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Dean: Wisconsin Critical in 2004
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean has become a top tier candidate to win the Democratic nomination for president. He led all Democratic challengers in fundraising during the last reporting period, garnering more than $7.5 million in the second quarter(including hundreds of thousands of dollars via the... <more>

Panzer: Wants 3-year `Time Out for Taxpayers'
Senate Majority Leader Mary Panzer managed to pass the GOP budget in her house, but not without some wheeling, dealing and controversy. No matter. Ugly or not, the Republican budget and its three-year property tax freeze passed the Senate -- without the help of GOP Sens. Mike Ellis and Rob... <more>

Marc Marotta: Looking For a Veto Slam Dunk
As a Marquette basketball star, Marc Marotta knew when to play defense and when to play offense. With the budget again in Gov. Jim Doyle's hands, it's time to play offense again. The governor's line-item veto authority is broad and po... <more>

Bob Wood: A Conversation with Thompson's Former Right-Hand Man
Tommy Thompson's right-hand man during his final years as guv and during his time at Health and Human Services was Bob Wood, who is now vice president and director of state affairs at Haley Barbour's Republican lobbying firm in D.C. Wood, ID'd as a Friend of Rove, will keep tabs on Washington and Mi... <more>

Linda Honold: Presidential Primary Presence Creating Convo Buzz
Wisconsin has been a presidential primary backwater for two decades. But a new law moving Wisconsin's primary up to Feb. 17, 2004 -- likely the only state voting on that Tuesday -- is drawing attention from the candidates and helping to spike interest in this weekend's state Democratic convention in... <more>

Tom Barrett: A Uniter Not a Divider
Tom Barrett, the homegrown Milwaukee politician who served in the Assembly, the state Senate and Congress and lost a close Dem governor's primary last year, ended months of speculation and declared he's a candidate for mayor of Milwaukee. Barrett is the instant frontrunner, according to... <more>

Dennis Kucinich: "Liberal's Liberal"
U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, the obvious choice of many progressives, is also the obvious underdog in the presidential race. His campaign account isn't nearly as full as that of U.S. Sen. John Edwards, a rich trial lawyer, who tops the list of presidential candidates for fundraising. But Kucinich does... <more>

Bill Bablitch: The Quintessential Political Justice
Bill Bablitch is a political justice, and that's not a slam. Bablitch, 62, is retiring as a Supreme Court justice after 20 years on the high court -- leaving more time for fly fishing for muskies and golf in Hawaii. But his 11 years in the state Senate are what defined him -- and continue to define ... <more>

John Edwards: Want to Fight For "Average Americans"
U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., is a rich former trial attorney who had humble beginnings but now has big aspirations. He wants to be your president. Like Bill Clinton, Edwards is a well-spoken handsome southerner who says keeping the deficit down is more important than tax c... <more>

Paul Ryan: Small Bush Tax Cut Will Still Boost Economy
The $350 billion tax cut package signed into law by President George W. Bush on Wednesday isn't even close to the amount GOP U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan wanted. The Janesville Republican is a member of the Ways and Means Committee and a staunch fiscal conservative. But Ryan says the package should still sti... <more>

Rick Graber: GOP's No. 1 Priority: Re-elect Bush
This is an off-election year, but that doesn't mean Republicans aren't worried about electoral politics. In addition to the special legislative elections this year, the Republican Party of Wisconsin is gearing up for a big year in 2004, when President George Bush will be up for re-election and Repub... <more>

Pat Roggensack: First Appeals Judge Could Bring Change to High Court
Pat Roggensack's road to the Supreme Court has been anything but typical. She completed law school at the age of 40. She worked in private practice, then ran for the state Supreme Court in 1995 with no political experience or contacts. She finished fourth out of five, but jumped into a race for the... <more>

Alberta Darling: GOP-Run Budget Panel Tackles Doyle Budget
The Republican-run Joint Finance Committee on April 23 formally began voting on changes to Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle's budget. Usually Joint Finance Committee membership is a plum, allowing lawmakers to ensure the adoption of spending for pet projects in their distr... <more>

Dean Kaufert: GOP-Run Budget Panel Tackles Doyle Budget
The Republican-run Joint Finance Committee on April 23 formally began voting on changes to Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle's budget. Usually Joint Finance Committee membership is a plum, allowing lawmakers to ensure the adoption of spending for pet projects in their distr... <more>

John Gard: What You See is What You Get
Some Democrats are trying to figure out Assembly Speaker John Gard. It's simple, says Gard. "I'm too blunt for my own good a lot,'' Gard says. ``For my own self, ..., all I can say is what you see is what you get. I told people where I was before the election and I haven... <more>

WisPolitics Newsmaker Breakfast With Gov. Jim Doyle
Assessing his first 100 days in office, Gov. Jim Doyle says his proposed budget is the first honestly balanced budget in 22 years. Given the tough budget situation the state faces, Doyle says his first three months have been a success and claims his budget plan -- has ``held up.'' He rebuffed GOP cr... <more>

Marty Beil: Contracts Will be OK'd Without Changes
Marty Beil, head of the Wisconsin State Employees Union (AFSCME), has been through dozens of contract negotiations with the state. But nothing like this. Contracts for unionized state employees have been stalled for nearly two years, and now unions are coming up on the 2003-04 c... <more>

Ron Kind: "New Democrat" Raising His Madison Profile
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, was home for the President's Day recess and took a swing outside the Third District to Madison where he met with Gov. Jim Doyle, cabinet officials and some media outlets. Kind, a co-chair of the New Democrat Coalition, discussed what he thinks ... <more>

David Clarke: on Leadership and Politics
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has only been in his position for about a year, but his political stock has sky-rocketed in a city looking for leaders. After being appointed by former Gov. Scott McCallum last March, Clarke won a four-year term as a ... <more>

John Norquist: A Quaking Lame Duck
The Milwaukee mayor is on his way out, but he's not going quietly. Entering his last full year as mayor, John Norquist is getting traction for his proposal to rebuild the Marquette Interchange at a lower cost than proposed by the state Department of Transportation under Republican Gov. Scott McCallu... <more>

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