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This is an excerpt from a new book published by the University of Wisconsin Press: “Tommy: My Journey of a Lifetime,” by Tommy G. Thompson and Doug Moe. It’s the life story of Wisconsin’s longest-serving governor, first elected in 1986, and his time in Madison and Washington, D.C., where he served as national health secretary in the aftermath of the 9-11 tragedy.
Vice President Mike Pence is pledging to campaign for Gov. Scott Walker and GOP U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir in Wisconsin “every bit as much as they need us.” Pence’s comments came after he landed in Milwaukee yesterday to headline
Wisconsin’s proposed incentive package to keep hundreds of Kimberly-Clark jobs may not be be the most expensive in recent history, but it is one of the most generous for job retention when calculated on a jobs-per-dollar basis, a WisBusiness.com review
Mike and Mary Sue Shannon each gave the maximum contribution to Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign in June 2017. The same day Walker’s campaign reported the $20,000 donations from the Denver couple — both are UW-Madison graduates, and Mike Shannon went
Foxconn Technology Group is pledging to invest $100 million in UW-Madison to further engineering research and create a new tech facility on the university’s campus. The deal, unveiled at a joint news conference yesterday, also includes plans to set up
Democratic candidate for governor Tony Evers responded to negative ads Republicans are running against him by calling GOP Gov. Scott Walker a “slash-and-burn politician,” adding his campaign expected the advertising onslaught. Some of the TV ads currently running slam Evers,
The Board of Regents has signed off on the UW System asking for a $108 million boost in state aid for its next two-year operating budget and a $1.9 billion capital budget for large projects. The $6.3 billion operating budget
The board that controls state employees’ health benefits has voted to again cover gender identity-related benefits and services. The vote comes after the Group Insurance Board opted to do so in July 2016, before rolling back the call in early
Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz is questioning the Walker administration why it continues to sell the Foxconn plant as a $10 billion project that will create up to 13,000 jobs even after the Taiwanese manufacturer pulled back on its initial
The UW System is requesting an increase of $108 million in state aid during the next two-year budget, much of it through the performance-based funding championed by Gov. Scott Walker and GOP lawmakers. Under the request, which the Board of
Republican U.S. Senate nominee Leah Vukmir says she is optimistic she will win the votes of Trump supporters, even though TV ads in the primary blasted her for her 2016 comments that Trump was “offensive.” Vukmir said she supported Donald
AG Brad Schimel has awarded the remainder of the first round school safety grants. Schimel yesterday announced 60 schools and districts will get the remaining $2.6 million in funding. That leaves some $48 million in funding for applicants interested in
Leah Vukmir won the Milwaukee media market with nearly 60 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s GOP U.S. Senate primary even as she and her allies were outspent on TV there over the final three weeks of the campaign. Ad
State Superintendent Tony Evers will face off against Gov. Scott Walker this fall after emerging from an eight-way Dem guv field Tuesday night. Meanwhile, state Sen. Leah Vukmir prevailed over businesses consultant and former Marine Kevin Nicholson to win the
State Superintendent Tony Evers won against a crowded Democratic field for the right to take on Republican Gov. Scott Walker in November, while GOP Sen. Leah Vukmir beat business consultant and former Marine Kevin Nicholson in the GOP U.S. Senate primary. Vukmir will face Democrat Tammy Baldwin.
The Associated Press is projecting that Tony Evers has won the Dem nomination for guv. The AP also has projected UW Regent Bryan Steil will win the GOP nomination for the 1st CD. Meanwhile, Dem Reps. Fred Kessler and Josh
Voters headed to polls across the state today to narrow the field for several offices. Voters faced a decision to choose a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, and finalists for lt. governor, state treasurer and secretary of state,
State DPI Superintendent Tony Evers appears to be the favorite heading into the Democratic primary for governor on Tuesday, two Wisconsin political writers said. John Nichols of The Capital Times and Christian Schneider of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel appeared Sunday
The Dem guv candidates put down Gov. Scott Walker and highlighted their liberal credentials in what was likely their last candidate forum ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Seven of the eight seven contenders sought to distinguish themselves from the field in
Democratic gubernatorial candidates took different approaches to funding public schools at a Madison forum ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Madison Mayor Paul Soglin told the Madison audience he’d want to reduce public education’s reliance on the property tax for funding and
This is an excerpt from a new book published by the University of Wisconsin Press: “Tommy: My Journey of a Lifetime,” by Tommy G. Thompson and Doug Moe. It’s the life story of Wisconsin’s longest-serving governor, first elected in 1986, and his time in Madison and Washington, D.C., where he served as national health secretary in the aftermath of the 9-11 tragedy.
