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Gov. Scott Walker took to the campaign trail in Kenosha Sunday, taking part in the the Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade and meeting with residents outside Sir Claude's Barber and Beauty, 2327 63rd St. Contrary to Republican leadership in the statehouse, Walker said he was in favor of the Legislature taking up closing the "dark stores" loophole that allows big retailers to curtail their tax assessments. "This has been an issue that hasn't creeped up in the last two years.
The Latest on President Trump's trip to North Dakota and Wisconsin to attend a series of rallies and fundraising events : Trump said Thursday that what used to be a field about 30 miles south of Milwaukee in Mount Pleasant will become one of the largest developments ever built in the world at 20 million square feet . He says the decision by the Taiwan-based maker of LCD screens and assembler of Apple iPhones shows "America is open for business."
And the president praises Apple for investing $350 billion in the US -- though it's unlikely to be spent on new factories, as Trump hopes. President Donald Trump speaks as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Foxconn CEO Terry Gou look on at the groundbreaking for the Foxconn Technology Group computer screen plant in Mt Pleasant, Wisconsin.
This frame grab from a video provided by the Leah for Senate campaign, shows Leah Vukmir, a Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senate candidate, sitting at a kitchen table with a handgun next to her as she talks about death threats she received.
A Democratic group backed by former President Barack Obama plans to invest millions of dollars in state-level elections in a dozen states, including Wisconsin, with the goals of "flipping the governor's seat and the state Senate." A Democratic group backed by former President Barack Obama plans to invest millions of dollars in state-level elections in a dozen states, including Wisconsin, with the goals of "flipping the governor's seat and the state Senate."
Southern Wisconsin cattle farmer Diane Mills-Frank just wants to know who her party's candidate for governor will be. She and other frustrated Democrats are having a hard time navigating the glut of candidates - 10 serious and a half-dozen not as much - who are looking to take on Republican Gov. Scott Walker in November.
Illinois is worried that elaborate new barriers to stop Asian carp from invading Lake Michigan will bog down cargo shipping in its busy canals. The health of the Great Lakes is far more important to all of the Midwest and Canada than the parochial economic interests of shipping companies in greater Chicago.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Saturday he thinks President Donald Trump will be an asset to GOP candidates this fall in states like Wisconsin that he narrowly won, even as he warned fellow Republicans that a "blue wave" could wipe out advancements made during his presidency. Ryan addressed about 600 people at the Wisconsin Republican convention, his final one after 20 years in office.
House Speaker Paul Ryan is warning fellow Republicans in his farewell speech at the Wisconsin state party convention that a "blue wave" could wipe out GOP advancements made since Donald Trump became president. Fellow Republican Gov. Scott Walker presented Ryan with a personalized Green Bay Packers jersey with a number "1" on the back.
The ex-fiancee of Benjamin Sparks, the Nevada political consultant facing battery charges after he allegedly assaulted the woman and made her his sex slave, has hired attorney Gloria Allred a week before the case heads to a Las Vegas courtroom. The ex-fiancee of Benjamin Sparks, the Nevada political consultant facing battery charges after he allegedly assaulted the woman and made her his sex slave, has hired attorney Gloria Allred a week before the case heads to a Las Vegas courtroom.
Republican U.S. Senate candidates Leah Vukmir and Kevin Nicholson have stuck closely to their talking points and avoided directly clashing with one another during their first debate. The contest Thursday hosted by the conservative group Americans for Prosperity featured mostly softball questions that allowed Vukmir and Nicholson to talk about their support for cutting taxes and reforming health care.
The Trump administration is considering a plan that would allow states to require certain food stamp recipients to undergo drug testing, handing a win to conservatives who've long sought ways to curb the safety net program. The proposal under review would be narrowly targeted, applying mostly to people who are able-bodied, without dependents and applying for some specialized jobs, according to an administration official briefed on the plan.
The Republican Governors Association said Monday it has booked $5.1 million in television ad buys for the fall in Wisconsin as Gov. Scott Walker warned on conservative talk radio that winning re-election will be more difficult than when he overcame a recall effort in 2012. News of the large ad buy comes after the Democratic Governors Association said last month it was spending $20 million in Wisconsin and three other battleground states that have Republican governors - Michigan, Nevada and Ohio.
And Dallet's hammering of conservative judge Michael Screnock on Tuesday prodded Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who had endorsed Screnock, to warn his fellow Republicans that more losses could be coming. "Tonight's results show we are at risk of a #BlueWave in WI," Walker, who is up for re-election in November, tweeted.
Liberal judge Rebecca Dallet's runaway victory in a Wisconsin Supreme Court race cheered Democrats eager for more evidence their party is ready for a winning fall in midterm elections. And Dallet's hammering of conservative judge Michael Screnock on Tuesday prodded Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who had endorsed Screnock, to warn his fellow Republicans that more losses could be coming.
Liberal judge Rebecca Dallet cruised to victory in race to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a 10-year term, the Associated Press reported late on Tuesday. Dallet defeated conservative judge Michael Screnock who was endorsed by Wisconsin's Republican governor, Scott Walker, narrowing conservative control of the court to 4-3 from 5-2, AP said.
Thursday's revelation from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources that the massive Foxconn complex planned for Mount Pleasant would emit toxins exceeding most other manufacturing plants in the eastern part of the state wasn't a big surprise. Given the magnitude of the complex that will employ up to 13,000 people, one would logically conclude that it will produce more product than any other plant in the region and, therefore, more toxins.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker reluctantly issued an executive order Thursday scheduling special elections to fill two vacant legislative seats, as Senate Republicans abandoned their efforts to block the contests amid Democratic criticism that the GOP is afraid of losing more seats. The seats -- one in the state Senate and one in the Assembly -- have been vacant since December, when Walker appointed the Republican incumbents to his administration.
The Wisconsin Senate plans to take up a bill next week that would change election law after a judge ordered Gov. Scott Walker to hold special elections to fill two vacant legislative seats. Under the proposal, the governor would no longer be required to call special elections for vacant legislative seats "as promptly as possible."
Or just CLICK THIS LINK to start shopping for anything. Don't worry - anything you buy through it will pay Daily Pundit a commission! Thanks! ...the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point announced its plan to cut 13 majors - including those in anchor humanities departments such as English and history and all three of the foreign languages offered - and, with them, faculty jobs.