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Utility investor head says nuke needs to be part of equation for reducing emissions
Backers of a climate change bill want to reduce carbon emissions, rely more on clean energy and create jobs. Bob Seitz, executive director of the Wisconsin Utility Investors, says there’s a simple solution to meet all those needs. “If the goal is to have carbon-free generation, then the only rea... <more>

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Walker leads guv race fundraising
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker led both his prospective primary and Democratic opponents in money raised during the second half of 2009, according to campaign finance reports due Monday. Walker's campaign said the Republican county exec raised almost $1.8 million during the reporting perio... <more>

Howatt: New WMC Board chair looking for bipartisan work on jobs
Boosting jobs shouldn’t be a partisan issue in Wisconsin. That’s the word from Thomas Howatt, new chairman of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the state’s largest business lobbying organization. Howatt, 60, is also president and CEO of Wausau Paper, which he has headed since 2000. According t... <more>

UW Regent chair says system ‘doing more with less’
At this time last year, the University of Wisconsin System was in the same boat as all other state-funded operations. Instead of advocating on behalf of increased support in the upcoming state budget, UW officials questioned just how bad their cut would be as the state stared down a $6.6 billion sho... <more>

Anti-nuke activist says proposed changes to standards for new nuclear plants not needed
Environmental groups have largely praised efforts by Gov. Jim Doyle and legislative Democrats to implement clean energy legislation in 2010. But Jennifer Nordstrom, outreach coordinator for the Carbon Free Nuclear Free Coalition, argues that provisions in the bill that loosen restrictions on nucle... <more>

Order Now: 2010 WisPolitics.com Almanac
--A great handout for conventions, member meetings and government-lobby days-- The fourth edition of the 2010 WisPoliti... <more>

WIEG worried about costs, mandates in climate change bill
The Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group represents some of the biggest energy users in the state. So they’re particularly sensitive to any changes in energy policy and costs because of one thing, says executive director Todd Stuart. “Everything is at stake for them,” Stuart says in a new WisPoliti... <more>

Former Dem lawmaker, DPI superintendent Grover advocates smaller districts within MPS
A recent phone encounter with former legislator and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Herbert J. Grover was like the old days: a lot of listening on this end. Grover, turning 73 in a month, jarred memories of the 1970s and '80s when he was a voluble and physically imposing pub... <more>

Potawatomi AG Crawford explains why tribe backing new climate change legislation
The Forest County Potawatomi believe there's a balance that has to exist between people and the Earth. Right now, the tribe sees an imbalance. That’s why it participated in the governor’s Global Warming Task Force and now plans to fully support the resulting legislation, which calls for new renew... <more>

Van Hollen expresses concern over OWI, DNA bills
A proposal to ensure DNA samples are collected from offenders as required and a crack down on drunken driving have the potential to cripple the Department of Justice because of inadequate funding, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says in a WisPolitics.com interview. Van Hollen, a Republican, said ... <more>

Doyle says climate change bill key to driving state's green economy
Approving an omnibus bill designed to combat global warming is key for Wisconsin to maximize the use of federal stimulus dollars to grow the state’s green economy, Gov. Jim Doyle said in an interview with WisPolitics today. Some two dozen business groups have expressed concerns about the draft legi... <more>

Wisconsin stirring from recession
Key state economic leaders say while businesses appear to be stirring from the toughest recession in recent memory, the 2010 growth climate is lacking in some major respects.``In Wisconsin, the economic and political situation parallels the national environment. Agriculture and manufacturing, two of... <more>

Barrett: Fixing tough budgets in his ‘skill set’
In November, when the nonpartisan Pew Center on the States issued a report listing Wisconsin's budget among the 10 worst in the nation, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was still on the mend from an August assault outside State Fair Park and had yet to announce his intentions to run for guv. But as spe... <more>

WisPolitics E-Profile: Walker Communications Director Jill Bader
Jill Bader has a list of reasons why Scotland is her favorite of the 22 countries she’s visited. There’s the history, the literature, the kindness of the people and their cool accents. But most importantly … “I like Scotch,” she says. Bader, Scott Walker’s new communications director for hi... <more>

Barrett's guv campaign manager likes to work for candidates who are 'in it for the right reasons'
Bill Hyers started the 2008 presidential campaign with John Edwards. He finished it with Barack Obama. But in between, the veteran Dem operative ended up involved with almost all of the Dem contenders -- at least financially. “I gave obviously to Edwards,” Hyers says in a new WisPolitics intervi... <more>

Dem pollster Henry says Dems still maintaining advantage over Republicans
Nathan Henry will credit Republicans with one thing -- they’ve managed to re-establish their base after back-to-back beatings in the 2006 and 2008 elections. Beyond that, the vice president of the Dem polling firm the Mellman Group isn’t ready to concede much to the GOP for 2010. “What I’ve real... <more>

National health care debate lacking, key players say
Democrats, Republicans, providers, insurers. Few key Wisconsin players seem entirely happy with the national health care debate so far. That was one of the themes emerging from the Nov. 17 WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com health care discussion in Madison. All the panelists, speaking before Senat... <more>

Wall says he'll help his campaign but won't be a 'Herb Kohl'
Terrence Wall says though he plans to put a good chunk of his own money into his campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, his strategy is not to self-fund completely as another wealthy senator from Wisconsin has done. “I don’t think it’s wise to pull a Herb Kohl and try to purchase an election,... <more>

de Felice challenging Baldwin from the left -- and the right
Dave de Felice figures he’s doing Tammy Baldwin a favor by looking at running against her in the Dem primary next year. A challenge from a fellow Dem will only make her a better candidate, he claims. “We’re not in a monarchy. You don’t inherit these seats in perpetuity,” said de Felice, who’s in h... <more>

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