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Recall review: Republicans hold Senate majority as Dems win two seats
In a summer that saw millions of dollars spent on nine Senate recall races, just two incumbents -- both Republicans -- lost their seats. But those two wins were not enough for Democrats to take the majority in the state Senate, although they did narrow what was a 5-vote margin down to a 17-16 Repu... <more>
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Mark your calendars for two WisPolitics luncheons in September
-- On Sept. 8 Sens. Tim Cullen, a Democrat, and Dale Schultz, a Republican, talk about the state Senate post-recalls; -- And on Sept. 27, U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, discusses the federal budget, the debt and the 2012 U.S. Senate race. The events are open to the public, and the... <more>
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Walker outlines fall agenda, says voters want cooperation, focus on jobs
Gov. Scott Walker's fall legislative agenda includes a revamped venture capital bill, education reforms and possibly a bill to pave the way for a mine in northern Wisconsin. Walker, in an interview with WisPolitics, said his main focus will continue to be jobs, adding the message from Tuesday's rec... <more>
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Recall news: Republicans hold on to Senate majority 17-16
Republicans will hold on to their state Senate majority as GOP Sens. Rob Cowles, Sheila Harsdorf, Luther Olsen and Alberta Darling beat back the recall challenges against them. But Democrats were able to close the margin as Jen Shilling and Jessica King defeated the Republican incumbents they were... <more>
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Recall news: Hopper faces King again in rematch of 2008 race
The unions threatened to make his life a “living hell” and come after him if he voted for Gov. Scott Walker's controversial collective bargaining changes, GOP Sen. Randy Hopper told conservative talk-show host Charlie Sykes in a recent interview. Political insiders say unions and their allies cou... <more>
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Recall news: Dems see Darling as 'crown jewel' in recall efforts
Democratic Party leaders view Sen. Alberta Darling's 8th Senate District seat as the “crown jewel” in their efforts to take back the state Senate. Republican leaders view it as a crucial race to stem the Dem recall efforts against senators and GOP Gov. Scott Walker. Recent election results appear ... <more>
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Recall news: Nusbaum optimistic despite uphill battle to unseat Cowles
By most accounts, Nancy Nusbaum faces an uphill battle in her bid to unseat Republican Sen. Rob Cowles in the solidly GOP 2nd Senate District. But the 65-year-old former Brown County executive and De Pere mayor says she's seeing a lot of support and reasons for optimism. “My final measure of how... <more>
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Ross: Mayoral experience helps in regulatory agency revamp
If Dave Ross accomplishes anything at the new Department of Safety and Professional Services during his tenure, he hopes to make the agency more business-friendly. And that, he says, should help Gov. Scott Walker achieve his goal of adding 250,000 jobs over the next four years. But Ross says the... <more>
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Recall news: Holperin and newcomer Simac in close race to represent northwoods district
WAUSAU -- In the sprawling 12th Senate District at this time of year, the talk around the bars and boat landings is usually about fishing, the hot weather or about whether there's enough tourists to keep the cash registers ringing. This summer, they're talking politics up north, too. That's beca... <more>
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Recall news: Both candidates decry special interest spending in tight 14th SD race
PORTAGE -- Sen. Luther Olsen says he's working hard to defend his 14th Senate District seat. And that's a big change for the 60-year-old Ripon Republican. The only real election battles he's faced were a five-way GOP primary for the vacant 41st AD in 1994 and a three-way primary for the vacant 14t... <more>
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Recall news: Incumbent Harsdorf faces challenge from high school teacher
RIVER FALLS -- Chances are if you said the name Harsdorf in western Wisconsin during the past 35 years, you'd be talking about an elected politician. Now first-time candidate and union activist Shelly Moore, a 37-year-old high school English teacher in Ellsworth, is hoping to overcome the Harsdorf ... <more>
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Recall news: Retail campaigning still a staple for Shilling and Kapanke
LA CROSSE -- On a summer Friday night, Rep. Jen Shilling found herself engaged in a heated goat-milking contest with Rep. Steve Doyle. The next day, Sen. Dan Kapanke found himself wrangling with a pig he just won at auction -- attempting to arrange a photo. Such is life on the campaign trail in the... <more>
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GOP Legislature passes remap of district boundaries
The Legislature headed back into extraordinary session this week to pass, among other items, a series of bills to overhaul the state's political boundaries. Majority Republicans have touted the bills as "fulfilling our constitutional requirement to properly reapportion the state’s legislative and... <more>
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Dem-favored candidates win in six recall primaries
Wisconsin's recall election season officially kicked off on July 12 with primaries to determine opponents for six incumbent Republicans in Aug. 9 contests that will go a long way toward determining which party runs the state Senate. In these primaries, all six candidates favored by the Democratic... <more>
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Six Dems face off for vacant 48th Assembly District
Six Dems vying for a Dane Co. Assembly seat will tangle in a Tuesday primary with the winner getting to join the minority in the GOP-dominated chamber and stand for re-election in a mere 15 months. That may not be a prize for most people, but it is for these candidates. They agree on much -- such ... <more>
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First woman to head bankers association sees upward path for state banks
Rose Oswald Poels, the new president and CEO of the Wisconsin Bankers Association, has an affinity for financial institutions dating back more than two decades. During summer breaks while in college, Poels – the first woman to head the 119-year-old WBA – worked for a bank. For the year before Poel... <more>
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With no regrets, Petak remembers his recall loss
Wisconsin's first lawmaker ever to be recalled says it’s not right for voters to dismiss an elected representative over one tough vote. “I don’t think a recall, while it is a valid and a legitimate, constitutionally allowed provision, I don’t think it’s appropriate frankly at any time, unless ther... <more>
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Walker touts debt reduction, property tax freeze as top budget benefits
Gov. Scott Walker told WisPolitics after the signing of a two-year $66 billion GOP budget that the long-term impacts will be ending the state's cycle of debt and putting a freeze on property taxes. “At a time when we’ve got so many people hurting both in terms of their home but a lot of small busin... <more>
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WisPolitics: 2011 recall page
Wisconsin is in the midst of an unprecedented election season as nine state senators -- six Republicans and three Democrats -- face recalls this summer. The six Republicans -- Rob Cowles, Alberta Darling, Sheila Harsdorf, Luther Olsen, Randy Hopper and Dan Kapanke -- are due to face their general e... <more>
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WisPolitics reviews top officials' 2011 economic interest statements
WisPolitics has once again compiled the annual economic interest statements filed by constitutional officers and legislative leaders. State officials and lawmakers are required to file the investments, incomes and debts of their immediate families to the Government Accountability Board each April, ... <more>