by Andrew Beckett | Nov 10, 2011
Wisconsin residents who want to sue state government will no longer have to travel to Madison. Governor Scott Walker has signed into law a bill that allows court cases where the state is the sole defendant to be filed in any of Wisconsin’s 72 counties. Those...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 10, 2011
A survey of school superintendents from across Wisconsin details the effects of the state budget on education, with many top school officials saying the funding reductions and revenue caps have forced deep cuts in many classrooms. State Superintendent of Public...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 10, 2011
Groups hoping to recall Governor Scott Walker from office will be able to seek out petition signatures online. However, action by the Government Accountability Board on Wednesday is meant to make it clear that they will not allow groups to just print out petitions...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 9, 2011
Governor Scott Walker – while in Racine for another of his business forums – addressed issues ranging from concealed carry to the latest jobs plan by Democrats. On the filing of paperwork by a Muskego man to launch a recall effort, Walker said he has not...
by Bob Hague | Nov 9, 2011
A bill passed by the legislature could send unlicensed drivers to prison. The bill creates the new penalties for those driving without a license or after suspension, if they kill or seriously injure someone in an accident. Former Greendale police chief Rob Dams told...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 9, 2011
As the future of federal health care reforms remains uncertain, a state lawmaker is calling on Governor Scott Walker to return some early funding the state received for programs. Republican state Senator Frank Lasee (R-Bellevue) wants the governor to return $49...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 8, 2011
Ohio voters are deciding whether that state will implement a collective bargaining law similar to the one that Governor Walker pushed in Wisconsin last spring. Wisconsin’s law went into effect this summer. Walker, in DePere Tuesday, said it’s saved the...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 8, 2011
Governor Scott Walker is bringing back Christmas to the state Capitol building, with an announcement this week that the tree placed in the rotunda this year will be known as the “Capitol Christmas Tree.” Even though the symbol has been known as the...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 5, 2011
Governor Scott Walker has signed legislation repealing the controversial earn-a-buck program. The rule imposed by the DNR required hunters in certain parts of the state to kill an antlerless deer before they could take a buck. While the agency backed off from the rule...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 4, 2011
A Muskego man has filed the first recall effort against Governor Scott Walker. However, Democrats charge it’s actually a ploy to help Walker defend himself from a larger recall effort later this month. David Brandt of Muskego registered the group “Close...
by Bob Hague | Nov 4, 2011
The state Assembly has passed a bill regulating attorney fees, limiting them to three times the amount of damages — although judges would have discretion to award more. The measure passed the Assembly on 55-39 vote Thursday night after previous passage in the...
by Jackie Johnson | Nov 3, 2011
Wisconsin Constitution states that any recall to the governor or the lieutenant governor would apply independently of each other. That’s the conclusion of state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, who issued his formal opinion to clarify the matter (Thursday) at...
by Bob Hague | Nov 2, 2011
The state Senate on Wednesday completed its work on a special jobs session. The two bills on the Senate special session calendar were both ostensibly about creating jobs but debate degenerated into finger-pointing at times. Stevens Point Democrat Julie Lassa said the...
by Jackie Johnson | Nov 2, 2011
One year before election 2012, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus talks about his party’s plans to win in November. Priebus points to President Obama’s poor job performance. “I think that Americans and people in Wisconsin are...
by Bob Hague | Nov 1, 2011
Governor Scott Walker said Tuesday that employers tell him they are frustrated with unemployed workers who prefer collecting benefits to getting a job. Some seventy protesters gathered outside a small business summit Walker attended in Green Bay. “People can be...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 27, 2011
Over 150 people gathered on a public sidewalk tonight to protest Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s private appearance at a political fundraiser in West Des Moines. Walker was the keynote speaker at a Heritage Foundation event held in a hotel ballroom. The protesters...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 25, 2011
As Democrats prepare for an attempt to recall Governor Scott Walker from office, party leaders considered to be possible challengers are helping to rally volunteers. In less than three weeks, opponents of Governor Walker will start fanning out across the state to...
by Bob Hague | Oct 25, 2011
There will be no pay raises for state employees over the next two years under terms of a pay plan unveiled by the administration of Governor Scott Walker on Tuesday. That’s in keeping with the demise of collective bargaining for state employees enacted into law...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 25, 2011
The state Democratic Party is filing a complaint over a website launched this week by Governor Scott Walker’s office. The governor’s office says the “Reforms and Results” website unveiled Monday is meant to highlight the money saved by local...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 24, 2011
For the second time this year, the secretary of the state Department of Workforce Development is leaving. Governor Walker’s office on Monday announced that DWD Secretary Scott Baumbach has submitted his letter of resignation, just four months after taking the...
