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FILTER RESULTS ►Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Takes Perfectly Innocent Trip to Iowa
Hmmm... At the AP, via @conartcritic. 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...
Nothing New Under the Tuscan Sun: Political Corruption in the Age of Machiavelli
Today in Wisconsin, the Koch brothers stand exposed as manipulators of Governor Scott Walker, and the Republican state government. This is scandalous and disturbing, because it is the worst sort of political corruption. In Washington, D.C. Show More Summary
Walker Sets Example for Republican Governors Tackling Medicaid
Governor Scott Walker (R-Wisconsin) has possibly secured for himself a unique front-runner spot among his fellow Republican governors and rumored 2016 presidential contenders on the issue of healthcare. The expansion of Medicaid, once...Show More Summary
Walker Writing Book with Former Bush Adviser
Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin, a potential contender for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, is collaborating on a book with Marc Thiessen, a former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush. “I think Scott wants to do more to tell his story,” says a Wisconsin Republican familiar with the project. Show More Summary
WATCH: Scott Walker Doesn't Want to Talk About Marriage Equality
The Wisconsin governor told David Gregory he doesn't believe there's a sea change within the Republican party toward supporting same-sex marriage on Sunday's episode of Meet the Press. read more
Top Republican Governor Admits Conservatives Have Lost The Battle Against Marriage Equality
Republican Governor Scott Walker (WI) — a likely GOP candidate for president in 2016 — admitted on Sunday that young conservatives support marriage equality for gays and lesbians, suggesting that the Republican party cannot sustain its opposition to same-sex marriage into the future. Responding to Sen. Rob Portman’s (R-OH) embrace of equal marriage rights during [...]
Wisconsin Governor Walker signs iron ore mining law
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Republican Governor Scott Walker on Monday signed a bill intended to streamline environmental regulations and clear the way for a possible $1.5 billion iron ore mine in the far northwest corner of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Dem Spokesman Compares Scott Walker to Dahmer
Wisconsin Democrats are seething after their latest efforts to remove Republican Governor Scott Walker failed. On Friday, Graeme Zielinski, a state Democrat Party Spokesman, let his continued outrage flow through his twitter account when he compared Governor Scott Walker to Milwaukee’s own cannibalistic serial killer, Jeffery Dahmer. Show More Summary
Walker Enjoys White House Speculation
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) says he "enjoys being mentioned as a potential Republican candidate for president in 2016 because that means he's doing a good job as governor," the AP reports. He said "if he's doing a 'really crappy job' then he wouldn't be talked about on the national stage. But he says if he does a good job, he will continue to be talked about."
Another GOP Governor Supports Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants
What is it about Republican elected officials? They want to commit political suicide. The only problem is that they want to take the nation with them. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has come out in favor of political suicide by supporting a pathway for citizenship for illegal aliens.
Wisconsin governor wants to cut income taxes, public school aid
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker proposed a nearly $70 billion biennial budget on Wednesday that combines income tax cuts with increased spending on transportation infrastructure and private education. Walker, a first-term RepublicanShow More Summary
AM News: Wisconsin Governor's Voucher Plan Even Divides Republicans
Wisconsin Governor's voucher plan angers public school backers AP: Gov. Scott Walker's plan to expand the private school voucher program statewide, while not allowing public school spending to increase, drew a raft of angry responses Monday from those who fear his budget leaves public school students behind. Show More Summary
11 GOP Governors Still Need To Decide Whether Or Not To Deny Health Care To Low-Income Americans
Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) announced on Wednesday that he will turn down Obamacare’s optional expansion of the Medicaid program, which makes him the thirteenth Republican leader to refuse to extend public health insurance to additional low-income Americans. Six GOP governors — in Arizona, Michigan, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio and Nevada — have expressed support [...]
Maine Gov. LePage's 'greatest fear in the state of Maine: newspapers'
Maine Gov. Paul LePage has stood out from the crop of far-right Republican governors elected in 2010 not for being less extremist than his peers like Ohio's John Kasich and Wisconsin's Scott Walker, but for being the biggest buffoon of the lot. Show More Summary
Walker starts to get cold feet on electoral scheme
Over the weekend, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) offered cautious encouragement to Republicans hoping to rig the 2016 presidential election by changing how his state allocates electoral votes. The conservative governor didn't explicitly endorse the idea, but Walker called it "i …
Republican Aide Gets Two Years For Embezzling From Fund for Soldiers’ Families
A former aide to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was sentenced to two years in prison “for embezzling tens of thousands of dollar from a fund for families of U.S. soldiers who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. “The aide, Kevin Kavanaugh, was also sentenced to two years of extended supervision and ordered to pay back the [...]
Scott Walker's Stupid, Petulant Insurance Exchange Excuses
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So now Scott Walker is Paul Gigot's go-to for the skinny on Republican governors and health care exchanges, it seems. And as usual, Governor Walker dishes out a large helpingShow More Summary
Jonathan Bernstein: Here’s a thought. Why don’t we make voting easy?
Of course: Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is reacting to Democratic electoral victories by trying to make it harder for people to vote. He wants to end same-day voter registration. Read full article >>
Governors Could Cede Control to Feds by Rejecting Healthcare Exchanges
Republican governors in Texas (Rick Perry), Louisiana (Bobby Jindal), Wisconsin (Scott Walker), Ohio (John Kasich), Maine (Paul LePage), South Carolina (Nikki Haley) and 13 other states have said they would not implement state healthcare...Show More Summary
Obamacare Rejected: Republican Governors Refuse Key Aspect Of Law
Obamacare has been rejected by a number of Republican governors including Scott Walker, as the Wisconsin governor announced Friday that he will not implement a key measure of President Obama’s health care reform law. Friday marked the original deadline for states to declare if they would run a health insurance exchange, which are online marketplaces [...]Show More Summary
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