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Gov. Scott Walker said Friday that he would be interested in running for public office again, maybe even for governor in four years.
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Wall: Walker, Schimel drove me to brink of suicide (UPDATE)
A former Wisconsin prisons director accuses Gov. Scott Walker and Attorney General Brad Schimel of driving him to the edge of suicide in a new book released Friday, extending a long-running feud between him, Walker's office and the state Department of Justice.
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Read More »Schimel rips Democrats’ prison release plans (UPDATE)
Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel ripped the Democratic gubernatorial candidates' proposals to release inmates from Wisconsin prisons Monday, calling the plans irresponsible and dangerous.
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Read More »Walker appoints long-time prosecutors to Milwaukee County bench
Gov. Scott Walker has appointed two long-time prosecutors to vacancies on the Milwaukee County Bench.
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Read More »Election to fill vacancy on Winnebago County bench (UPDATE)
Gov. Scott Walker is seeking candidates for an appointment to the Winnebago County Circuit Court.
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Read More »Juveniles no longer to be held at troubled Wisconsin prison
Juveniles will no longer be housed at a Wisconsin youth prison that's been under federal investigation and the subject of multiple lawsuits alleging inmate abuse, Gov. Scott Walker announced on Thursday.
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Read More »Walker outlaws soliciting sexual photos of children
Gov. Scott Walker has signed a Republican bill that makes soliciting sexually explicit photographs from children illegal.
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Read More »Walker moving ahead with plan to drug test food stamp users, but is it lawful?
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is moving ahead with his plans to require able-bodied adults who receive food stamps to be screened for illegal drugs, even though questions remain over whether it's allowed under federal law.
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Read More »Walker signs state budget in advance of re-election run
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday signed the state’s long-delayed budget, a spending plan he will tout as he travels the state as he gets into full-time campaign mode for his re-election bid next year.
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Read More »Officials sued over hunter harassment law
A group of Wisconsin residents say the state's hunter harassment law stifles free speech and are suing state officials in federal court.
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Read More »Applicants sought for Outagamie County DA
Gov. Scott Walker is seeking applicants to fill the top prosecutor position in Outagamie County.
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Read More »Walker appoints corporation counsel to Rock County bench
Gov. Scott Walker has tapped a long-time corporation counsel to fill a spot on the Rock County bench.
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Read More »Walker appoints assistant AG to Dane County bench
Gov. Scott Walker has appointed an assistant attorney general to fill a spot on the Dane County Circuit Court.
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Read More »State submits request to drug test Medicaid applicants
Wisconsin has submitted a request to become the first state in the country to drug test applicants for Medicaid.
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Read More »Walker appoints federal prosecutor to Milwaukee County bench
Gov. Scott Walker had tapped a long-time federal prosecutor to take the place of a retiring Milwaukee County judge.
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Read More »Walker welfare changes get approval by Wisconsin lawmakers (UPDATE)
SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Changes to Wisconsin’s welfare programs proposed by Gov. Scott Walker that won approval by the Legislature’s budget-writing committee on Thursday include: — Requiring able-bodied childless adults in the state’s main Medicaid program ...
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Read More »5 Elections Commission staff approved despite Walker recommendation
The Legislature's budget committee on Tuesday approved state funding for five of six Elections Commission staff positions that have been supported by a federal grant that's going to run out soon, dismissing Gov. Scott Walker's recommendation to cut all six of them.
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Read More »Walker seeking applicants to fill Dane County bench vacancy
Gov. Scott Walker is searching for applicants for an appointment to the Dane County Circuit Court.
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Read More »Walker seeking applicants for Marinette County DA
Gov. Scott Walker is looking for candidates to fill the top prosecutor position in Marinette County.
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Read More »Walker orders state agencies to increase access to records
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker ordered state agencies to increase access to public records on Thursday, a move that comes on the heels of his proposal to end the publishing of certain notices in local newspapers.
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Read More »Walker calls GOP’s health-care plan ‘work in progress’
Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker called his party's proposal to overhaul the nation's health care system "a work in progress" and says he expects it will change as it moves through Congress.
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Read More »Walker, Schimel call for vote on Gorsuch for court (UPDATE)
Gov. Scott Walker took more jabs at Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Wednesday, calling for her and the U.S. Senate to take a vote on President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Read More »Winners and losers in Walker’s proposed budget
Gov. Scott Walker last week revealed his proposals for the 2017-2019 budget, which calls for more money for drug courts and pay progression for certain government lawyers while proposing eliminating certain review and advisory boards.
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Read More »Walker budget would expand earned release program
Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal would add workers to the state's earned release program to help as many as 250 inmates get out of prison early.
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Read More »Walker calls special legislative session on opioid bills (UPDATE)
Heroin users who overdose would be granted legal immunity and schools could administer overdose antidotes under a package of anti-opioid bills Gov. Scott Walker called on the Legislature to pass Thursday.
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Read More »Walker appoints prosecutor to Polk County bench
Gov. Scott Walker has appointed an assistant district attorney to fill a spot on Polk County’s circuit court bench. Walker on Tuesday appointed Polk County Assistant District Attorney Daniel Tolan to serve on the Polk County Circuit Court. Tolan replaces Judge ...
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Read More »Walker open to helping pay for Milwaukee County juvenile corrections center (UPDATE)
Gov. Scott Walker said he's open to having the state help pay for a new juvenile corrections center in Milwaukee County.
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Read More »Walker hints he won’t seek fourth term
Republican Gov. Scott Walker is hinting he won't seek a fourth term.
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Read More »Walker says DOJ found problems with voter ID at DMV offices
Gov. Scott Walker says the state Department of Justice found problems with how Wisconsin's voter ID law was being administered during spot checks of driver license stations.
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Read More »US Supreme Court sides with state court, Walker investigation won’t be reopened (UPDATE)
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to reopen a long-stalled investigation into Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 campaign against a recall effort, permanently ending a probe that had dogged the Republican even as he launched a brief presidential bid last year.
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