by Andrew Beckett | Nov 28, 2011
Just two weeks in to the effort to recall the governor from office, organizers are more than half way there. Organizers of the effort to recall Governor Scott Walker and Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch say they have now gathered over 300,000 signatures towards their...
by Bob Hague | Nov 28, 2011
If you didn’t like the television ads during the state Senate recalls – you ain’t seen nothing yet. Mike McCabe with the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign notes big money flooded into the state earlier this year, for the recall races targeting members of...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 23, 2011
Governor Scott Walker has signed into law a bill that requires all employees of a school to report suspected child abuse or neglect. The bill expands an existing rule that previously only applied to teachers, administrators and counselors. Walker signed the bill...
by Bob Hague | Nov 22, 2011
A liberal activist group is offering a reward in an effort to safeguard the effort to recall Governor Scott Walker. Scott Ross with One Wisconsin Now concedes there’s only been one report of someone tearing up a recall petition – but his group wants to make sure...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 22, 2011
Organizers of a statewide effort to recall Governor Scott Walker from office say the movement is off to a strong start. As of Friday, the last time figures were made available, United Wisconsin executive director Meagan Mahaffey says over 105,000 signatures have been...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 21, 2011
A Massachusetts tech firm will add 200 jobs in Wausau over the next three years. Collaborative Consulting will build an onshore software development and support center in central Wisconsin. President and CEO Bill Robichaud said he chose Wausau over at least seven...
by Bob Hague | Nov 19, 2011
A familiar scene on the Capitol Square Saturday, as Democrats rallied to recall Governor Scott Walker. Democrats announced Saturday that they’ve cleared the 100,000 mark in gathering recall signatures, a task state Representative Brett Hulsey said needs to...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 18, 2011
The owners of Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry in Manitowoc have announced plans for a major expansion. WAF Chief Financial Officer Kory Brockman says the company is launching a $7.5 million project, which includes a 35,000 square foot expansion and the creation of two new...
by Bob Hague | Nov 17, 2011
Governor Scott Walker’s campaign goal of creating 250,000 jobs over four years continues to bump up against challenging economic realities. Wisconsin lost nearly 10,000 jobs over the previous month. Those numbers from the state Department of Workforce...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 17, 2011
Reports of people planning circulate petitions to recall Governor Scott Walker that would either be destroyed or just not turned in is prompting a warning from officials with the state Government Accountability Board. The agency says either of those actions would...
by Bob Hague | Nov 16, 2011
Wisconsin’s governor is responding to recall protests outside his home, and he maintains the recall effort is largely funded by big labor from outside Wisconsin. There were about 1,000 protesters outside Governor Scott Walker’s home in Wauwatosa Tuesday...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 16, 2011
In addition to Governor Walker, several Republican state Senators are the target of recalls. Four committees filed papers Tuesday with the Government Accountability Board to launch recall efforts against Senate Republicans. The Senators targeted are Pam Galloway of...
by Brian Moon | Nov 15, 2011
Recall organizers this morning registered with the Government Accountability Board to recall Governor Scott Walker and Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. Julie Wells was the citizen chosen by United Wisconsin to submit the paperwork. The Fort Atkinson resident has never...
by Bob Hague | Nov 15, 2011
Now that the recall Scott Walker effort is underway, state Democrats are looking for a candidate to oppose the Republican governor. “I think it just reflects that there is not one preeminent Democratic name,” said University of Wisconsin political...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 15, 2011
Groups hoping to force a recall election against Governor Walker officially started their campaign at midnight. Recall groups held kick-off parties across Wisconsin, to energize volunteers in the effort to recall Walker. One of the parties was in Appleton. Claire...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 15, 2011
As a statewide recall effort gets underway today, Governor Scott Walker says he plans to continue working on his goal of helping the state create 250,000 jobs during his first term in office. Opponents of the governor filed paperwork this morning to launch a statewide...
by Jackie Johnson | Nov 15, 2011
Paperwork to recall the governor was filed online just after midnight. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) says voters are suffering from “recall fatigue” and are in “disbelief” that there’s another round coming. “I...
by Bob Hague | Nov 14, 2011
Starting at midnight tonight, Governor Scott Walker’s opponents have 60 days to gather recall signatures. Can they gather more than 540,000 signatures in that amount of time? Based on the 20,000 gathered for each state Senate recall earlier this year, University...
by Bob Hague | Nov 12, 2011
A new study claims that making fifty percent of short trips by car could save billions of dollars a year in reduced mortality and health care costs, and advocates say that’s a good argument for restoring state funding cuts for bicycle infrastructure....
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 11, 2011
Dick Wheeler, the dean of the State Capitol press corps, died early this morning at his home in Madison. Wheeler, who operated a website covering all aspects of state government, was 67. Wheeler’s daughter, Gwyn Guenther, says he had been diagnosed with...
