Gov. Scott Walker

Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a $3 billion package of incentives to encourage Taiwanese electronics company Foxconn, which has had a presence in southern China, to build a factory in the state.

Despite Fiscal Warning, Wisconsin Plans To Move Ahead With Foxconn Deal

5:11pm August 11, 2017

by Laurel White

An estimate from the Wisconsin Legislature's nonpartisan budget office found that the state wouldn't break even on incentives for the Taiwanese tech company until 2043.

Wisconsin Could Be Scott Walker's Quiet Revenge On Donald Trump

7:33am April 03, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Trump has gone on the attack against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in his home state this week. But that could be a big political miscalculation heading into Tuesday's primary.

Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker at a town hall in Las Vegas last week.

Scott Walker Ends Presidential Campaign With A Shot At Trump

7:14pm September 21, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

The Wisconsin governor bemoaned the rise of negative attacks in the GOP race, urging his remaining rivals to unite to stop front-runner Donald Trump.

A supporter waves a Cuban flag in front of the country's embassy after it reopened for the first time in 54 years on July 20 in Washington, D.C. The embassy was closed in 1961 when U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower severed diplomatic ties with the island n

Republicans Stand Against Cuba Change Despite Public Opinion Shift

11:51am July 27, 2015

by Lauren Leatherby

When it comes to normalizing relations between the two nations, Cuban-Americans aren't as opposed as they used to be. That's partly because of the community's changing demographics.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the Western Conservative Summit, hosted by the Centennial Institute, Colorado Christian University's think tank, in Denver, last month. Walker is announcing a run for the White House, joining more than a dozen Republi

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Scott Walker Sidles Into A Crowded GOP Presidential Field

6:24pm July 13, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Wisconsin governor best known for his high-profile fight with unions and for winning a recall election in 2012 becomes the latest GOP candidate to declare a presidential bid.

Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin speaking to reporters in West Des Moines, Iowa, earlier this month.

Scott Walker: State's Ultrasound Law Isn't 'A Crazy Idea'

10:17am May 28, 2015

by Amita Kelly

Speaking about his state's law that requires an ultrasound before an abortion, the Wisconsin governor said he meets people all the time who are excited to show him ultrasounds of their grandkids.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is one of four "un-candidates" being targeted by liberal groups Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21. They say the politicians have crossed the line into candidacy based on their activities in recent months.

Watchdog Groups File Complaints Against Likely Candidates

3:30pm April 01, 2015

by Peter Overby

Two liberal groups say some politicians have crossed the legal line that defines a candidacy in campaign finance law, even though they haven't declared anything yet.

Hundreds of union members rally outside the Capitol in Madison on Tuesday to oppose a Republican-led measure that would make Wisconsin a right-to-work state.

Gov. Scott Walker Goes Head-To-Head With Labor Over Right-To-Work

6:13pm February 26, 2015

by Erin Toner

Wisconsin Republicans are fast-tracking a "right to work" bill to Gov. Scott Walker. The law aims to weaken private sector unions by letting employees opt out of paying dues.

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker spoke about taking on public employee unions, and the protests that followed, at a recent candidates forum in Iowa. He said what people may not know is that protesters — as many as 1,000 of them — showed up outside his home

Gov. Scott Walker Eyes 2016, But Can He Get Past Labor's Loathing?

11:39am February 04, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Unions don't like any of the 2016 GOP presidential prospects so far. But organized labor's loathing for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker runs especially deep.

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