the top of the poll. Illinois squeaked by #1 Indiana Thursday night 74-72 on a buzzer beating lay-up by Tyler Griffey. With...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 18, 2008
A record amount of money is spent in the 2008 legislative races. Special interest groups spend an estimated $7.1-million in their efforts to win state Assembly and Senate seats. "That's unprecedented. We've never seen that kind of special interest group...
by Bob Hague | Mar 22, 2023
Abortion was a key topic as candidates for state Supreme Court debated for the first and only time on Tuesday. Despite the endorsement of pro choice groups liberal Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz insists she won’t guarantee how she’d rule if the...
by Bob Hague | Sep 29, 2022
A new poll finds Republicans leading in the top two statewide races. That’s according to a new poll from AARP Wisconsin, which finds Tim Michels leading incumbent governor Tony Evers, 50 to 47 percent, and US Senator Ron Johnson leading Lieutenant Governor...
by Bill Scott | Feb 7, 2021
The No. 1 ranked Wisconsin Badger (6-0, 6-0 Big Ten) women’s volleyball team capped off a two match sweep against Rutgers on Saturday and stay perfect for the season. The Badgers scored a 25-13, 25-11 and 25-21 win over the Scarlet Knights at the UW Field...
by Bill Scott | Nov 16, 2020
Defending regular season champion Wisconsin is the pick among league head coaches to win the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Women’s League 2020-21 regular season title. The Badgers totaled 34 points and four first place votes in preseason polling...
by Bob Hague | Sep 8, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence pitched a message of security and jobs for Americians, during his Labor Day stop at Dairyland Power Cooperative in La Crosse. “When this president stands up for faith and family, and the American flag, I stand with President Donald...
by Bill Scott | Jan 27, 2020
Senior Presley Norby scored two goals to lead the top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team to a 3-0 victory over second-ranked Minnesota on Saturday afternoon, sweeping the Gophers in the two game series at LaBahn Arena. Norby, who is a native of Minnetonka,...
by Bob Hague | Nov 6, 2018
Wisconsin voters head to the polls on Tuesday. At the top of the statewide ballot, the election for governor, pitting Republican incumbent Scott Walker against Democrat Tony Evers in a race which last week’s Marquette Law School poll showed as extremely close....
by Bob Hague | Nov 5, 2018
The candidates for governor have been traveling around Wisconsin, making their pitches to voters in the final days of the race. Election Day is Tuesday. Governor Scott Walker is pledging to enact Obamacare protections for people with pre-existing conditions into state...
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 2, 2018
Voters will have three candidates to pick from in the race for an open seat on the state Supreme Court. Middleton attorney Tim Burns was the last candidate to file his nomination papers on Monday, which sets the stage for a three-way primary next month. Also running...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 14, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin says a U.S. Senate candidate accused of sexually assaulting teen girls should step aside. Ryan was asked to comment on the allegations against Alabama Republican Roy Moore during a news conference in Washington. Dozens of witnesses...