Vice President Mike Pence is pledging to campaign for Gov. Scott Walker and GOP U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir in Wisconsin “every bit as much as they need us.” Pence’s comments came after he landed in Milwaukee yesterday to headline a fundraiser for Vukmir at the Pfister Hotel. He told
Wisconsin’s proposed incentive package to keep hundreds of Kimberly-Clark jobs may not be be the most expensive in recent history, but it is one of the most generous for job retention when calculated on a jobs-per-dollar basis, a WisBusiness.com review finds. An economic development official in Arkansas, which is trying
Mike and Mary Sue Shannon each gave the maximum contribution to Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign in June 2017. The same day Walker’s campaign reported the $20,000 donations from the Denver couple — both are UW-Madison graduates, and Mike Shannon went on to found a multibillion dollar private equity firm —
Foxconn Technology Group is pledging to invest $100 million in UW-Madison to further engineering research and create a new tech facility on the university’s campus. The deal, unveiled at a joint news conference yesterday, also includes plans to set up the Foxconn Institute for Research in Science and Technology, in
Democratic candidate for governor Tony Evers responded to negative ads Republicans are running against him by calling GOP Gov. Scott Walker a “slash-and-burn politician,” adding his campaign expected the advertising onslaught. Some of the TV ads currently running slam Evers, who is the superintendent of the state Department of Public
The Board of Regents has signed off on the UW System asking for a $108 million boost in state aid for its next two-year operating budget and a $1.9 billion capital budget for large projects. The $6.3 billion operating budget request includes a total ask of $888 million in general
The board that controls state employees’ health benefits has voted to again cover gender identity-related benefits and services. The vote comes after the Group Insurance Board opted to do so in July 2016, before rolling back the call in early 2017. Wednesday’s narrow 5-4 decision comes as the Department of
Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz is questioning the Walker administration why it continues to sell the Foxconn plant as a $10 billion project that will create up to 13,000 jobs even after the Taiwanese manufacturer pulled back on its initial plans for the facility. Hintz, D-Oshkosh, wrote in a letter
The UW System is requesting an increase of $108 million in state aid during the next two-year budget, much of it through the performance-based funding championed by Gov. Scott Walker and GOP lawmakers. Under the request, which the Board of Regents is set to consider later this week at its
Republican U.S. Senate nominee Leah Vukmir says she is optimistic she will win the votes of Trump supporters, even though TV ads in the primary blasted her for her 2016 comments that Trump was “offensive.” Vukmir said she supported Donald Trump after he became the Republican nominee in 2016, and
AG Brad Schimel has awarded the remainder of the first round school safety grants. Schimel yesterday announced 60 schools and districts will get the remaining $2.6 million in funding. That leaves some $48 million in funding for applicants interested in the second round of grant funding to shore up mental
Leah Vukmir won the Milwaukee media market with nearly 60 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s GOP U.S. Senate primary even as she and her allies were outspent on TV there over the final three weeks of the campaign. Ad buy information a GOP source shared with WisPolitics.com showed business
State Superintendent Tony Evers will face off against Gov. Scott Walker this fall after emerging from an eight-way Dem guv field Tuesday night. Meanwhile, state Sen. Leah Vukmir prevailed over businesses consultant and former Marine Kevin Nicholson to win the GOP U.S. Senate primary. Evers quickly got to slamming Walker
State Superintendent Tony Evers won against a crowded Democratic field for the right to take on Republican Gov. Scott Walker in November, while GOP Sen. Leah Vukmir beat business consultant and former Marine Kevin Nicholson in the GOP U.S. Senate primary. Vukmir will face Democrat Tammy Baldwin.
The Associated Press is projecting that Tony Evers has won the Dem nomination for guv. The AP also has projected UW Regent Bryan Steil will win the GOP nomination for the 1st CD. Meanwhile, Dem Reps. Fred Kessler and Josh Zepnick lost their Dem primary races. With 100 percent of
Voters headed to polls across the state today to narrow the field for several offices. Voters faced a decision to choose a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, and finalists for lt. governor, state treasurer and secretary of state, in addition to primaries in several congressional districts. Five Republicans
State DPI Superintendent Tony Evers appears to be the favorite heading into the Democratic primary for governor on Tuesday, two Wisconsin political writers said. John Nichols of The Capital Times and Christian Schneider of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel appeared Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com.
The Dem guv candidates put down Gov. Scott Walker and highlighted their liberal credentials in what was likely their last candidate forum ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Seven of the eight seven contenders sought to distinguish themselves from the field in a variety of ways in their second downtown Madison event
Democratic gubernatorial candidates took different approaches to funding public schools at a Madison forum ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Madison Mayor Paul Soglin told the Madison audience he’d want to reduce public education’s reliance on the property tax for funding and shift it to either the income or sales tax, but