Special Session of Wisconsin Legislature Promises Important Gains
During his campaign for the Wisconsin governorship, Scott Walker pledged to create 250,000 new jobs by November 2014; reduce the tax burden for Wisconsin families and businesses; and return the state to a sound fiscal footing. In order to accomplish this ambitious legislative tripartite, Governor Walker called for an emergency legislative session, which commenced early [...]
Wisconsin Poised to Fight ObamaCare
This week, Scott Walker made history by becoming the 45th governor in Wisconsin history and the first Republican since Scott McCallum assumed power in 2001 from Tommy Thompson. As one of his first acts, Walker provided Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen with the authority to file a lawsuit against ObamaCare. In so doing, Wisconsin joins [...]
WI Dept. of Workforce Development Sends Mixed Signals on Growth of WI’s Economy
Download PAI Summary & Analysis of WI Dept. of Workforce Development Report PAI PAI WI Dept. of Workforce Development Sends Mixed Signals on the Growth and Stability of the State’s Economy The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development released a report indicating that unemployment in Wisconsin decreased from 7.8 percent in October to 7.6 percent in [...]
Governor-elect Scott Walker Outlines Chief Legislative Priorities
This week, Governor-elect Scott Walker unveiled a bold and ambitious agenda for the upcoming legislative session. Walker made it clear that he intends to enact all of the reforms described below within the first year of his governorship. With a large Republican majority in the Assembly and a six vote majority in the Senate, it [...]
The New Agenda for Wisconsin’s New Government
On November 2, 2010, the Republican Party gained control of the governorship and both houses of the State Legislature for the first time since 2003. In addition, Republican Kurt Schuller defeated incumbent State Treasurer, Dawn Marie Sass, and Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen was easily reelected. The only Democratic state official to survive the Republican [...]
Governor Doyle Signs Trade Agreement with Chinese Province
State media outlets were abuzz last weekend with reports of the recent trade agreement between the state of Wisconsin and the Shaanxi province of central China. Shaanxi, which includes portions of the Loess Plateau, the Yellow River, and the Qinling Mountains, is primarily a rural area and a base of Chinese agriculture and manufacturing. In [...]
Rasmussen Poll Predicts Senate Victory: Ron Johnson 51%, Russ Feingold 44%
The Latest Rasmussen Reports poll shows Ron Johnson defeating Russ Feingold by seven points. After a decisive victory over his Republican challenger, Dave Westlake, in the Republican Party primary, Ron Johnson now appears poised to defeat his Democratic Party challenger Senator Russ Feingold in the general election, scheduled for November 2, 2010. The latest Rasmussen [...]
