Tag Archives: Gov. Scott Walker

• Politics

  Should state assets be sold to cut down on $8 billion debt?

  MADISON (WITI) — Should Gov. Scott Walker be given the authority to sell state assets without competitive bids or legislative…
• Politics

  Gov. Walker calling for two-year tuition freeze in UW System

  MADISON (WITI) — Gov. Scott Walker is calling for a two-year freeze on tuition in the UW System after revelations…
• News

  Gov. Walker tours damage from wildfire in northern Wisconsin

  BAYFIELD/DOUGLAS COUNTIES (WITI) — Governor Scott Walker surveyed damage from “The Germann Road Fire” on Thursday, May 16th — that…
• Business

  62,000 new private sector jobs added in Wisconsin

  MILWAUKEE (WITI) – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Reggie Newson announced on Thursday, May 16th the latest available Wisconsin actual…
• News

  Lawmakers okay tax exemption for those who die in combat zone

  MADISON (WITI) — The Wisconsin Senate and Assembly unanimously passed on Tuesday, May 14th a bill that would allow for an…
• Politics

  New MU poll shows Ryan, Clinton are top 2016 pres. nominees

  MILWAUKEE (WITI) — A new Marquette Law School Poll finds U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan leading the field in his home…
• Politics

  Lawmakers take tour of schools involved in School Choice Program

  MILWAUKEE (WITI) — Some state lawmakers on Monday, May 13th took a tour of schools involved in the School Choice…
• Politics

  Mayors gather in Madison to discuss residency requirement

  MADISON (WITI) — Mayors from Wisconsin on Wednesday, May 8th converged in Madison to denounce Gov. Scott Walker’s plans to…
• Politics

  Gov. Walker calls for more resources to treat mentally ill

  RACINE (WITI) — After a string of high-profile violent incidents involving the mentally ill in Wisconsin, state lawmakers are saying…
• News

  Wis. business may leave state after losing contract with school districts

  MADISON (WITI) — Skyward is a data-collection software program created in Stevens Point — and utilized within school districts in…
• Politics

  Debate: School voucher issue on its own bill vs. within state budget

  MADISON (WITI) — Does the school voucher debate belong on its own bill, or within the state budget? The Wisconsin…
• News

  Future of Wisconsin job creation agency in question

  MILWAUKEE (WITI) — An audit of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) shows the state’s top job creation agency isn’t…