Walker’s campaign says he paid off presidential debt last month

Gov. Scott Walker paid off his remaining presidential campaign debt last month, meeting his promise to take care care of his outstanding bills by the end of 2016, according to a memo his campaign circulated this afternoon. Walker still owed $140,635 at the end of November as he continued to whittle away at the more the $1.2 million he owed when he dropped out of the race in September 2015. Accordi… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or

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State superintendent candidate proposes education board to oversee DPI

State superintendent candidate John Humphries is calling for a state education board that would boost oversight of the state’s top education official. Humphries said Thursday the current superintendent, Tony Evers, is “out of ideas and out of excuses for our state’s stagnant performance.” The board, he said, is aimed at getting new ideas from parents, students and educators, which he said Evers do… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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State superintendent candidate proposes education board to oversee DPI

State superintendent candidate John Humphries is calling for a state education board that would boost oversight of the state’s top education official. Humphries said Thursday the current superintendent, Tony Evers, is “out of ideas and out of excuses for our state’s stagnant performance.” The board, he said, is aimed at

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