Governor Walker signs bill that calls for regulations on unarmed combat sports
MILWAUKEE -- Governor Scott Walker on Thursday, March 24th signed a bill into law that calls for regulations on unarmed combat sports, like kickboxing.Fighters are required to have health insurance, judges and referees must be licensed, and doctors must be present at every match.The bill was drafted following the 2014 death of Dennis Munson Jr.He died after he was injured in an unregulated kickboxing match in Milwaukee.Below is a statement from the Governor's Office on this bill signing:
Wisconsin DNR imports more Kentucky elk, hopes to build herd in state
MADISON — The state Department of Natural Resources has imported more elk from Kentucky in hopes of building a Jackson County herd.Gov.
Gov. Scott Walker signs three dementia bills in Green Bay
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Gov. Walker: Not ready to make an endorsement, but "views are more aligned" with Cruz, Kasich
MILWAUKEE -- With Wisconsin's presidential primary two weeks away (April 5th) , Gov.
Gov. Walker signs bill that allows license to sell tobacco products to be revoked, suspended, not renewed
MILWAUKEE -- Governor Scott Walker on Tuesday, March 22nd signed into law Assembly Bill 628 at Aurora Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee.
Gov. Scott Walker tells AP he will make endorsement decision next week
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All eyes on Wisconsin for presidential candidates as April 5th election approaches
MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin's presidential primary is on April 5th, and thus, the presidential candidates have turned their attention to Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Senate president Mary Lazich will not seek re-election
MADISON — Senate President Mary Lazich has abruptly announced she won't run for re-election this fall.The New Berlin Republican issued a statement Monday, March 21st announcing that she won't seek another term.
Deal in the works? Industrial park developers negotiate for former dog track in Kenosha
KENOSHA — The broker for the former Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha says there are a few offers on the table for the 228-acre site from developers interested in making the property an industrial park.Transwestern principal Thomas Boyle says he's currently negotiating terms for the property near Interstate 94.
Mayor Barrett asks Scott Walker to veto bill that could lead to more "zombie homes"
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is asking Governor Scott Walker to veto a bill that he fears would create more so-called "zombie houses.""Zombie houses" are homes abandoned by their owners, but unwanted by the banks.Currently, banks are forced to put a "zombie house" up for sale five weeks after the home is found to be abandoned.A new bill would move the deadline back to 12 months, and it has already made it through the Assembly and the Senate.Barrett says it would mean more empty houses in Milwaukee, and potentially more crime."This is a transfer of responsibility potentially in many different cases from financial institutions to the taxpayers of the city of Milwaukee and it's bad legislation and we're asking the governor to veto it," Barrett said.Currently, there are more than 350 "zombie houses" in Milwaukee.
Gov. Scott Walker signs electronic voter registration bill
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Senate approves most of Gov. Scott Walker's college costs proposals
MADISON— Senate Republicans have approved most of Gov.
Gov. Walker issues orders to speed record request responses
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Rebecca Bradley 'horribly embarrassed' by anti-gay comments, Walker declines to condemn them
BROWN DEER - Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley went on talk radio Tuesday, March 8th to say she was "deeply sorry" and "horribly embarrassed" by anti-gay opinion pieces she wrote 24 years ago.The appearance on Charlie Sykes' show on WTMJ/620AM came as the liberal group One Wisconsin Now released a fourth of Bradley's 1992 commentaries in the Marquette Tribune student newspaper.
Gov. Walker signs bill creating teacher license based on experience
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Governor Walker, Speaker Ryan deliver remarks at "CPAC" conference in Maryland
MARYLAND -- Governor Scott Walker was in Maryland Thursday, March 3rd, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Convention -- or CPAC.Walker praised conservative legislation passed across the country, but criticized the lack of work getting done in Washington, D.C.Walker suspended his campaign for the presidency in September.House Speaker Paul Ryan also spoke at the convention.