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Sources: Vouchers may expand statewide in Wis.
Madison :: WI :: USA | 19 days ago
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Wis. (AP) Wisconsin's private school voucher program would expand statewide, and spending in public schools would be allowed to increase by $150 per student in each of the next two years, under a deal being worked on by Gov. Scott Walker and
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Skyward wins bipartisan victory, vouchers delayed
Madison :: WI :: USA | 19 days ago
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Wis. (AP) A Wisconsin company that lost out on a multimillion dollar contract to run a new statewide student information system scored a victory Wednesday in the Legislature, as the budget committee voted to revoke funding for the project and instead
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New venture capital bill takes away WEDC authority
Madison :: WI :: USA | 19 days ago
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Wis. (AP) Gov. Scott Walker 's troubled job-creating agency would be relieved of its duties in overseeing a venture capital fund for Wisconsin startups under an amended proposal a bipartisan group of lawmakers put forward Wednesday. The change came
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Wis. governor to court Iowans, stoke 2016 talk
Beloit :: WI :: USA | 26 days ago
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is gearing up for re-election next year, his third race in four years. But the Republican's courting of out-of-state donors and conservatives, his plans to visit Iowa this week and his refusal to say whether he would serve
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Walker Delivers Pep Talk To State GOP
Milwaukee :: WI :: USA | 28 days ago
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He advised Connecticut Republicans to focus on three themes that would help them win: optimism, relevance and courage. "You can't beat the other side just by telling people what's wrong with your opposition," he said. The message resonated with
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Scott Walker's Sneaky School Voucher Plan
Milwaukee :: WI :: USA | 1 month ago
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But the governor's broad line-item veto powers mean that, even after all the hearings and revisions are over, Walker can rewrite sections of the budget with the stroke of a pen. This is particularly worrisome for opponents of a controversial effort
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Walker reports state added 32,000 jobs in 2012
Milwaukee :: WI :: USA | 1 month ago
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Wis. (AP) Gov. Scott Walker 's administration reported Thursday that Wisconsin added more than 62,000 private sector jobs over the first two years of his term, less than a quarter of the 250,000 he promised to create by 2015. The Department of
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State treasurer duties gutted by committee
Green Bay :: WI :: USA | 1 month ago
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Wis. (AP) The last meaningful duty of the state treasurer's office would be eliminated under action taken by the Legislature's budget committee on Wednesday, a move Treasurer Kurt Schuller called unjustifiable and stupid. The Republican controlled
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Wis. lawmakers pass Milwaukee County Board changes
Milwaukee :: WI :: USA | 1 month ago
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Wis. (AP) The Republican-controlled state Senate passed a bill Tuesday weakening powers of the Milwaukee County Board , after agreeing to relatively minor changes brought forward by Democrats . Major portions of the proposal to reduce the board's
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Seeing double: Several states boast 2 candidates eyeing potential presidential runs in 2016
Madison :: WI :: USA | 1 month ago
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The early stages of the 2016 presidential race feature an unusual cluster of high-powered potential candidates hailing from the same states, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Rep. Paul Ryan among them. Walker gained Republican Party cult-figure status
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