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So much for going big and bold....
Walker and Vos have of late been sniping at each other in a very public feud that has titillated the left and the usual suspect press.
The so-called “nuclear option” is precisely what Democrats in 2013 sought and used to advance President Barack Obama’s executive nominees in recent years.
EVERS WINS EASILY: Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers, an opponent of expanding private school vouchers won easily in Tuesday’s election with 70 percent of the vote.
Voters re-elected Tony Evers for Superintendent of Public Instruction and to raise taxes and borrowing in school referendums.
Now that a federal investigation has found multiple examples of misconduct and abuse at a Wisconsin Social Security Administration office, some employees who blew the whistle have one question: When will justice be served?
Amid multiple federal investigations last fall, two top administrators for the Chicago region said they would be stepping down. They haven't.
Marsalee “Marsy” Nicholas was 21 and a senior at the University of California-Santa Barbara. She was a beautiful, young woman with a promising life ahead.
“Marsy’s Law for All seeks to amend state constitutions that don’t offer protections to crime victims."
The embattled professor who blew the whistle on misconduct in the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Criminal Justice Department is on the verge of being fired by the administrator she accused of corruption and cover-up.
At an awards banquet Thursday, Whistleblower Ron Klym took aim at the federal agency that he says retaliated against him...
The action could save tens of thousands of jobs in manufacturing-heavy Wisconsin, dependent on coal-fired electricity...
..."This bureaucratic boondoggle would have cost our state dearly in job losses, rate hikes, and lost economic potential.”
An outside ethics investigation of Milwaukee County Supervisor John Weishan Jr.’s 2016 campaign activities continues nearly a year after a judge moved the case out of the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office because of a conflict of interest.
Weishan has said the allegations by his opponent at the time are "totally false,” to a “point of ridiculousness.”
In addition to a proposed 5 percent cut in tuition at state universities, Gov. Scott Walker wants to help students spend less for college...
Under a budget proposal by Gov. Scott Walker, students at UW system schools would be able to opt-out of paying some student fees.
Wisconsin coule become at least the 15th state to adopt a “Constitutional Carry” law.
Sabina Burton is just about out of justice, and she is running out of time...
“Burton’s problem is that she did not make these broad arguments to the district court,” the 7th Circuit ruling states in a recent ruling.
DOUBLE STANDARD: Sen. Tammy Baldwin has attacked Koch Brothers “dark money” as she hobnobs with the left groups that do not disclose their donors.
Baldwin was honored Wednesday at the “GiveGreen” reception honoring “climate champions” during the left’s “dark money” fest.
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The left did what it always does in these situations: It complained.
Candy-maker Haribo plans to spend $242 million building a plant in Kenosha County in an economic development deal expected to create 400 jobs/
The incident received national attention in 2015 when Drake Hall Director Jude Legiste fired off a sexually explicit email to nearly 300 students.
All high school students in Milwaukee are equal, but some are more equal than others when it comes to bus transportation, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.
“It’s a hardship for many of our families,” said Gessner. “Without transportation it definitely impacts the choice of school that parents can select."
There is a small universe of people who had access to the documents, and that universe is almost exclusively populated by prosecutors, investigators and court officials.
The University of La Crosse employee fired – and then reinstated – for her comments in support of President Donald Trump would like to return to work, her attorney says.
U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy says it’s time that moderate Republicans and conservatives “sheath their swords” and get behind legislation that will get rid of Obamacare.
U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy says it’s time that moderate Republicans and conservatives get behind legislation that will get rid of Obamacare.
Marc Elias is known inside and outside the Swamp as a “political fixer” for his adroit way of getting Dems out of legal and public relations trouble.
What’s next for the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse employee who was fired after voicing her support for President Donald Trump’s immigration policies?
“She was terminated because of her political speech in support of President Trump.”
As President Abraham Lincoln once said of an overly cautious general, the Social Security Administration has a terminal “case of the slows.”
In real estate the mantra is, “location, location, location.”
A whistleblower professor facing termination has filed a federal complaint...
When U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner holds the latest in a long line of town hall meetings Monday evening in Wauwatosa, the usual suspects will most likely be in attendance.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is re-introducing legislation aimed at protecting federal whistleblowers...
The Wisconsin Assembly voted 68-31 on Thursday to amend the state constitution to eliminate the position of treasurer.
A bill that proponents say will bring competition and taxpayer savings to government construction projects now awaits Gov. Scott Walker’s signature.
“This bill will add appropriate accountability each time the state enters into a leasing contract,” state Rep. Rob Hutton.
Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Darienne Driver is doubling down on her support for making her school district the sole authorizer of charter schools in the city...
News stories of the looming sale of Sun Prairie’s debt-heavy broadband service included every salient detail but two...
Ron Klym blew the whistle on lengthy delays and alleged widespread misconduct and whistleblower retaliation in the Social Security Administration.
“Now, more than ever, protecting Wisconsin’s traditions of open government depends on the courage and initiative of individuals."
The Wisconsin Senate voted 18-15 Tuesday to amend the state constitution to get rid of the state treasurer position.
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