U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Works to protect VA watchdog

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin worked to protect the mission of the VA Inspector General (IG), the independent watchdog tasked with investigating misconduct and waste of taxpayer dollars at the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs

Read More »

Paul Fanlund: What will it take for people to embrace actual journalism again?

Journalists and media owners can only do their part — re-engineering their business models and working hard to assure a strong, independent and authoritative press. It will be up to thoughtful people across the ideological spectrum to decide this thing is bigger than any garden-variety, left-right squabble. That will determine what kind of country — democracy really — we leave to our children and grandchildren.

Read More »

Christian Schneider: Yes, Scott Walker is an ‘education governor’ for Wisconsin

To the parents whose kids have been able to escape low-performing public schools in order to help their children, Walker is absolutely an “education governor.” Even by the metric most favored by Walker’s competitors — state spending — he comes out ahead. Wisconsin now spends nearly $600 million more per year on public K-12 education than it did in Gov. Jim Doyle’s last year in office.

Read More »

FRI News Summary: Dem guv field narrows; Walker visits White House

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** June 28: WisPolitics.com luncheon with Attorney General Brad Schimel Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Thursday, June 28 with Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel on his re-election

Read More »

Gov. Walker: Foxconn plans to hire 3,000 veterans

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Foxconn plans to hire 3,000 veterans by the time they are fully operational. The company has already started moving forward on this promise. Foxconn Aiming to Hire 3,000 Veterans: Company developing team to

Read More »

Vukmir campaign: Really, Senator Baldwin!?!

Contact: Jessica Ward, (608) 213-5939 U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, in an effort to increase her popularity, appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers. But when Wisconsinites see her on the coasts with her elitist pals more than in her home

Read More »

Speaker Ryan: Six months of tax reform

It’s been just six months under the new tax law, and already, we’ve seen millions of Americans receive bonuses, workers’ wages increase, one million jobs created, utility rates lowered in 48 states, record levels of unemployment—the list goes on. In

Read More »

U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Works to protect VA watchdog

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin worked to protect the mission of the VA Inspector General (IG), the independent watchdog tasked with investigating misconduct and waste of taxpayer dollars at the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA). Senator Baldwin cosponsored a bipartisan amendment, led by Senator

Read More »

Paul Fanlund: What will it take for people to embrace actual journalism again?

Journalists and media owners can only do their part — re-engineering their business models and working hard to assure a strong, independent and authoritative press. It will be up to thoughtful people across the ideological spectrum to decide this thing is bigger than any garden-variety, left-right squabble. That will determine what kind of country — democracy really — we leave to our children and grandchildren.

Read More »

Christian Schneider: Yes, Scott Walker is an ‘education governor’ for Wisconsin

To the parents whose kids have been able to escape low-performing public schools in order to help their children, Walker is absolutely an “education governor.” Even by the metric most favored by Walker’s competitors — state spending — he comes out ahead. Wisconsin now spends nearly $600 million more per year on public K-12 education than it did in Gov. Jim Doyle’s last year in office.

Read More »

FRI News Summary: Dem guv field narrows; Walker visits White House

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** June 28: WisPolitics.com luncheon with Attorney General Brad Schimel Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Thursday, June 28 with Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel on his re-election run. See Schimel’s bio: https://bradschimel.com/about-brad/ Check-in and lunch be… Please

Read More »

Gov. Walker: Foxconn plans to hire 3,000 veterans

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Foxconn plans to hire 3,000 veterans by the time they are fully operational. The company has already started moving forward on this promise. Foxconn Aiming to Hire 3,000 Veterans: Company developing team to recruit those with military backgrounds By Arthur Thomas – Reporter,

Read More »

Gov. Walker: Joins Wisconsin farmers and families at dairy breakfasts

Contact: Austin Altenburg media@scottwalker.com [Madison, Wis.] – Scott Walker traveled Wisconsin this past weekend to spend time with Wisconsin’s farmers and their hard-working families at dairy breakfasts as part of his efforts to stand up for Wisconsin’s dairy industry. Earlier this month, Gov. Walker reinforced his commitment to our state’s

Read More »

WisDems: Kevin Nicholson’s megadonor-funded outside group attacks Leah Vukmir

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org Despite Wisconsin Republicans’ pleas for party unity, Club for Growth, a corporate special interest group bankrolled by Nicholson megadonor and Illinois billionaire Dick Uihlein, has continued to attack Vukmir MADISON — Further setting up a nasty face-off between Kevin Nicholson’s out-of-state backers and Leah Vukmir’s supporters

Read More »

Vukmir campaign: Really, Senator Baldwin!?!

Contact: Jessica Ward, (608) 213-5939 U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, in an effort to increase her popularity, appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers. But when Wisconsinites see her on the coasts with her elitist pals more than in her home state, it makes us all ask…. Really!?! Really, Senator Baldwin?

Read More »

Speaker Ryan: Six months of tax reform

It’s been just six months under the new tax law, and already, we’ve seen millions of Americans receive bonuses, workers’ wages increase, one million jobs created, utility rates lowered in 48 states, record levels of unemployment—the list goes on. In the months leading up to Congress considering tax reform, Speaker

Read More »