Gov. Walker signs bill imposing mandatory minimum sentences for gun felonies
MADISON — Governor Scott Walker has signed a bill that imposes mandatory minimum prison sentences for violent felons who illegally possess a gun.A felon caught possessing a gun within five years after being imprisoned for a violent felony or violent misdemeanor will now face a mandatory minimum of three years in prison.If a felon uses a gun to commit a violent felony, he or she would face a minimum sentence ranging from 18 months to five years in prison depending on the severity of the crime.Walker signed the bill into law on Wednesday, November 11th.
Push for changes at economic development agency grows
MADISON — The push to overhaul Wisconsin's beleaguered economic development agency is growing.Democrats on Thursday proposed making it a felony for companies that receive state tax breaks and commit fraud.
Gov. Scott Walker honors veterans during Capitol ceremony on Veterans Day
MADISON — Governor Scott Walker says the best way to celebrate Veterans Day is to try harder to reach out to fellow citizens and stand up for everyone's rights and freedoms.Walker delivered the message at a Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday, November 11th in the Capitol rotunda.Walker recalled his own visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., as a high school student in 1985 and how he was moved by tracing the names of those who died and seeing his own reflection in the wall.Two Wisconsin residents killed in action in Vietnam, Leonard Thompson and Lawrence Joseph Butler, were honored during the ceremony.Later Wednesday, Walker was to recognize the 2015 Veteran of the Year Ralph Bagneski at a ceremony in Milwaukee.
Undercard GOP debaters assess their own performance in the "spin room"
MILWAUKEE -- The undercard Republican presidential debate at the Milwaukee Theatre happened a couple hours before the main eight-candidate field took the stage.
Gov. Scott Walker: Will work on party's grassroots support for election
MILWAUKEE — Republican Gov.
Mayor wants state to help pay for public market to spur development after Oscar Mayer announcement
MADISON — With Oscar Mayer leaving town, Madison's mayor wants the state of Wisconsin to help pay for a public market to spur economic development.Mayor Paul Soglin says he spoke with Gov.
State Senate approves health insurance oversight bill
MADISON — The state Senate has scaled back a bill that would give the Legislature's budget committee control of the state's health insurance program in hopes of avoiding Gov.
Gov. Walker to attend events with Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio before Milwaukee debate
MADISON -- Governor Scott Walker said Friday, November 6th that he would attend events with former Republican rivals Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio before next week's presidential debate in Milwaukee.
State Senate GOP votes to dissolve Government Accountability Board
MADISON — The state Senate has passed a bill that would dissolve the state elections board.The GOP measure would dismantle the Government Accountability Board, which oversees elections and enforces ethics law.
State Senate approves anti-heroin bill now headed for Gov. Walker's desk
MADISON — The Wisconsin state Senate has passed a bill designed to make an anti-heroin drug more readily available to people trained to use it.The Senate on Friday approved the measure that would make clear that pharmacies can hand out a heroin overdose antidote under a doctor's standing order.Under current law, doctors can give health centers, pharmacies and clinics general permission to dispense Narcan without specific prescriptions.
"Hispanics for School Choice:" Jeb Bush to join Gov. Walker for event ahead of GOP Milwaukee Debate
WAUKESHA -- Officials with the group "Hispanics for School Choice" say former Florida Gov.
Gov. Walker creates bipartisan Commission on Government Reform, Efficiency, and Performance
MADISON — A new bipartisan commission created by Gov.
Gov. Walker speaks at school in Kenosha for Veterans Day program: “We owe our veterans a debt of gratitude"
KENOSHA -- Governor Scott Walker joined students, staff, veterans, and their families Wednesday, November 4th at Christian Life School in Kenosha for their Veterans Day program.
“Bart Starr is a football legend:" Gov. Walker proclaims Nov. 1-7 as Bart Starr Week
MADISON -- Governor Scott Walker proclaimed the week of November 1–7, 2015, as Bart Starr Week.“Bart Starr is a football legend,” Governor Walker said. “His iconic athletic performance in the ‘Ice Bowl’ in 1967 was historic and strengthened what it means to be a dedicated Packer fan in our state.
Gov. Walker tours Create-A-Pack Foods in Ixonia, celebrates 114,000 square foot expansion
IXONIA -- Governor Scott Walker met with Create-A-Pack Foods, Inc.
Elections board says new John Doe law moots lawsuit claim
MADISON — Wisconsin's elections board is asking a judge to dismiss as moot one of the claims made against it in a lawsuit filed by Wisconsin Club for Growth related to the investigation into Gov.