Tag: Scott Walker

The release of 27,000 emails by a state court in Wisconsin has sent Democrats into ecstasy. Finally, they hope, they will embarrass Wisconsin’s Governor Scott Walker. The “scandal” doesn’t quite stand up on its own, so they’ve taken to linking

Late last month, former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli suggested that Governor Chris Christie was doing the GOP a disservice by remaining at the head of the Republican Governors Association. This week, the shunning of Christie by Texas’ past and

On Tuesday, Gov. Scott Walker (R) of Wisconsin urged his state’s school superintendent to revoke the teachers’ license of Andrew Harris, a middle school teacher who was found to have viewed pornography and other inappropriate sexual material at the school.

A new Marquette Law School poll conducted between January 20-23 shows incumbent Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker leading his Democratic opponent Mary Burke 47% to 41% among registered voters. Even better news for Walker is the poll’s revelation that 54% of

MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Over the past year Wisconsin’s Republican governor, Scott Walker, has worked his way down a checklist of items commonly associated with a run at the U.S. presidency. He has written a campaign-themed book and visited Iowa,

It is not unheard of for Nobel Prize winners to do things that call their early achievements into question. It’s easy to name examples among the Peace Prize laureates–who are but politicians, after all–but the intellectual winners do it, too. Chemist

Governor Scott Walker will propose $800 million in tax cuts Wednesday evening, representing most of the state’s $912 million revenue surplus. Half of the cuts will be achieved through property tax reductions, and the other half will consist of lower

Embattled New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is getting strong support from some other GOP governors after he was tarnished by his recent scandal.  That scandal erupted after revelations that Christie’s aides and appointees allegedly caused a traffic backup in the

At least one potential Republican in the 2016 presidential field is lending New Jersey Governor Chris Christie his full support: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who praised Christie’s handling of the George Washington Bridge scandal and said he believed the Governor’s

The slow and continuing demise of Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey as a viable 2016 presidential contender is leaving a significant void where a front-runner once stood. Who steps in to fill it will depend on many factors, but

(AP) Wisconsin governor dismissed after serving on juryBy DINESH RAMDEAssociated PressMILWAUKEEWisconsin Gov. Scott Walker served two days as Juror No. 20 on a personal-injury case, but he was dismissed just before deliberations began Wednesday because the CEO of a company

Weasel Zippers reported Wednesday that the supposedly “non-partisan” Organizing for Action (OFA) is relying heavily on Democratic operatives to push its pro-Obamacare propaganda. This is the same organization whose 501 (c) 4 non-profit status was quickly approved by the Internal

Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that legalizes drinking on pedal pubs. Pedal pubs accommodate up to 16 riders that sit across from each other, using peddles underneath their seats to slowly power the quadracycles across city streets. While

A report by the Kaiser Family Foundation asserts that almost five million poor, uninsured adults will get no subsidized coverage options once Obamacare hits in 2014. Roughly 75% of those adults live in the South and at least 50% are

Tea party and conservative leaders from across Wisconsin have sent Gov. Scott Walker (R) an open letter urging him to reject the Common Core State Standards. In the letter, dated November 26th, the 61 leaders ask Walker to lead a