Gov. Scott Walker on Democratic debate at UWM: "Debates on both sides are important"

Gov. Scott Walker on Democratic debate at UWM: "Debates on both sides are important"

MILWAUKEE -- Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will face off in Milwaukee on Thursday evening, February 11th in the PBS NewsHour debate on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus -- and Governor Scott Walker said he will be watching.The debate is set to begin at 8:00 p.m. at the Helen Bader Concert Hall in the Helene Zelazo Center for Performing Arts at UWM.Governor Walker said earlier Thursday he was looking forward to the debate in Milwaukee -- the second presidential debate in the city in three months.

Gov. Scott Walker says he plans to pay off presidential campaign debt by year's end

Gov. Scott Walker says he plans to pay off presidential campaign debt by year's end

MADISON — Governor Scott Walker says he plans to pay off his presidential campaign debt by the end of the year.Federal reports show Walker's campaign owed $1.2 million at the end of 2015.The governor told reporters following a speech to the Wisconsin Counties Association at a Madison hotel on Wednesday, February 3rd that he believes his campaign has paid down a third of its total debt so far and he hopes to pay off the rest by the end of 2016.Walker entered the presidential race in mid-July, although he had spent months visiting early primary states before officially getting in.He dropped out in September after his campaign grew to about 90 staffers spread around the country and fundraising couldn't keep up with expenses.

Governor Scott Walker signs 21 bills into law

Governor Scott Walker signs 21 bills into law

MADISON --Governor Scott Walker signed 21 bills into law Thursday, February 4th at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison.Senate Bill 309 – amends the Title IV-E foster care program in the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act of 2014 to address issues intended to improve the well-being of children and youth in the foster care system, including: introducing a requirement for “reasonable and prudent parenting standard” for out-of-home providers to make decisions about children in their care, limiting the permanency goal of other Planned Permanent Living Arrangements for youth 16 years or older, and reducing the age for providing independent living services for youth in out-of-home care from 16 to 14 years old.

Scott Walker still owes $1.2M for presidential campaign

Scott Walker still owes $1.2M for presidential campaign

MADISON — Governor Scott Walker's presidential campaign finished last year with a little more than a million dollars in debt.Finance reports Walker filed Friday with the Federal Election Commission covering the fourth quarter of 2015 show his campaign owned $1.2 million as of Dec. 31.He raised just under $600,000 over October, November and December and had about $153,460 at year's end.