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It’s Too Early to Think About the 2020 Iowa GOP Caucus

It is too early to speculate whether Republican elected officials coming into the state of Iowa plan to challenge Donald Trump and whether it is welcome.

Scott Walker’s Budget Protects Children, Taxpayers and Educational Systems

If Governor Scott Walker’s current budget cuts for the University of Wisconsin pass, another misuse of Wisconsin tax dollars will be corrected.

ACLU Lawyers Want Taxpayers to Pay for Same-Sex Marriage Lawsuit

Lawyers who successfully fought to overturn Wisconsin’s constitutional definition of marriage asked a federal court to recoup $1.25 million in legal costs.

Marriage Remains One-Man, One-Woman Union in Wisconsin

(Madison, WI) The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that state law, while…

Wis. Gov. Scott Walker Calls for Common Core Repeal

Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wisconsin) called on the Wisconsin State Legislature to pass legislation next session to repeal the Common Core State Standards.

Taxpayers Could Pay for Referendums That Help Wisconsin Dems, Some Say

(Watchdog.org) Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele is calling on…

Cheeseheads Can Rejoice as FDA Cuts the Cheese Rhetoric

(Watchdog.org)  Madison, WI – If the Obama administration seriously thought it could…

Wisconsin Grassroots Blast Gov. Walker, Legislators on Common Core

45 Wisconsin grassroots leaders signed an open letter to Gov. Scott Walker and State Legislators blasting their lack on action on the Common Core.

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Charging Excessive Fees for Records

(Watchdog.org) Madison, WI – Mike Mikalsen, chief of staff for State Representative…

Common Core Battle Claims First Victim in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Assembly Education Committee Chair, State Rep. Steve Kestell, announced he wouldn’t seek reelection after GOP caucuses vote of no confidence.

In Wisconsin, You Can Look at Porn at School and Get Your Teaching Job Back

(Watchdog.org) Madison, WI – Here’s what Wisconsin’s legal system and its teachers…

Will Conservatives Get Lost in the Fog of Common Core?

The Common Core battle is a fog covering the real issues facing…

“Out-of-control government” Still Hitting Wisconsin Conservatives

(Watchdog.org) Madison, WI – If you think the Internal Revenue Service’s persecution…

Shadowy Funders Build Liberal War Chest to Unseat Scott Walker

(Watchdog.org) Madison, WI –  A few wealthy, anonymous donors funded a liberal…

Governor’s Race Tops Wisconsin’s 2014 What to Watch Political List

(Watchdog.org) Madison, WI – And now for our regularly scheduled election ……

2013: A Quiet Year for Wisconsin Politics?

(Watchdog.org) Madison, WI — Relatively peaceful. That’s how one political pundit described…