President Obama to visit Milwaukee to celebrate health care signups as state sues over ACA
MILWAUKEE -- President Barack Obama will be in Milwaukee on Thursday, March 3rd -- and this visit has nothing to do with the presidential race.
Read Across America Day: Gov. Walker reads Dr. Seuss book to kids in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE -- Governor Scott Walker joined students, teachers, and SHARP Literacy Wednesday, March 2nd in Milwaukee at St.
Governor Walker signs bill creating program to record crime, bullying in schools
MADISON — Governor Scott Walker has signed a bill that creates a pilot program to record crime and bullying in schools.The bill calls the program to include one urban school district, one suburban district and one rural district for the 2016-17 school year.Districts who wish to participate will have to apply to the state Department of Public Instruction.The participating districts will maintain a record of all crimes, harassment and bullying that takes place on school property, on buses and other district transportation as well as at school events.Walker signed the bill privately on Tuesday, March 1st.
New prisons secretary Jon Litscher pledges to restore trust
MADISON — The new Department of Corrections secretary is telling a state Senate committee that he wants to restore public trust in the agency in the wake of abuse allegations at Wisconsin's youth prison.Jon Litscher began a Senate judiciary hearing on confirming his appointment as secretary by acknowledging many people have lost faith and trust in Corrections.Allegations of abuse at Lincoln Hills first came to light in December when state agents began an investigation into claims at the Lincoln Hills youth prison ranging from sexual assault to misconduct in office.Former Corrections Secretary Ed Wall resigned on Feb. 5.
Governor Scott Walker signs 58 bills into law
MADISON -- Governor Scott Walker signed 58 bills into law Tuesday, March 1st at the Capitol in Madison.Senate Bill 344 – establishes a new procedure in laws regarding adverse possession and adverse use whereby a record title holder may interrupt an adverse possession or use and may restart the period of adverse possession or use.
Governor Scott Walker's 'hand' tweet creates quite the stir on social media
MADISON — Give Wisconsin Gov.
Governor Scott Walker signs 46 bills into law
MADISON -- Governor Scott Walker signed 46 bills into law Monday, February 29th at the Capitol in Madison.Senate Bill 707 – prohibits a legislator from holding office as a legislator concurrent with holding office as a county executive.
Win in South Carolina for Clinton, KKK controversy for Trump ahead of "Super Tuesday"
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is no stranger to controversy, but on Sunday, February 28th, he would not condemn the KKK, after the white supremacist group's former leader endorsed him.
Gov. Walker's campaign paid $28,300 campaign finance penalty
MADISON — Gov.
Governor Scott Walker and his wife, Tonette have accepted offer on their Wauwatosa home
WAUWATOSA -- FOX6 News has learned that Governor Scott Walker and his wife, Tonette Walker have accepted an offer on their home.The Wauwatosa home was on the market for 33 days.The three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath colonial was listed on Realtor.com for $338,000.Details on the offer that was accepted haven't been released.Walker told FOX6 News in late January the money from the sale of his home wouldn't be used to pay his presidential campaign debt."None of the proceeds from that will go to campaign debt.
Governor Scott Walker says he doesn't expect 'sanctuary cities' bill to pass Senate
MADISON — Governor Scott Walker says he doesn't expect the Wisconsin Senate will pass a bill banning sanctuary cities, and he's "just fine with that."Walker said Wednesday, February 24th that his focus is on bills that help improve the state's economy.The Assembly last week passed the bill that says local governments can't prohibit police from inquiring about immigration status of someone charged with a crime or from working with federal immigration authorities.The measure has drawn strong opposition from the immigrant community in Wisconsin who feel they are being unfairly targeted.
Manufacturing Matters: Gov. Walker speaks at conference on "vital industry to state of Wisconsin"
MILWAUKEE -- Governor Scott Walker spoke Thursday, February 25th at the "Manufacturing Matters" conference at the Hyatt Regency near N.
Governor Walker calls Donald Trump's presidential candidacy "remarkable"
MADISON— Former Republican presidential candidate Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says the ascent of Donald Trump is "one of the most remarkable things we've seen in modern political campaign history."Walker dropped out of the race in September and has not endorsed anyone.
Gov. Walker signs Planned Parenthood defunding bills in Waukesha
WAUKESHA — Governor Scott Walker signed two bills Thursday morning, February 18th that will cut millions of dollars from Planned Parenthood.The governor signed the measures at Life's Connection, a pregnancy counseling office in Waukesha.The first bill requires family planning clinics to bill Medicaid only for the actual acquisition costs and dispensing fees for birth control drugs.
Assembly approves Gov. Walker's college affordability bills
MADISON — Assembly Republicans have passed Gov.
Voters winnow Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates to two
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin primary voters are winnowing three candidates for the state Supreme Court to two who will compete in the April 5 election.Gov.
Gov. Scott Walker issues executive order to block power plan
MADISON — Wisconsin Gov.
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates argue over political ties ahead of Tuesday's primary
MILWAUKEE -- The two opponents of a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice criticized her ties to prominent Republican politicians ahead of Tuesday's primary election that will narrow the race to two finalists.Justice Rebecca Bradley and challengers Joe Donald and JoAnne Kloppenburg pledged to keep politics away from the bench.
Resigning Corrections secretary will get previous job back, earning salary for doing nothing
MADISON -- Wisconsin Corrections Secretary Ed Wall, who is resigning amid the abuse scandal at Lincoln Hills youth prison, will get his previous job back and draw a taxpayer salary while doing nothing.Wall is among eight people who have resigned or been fired since December amid a probe into sexual assault and abuse at the facility.
Dept. of Corrections chief Ed Wall resigns in wake of Lincoln Hills abuse probe
MADISON — Wisconsin Department of Corrections Secretary Ed Wall has resigned amid an investigation into allegations of abuse at the state's youth prison.