Two Republican legislators want to remove all lawmakers from the board that oversees Gov. Scott Walker's troubled job creation agency. Four lawmakers — Sen. Rick Gudex, a Fond du Lac Republican; Rep. Rob Hutton, a Brookfield Republican; Sen. Julie Lassa, a Stevens Point Democrat; and Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, a Kenosha Democrat, currently sit on the 12-member board. Lassa and Barca have been vocal critics of WEDC, which […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New federal filings show a super PAC supporting Governor Scott Walker's bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination has raised a little more than $20 million over the first 11 weeks or so of its existence. Filings released Friday show Unintimidated PAC raised $20.02 million between April 16th, when Walker's former campaign managers formed it, and June 30th.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has tapped his chief attorney to serve as a state appeals court judge. Walker announced Friday that he had appointed Brian Hagedorn to replace Judge Richard Brown on the 2nd District Court of Appeals. Brown plans to retire on Aug. 1 after 37 years on the bench. Hagedorn currently serves as chief legal counsel in Walker's officer. He has previously served as an […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Authorities say a 4-year-old Milwaukee boy suffered fatal injuries when he climbed on a dresser causing a TV to fall on his head. A report from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner says Angel Medina pulled out the bottom drawer of the dresser so he could reach the DVD player in the top drawer. The report says his mother had told him to wait until she was done […]