by Andrew Beckett | Feb 5, 2010
Governor Jim Doyle supports a plan to keep millions of dollars worth of federal funding from Milwaukee Public Schools. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers wants to withhold up to $175 million in funding from MPS, citing the district’s failure...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 5, 2010
A state lawmaker wants a vote scheduled to override the governor’s veto on who appoints the DNR Secretary. Representative Terry Van Akkeren (D-Sheboygan) has called for Assembly leadership to schedule a vote to overturn Governor Jim Doyle’s veto on a measure that...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 4, 2010
Governor Jim Doyle continues to push for green jobs and energy efficiency, while plugging efforts so far. Doyle says with federal stimulus funding the state has created the “green to gold” program, in which Wisconsin’s biggest manufactures have...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 3, 2010
A state lawmaker says he’s found middle ground in the fight over who should control Milwaukee Public Schools. Democratic State Representative Fred Kessler has announced legislation giving the mayor the power to license all schools in the city, and close those that are...
by Bob Hague | Jan 29, 2010
Governor Jim Doyle says he’s not giving up in his fight for mayoral control of Milwaukee Public Schools, even as state legislators signal that the issue is dead. “There’s still time, and I’m pretty optimistic for this in both the Senate and the...
by Jackie Johnson | Jan 28, 2010
Fast trains will soon connect Wisconsin’s capital city with Wisconsin’s largest city … and eventually the Twin Cities. Wisconsin gets $823-million dollars from the federal government to build high-speed passenger rail service from Milwaukee to...
by Bob Hague | Jan 28, 2010
A bill establishing standards for sex education in Wisconsin schools is headed to Governor Jim Doyle’s desk. Republicans criticized the human growth and development legislation on a number of counts, including a provision which prohibits bias against sexually...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 27, 2010
There’s a call for a constitutional change to help Wisconsin homeowners. Governor Jim Doyle wants legislators to approve a Constitutional Amendment to allow the state to target property tax relief to homeowners. Sun Prairie Democrat Gary Hebl backs the move....
by Bob Hague | Jan 27, 2010
A legislative leader says reform of Milwaukee schools is at a roadblock. Governor Jim Doyle’s State of the State address included a passionate call for mayoral control of the Milwaukee Public Schools, but state Senator Majority Leader Russ Decker (D-Schofield)...
by Bob Hague | Jan 26, 2010
During his last State of the State address, Governor Jim Doyle says his top priority for the rest of his term will be to create jobs, but he also made an impassioned plea for reform of Wisconsin’s largest school district. Doyle pushed for his green jobs agenda...
by Bob Hague | Jan 26, 2010
As Governor Jim Doyle prepares to deliver what will be his final state of the state address, some Republican state legislators say the Democratic governor has failed to follow through on a promise made to 8th graders. In his state of the state address four years ago,...
by Bob Hague | Jan 26, 2010
Governor Jim Doyle makes his final State of the State address tonight, and one observer expects he’ll attempt to cast his stewardship of Wisconsin for the last seven years as a positive one, in the face of difficult economic times. Doyle and Democrats in the...
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 WRN Contributor | Jan 12, 2010
Governor Jim Doyle is downplaying speculation that he could be heading to Washington after leaving office. Doyle was an early supporter of Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential race. Now that he’s not seeking reelection, many observers have assumed Doyle could...
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 7, 2010
Legislation introduced at the state Capitol this week would set new clean energy standards for Wisconsin over the next several decades. The Clean Energy Jobs Act is based on recommendations made by the Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming. It proposes the...
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 4, 2010
It will be a change for him, but Governor Jim Doyle says he’s actually looking forward to not having his name on the ballot next November. Doyle has been a candidate for a statewide office since winning the Attorney General’s office in 1990, but...
by Bob Hague | Dec 31, 2009
There’s little doubt Governor Jim Doyle’s decision to not seek a third term was the top state political story of 2009. It blind-sided most Wisconsin political observers, including UW political scientist Charles Franklin. “It sure surprised me,”...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 30, 2009
As states work to stop the spread of Asian Carp into the Great Lakes, Wisconsin continues to ponder its role in the debate. Several states have filed lawsuits with the US Supreme Court to close the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, where Asian Carp have been found....
by Bob Hague | Dec 22, 2009
Governor Jim Doyle has signed Wisconsin’s new, tougher drunk driving bill. It criminalizes first time drunk driving when kids are in the vehicle, makes some fourth time drunk driving offenses a felony, allows use of ignition interlock devices for repeat...
by Bob Hague | Dec 14, 2009
Environmentalists are pleased that Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle is in Copenhagen this week for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, while a state business group is calling for a cautious approach on combating global warming in Wisconsin. Dan Kohler with...
