by Bob Hague | Nov 5, 2018
The candidates for governor have been traveling around Wisconsin, making their pitches to voters in the final days of the race. Election Day is Tuesday. Governor Scott Walker is pledging to enact Obamacare protections for people with pre-existing conditions into state...
by Bob Hague | Oct 19, 2018
Governor Scott Walker on Thursday shrugged off criticism from former cabinet secretaries. Former Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation CEO Paul Jadin co-signed a letter with former Corrections Secretary Ed Wall and former Financial Institutions Secretary Peter...
by Bob Hague | May 16, 2018
A retiring Wisconsin lawmaker says the state’s rural roads are badly in need of repairs. “We still have a lot of roads in need. We have a lot of bridges that need attention,” said Representative Ed Brooks (R-Reedsburg), who represents the 50th...
by Andrew Beckett | Feb 1, 2018
If federal lawmakers pass an infrastructure funding plan that requires the state to pay some of the costs, Governor Scott Walker says he would be willing to look at raising gas taxes to help access those funds. However, Walker’s position on the conditions that...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 22, 2017
Governor Walker is responding to one of the chief concerns his fellow Republicans have about a veto he made to the newly-signed state budget. Walker told WTAQ’s Jerry Bader Show why he vetoed a provision that would’ve provided more money to low-revenue...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 22, 2017
With committee work expected to resume this week on a proposed state budget, Governor Scott Walker is saying lawmakers are close to having a deal in place to wrap up work on the two-year spending plan. Walker said Tuesday morning during a stop in Madison that...
by bhague@wrn.com | May 30, 2017
Governor Scott Walker warns that budget inaction risks costly delays to major highway projects now under construction. That was the message Walker made to lawmakers working on the state budget, during a press conference on Tuesday at an interstate rest stop in Beloit....
by WRN Contributor | May 26, 2017
Governor Scott Walker is standing firm on his transportation budget. Many Republican lawmakers disagree with the GOP governor on how to address Wisconsin’s near $1 billion transportation shortfall. Legislators are reportedly considering addressing the...
by Andrew Beckett | May 25, 2017
As state budget talks continue, Governor Scott Walker says the possibility of taking up transportation funding separately could lead to delays and cuts in state road projects. “Major projects could see about a 45 percent reduction and there would be no increase...
by Andrew Beckett | May 5, 2017
Governor Scott Walker says he wants to take some time to review a transportation and tax plan unveiled by Assembly Republicans this week, before he comments about it publicly. The proposal outlined Thursday calls for cutting the gas tax, applying the state sales tax...
by Andrew Beckett | May 4, 2017
Assembly Republicans have unveiled a plan designed to boost transportation funding and cut income taxes. Dubbed “The Road to a Flat Tax,” the plan spear-headed by Brookfield Republican Dale Kooyenga would reduce the minimum mark-up rate on fuel sales, cut...
by Andrew Beckett | May 2, 2017
Assembly Republicans are reportedly putting the finishing touches on their plan to fund transportation in the state, potentially dealing with what’s expected to be a point of contention in upcoming state budget talks. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,...
by Bob Hague | Apr 24, 2017
Governor Scott Walker says there’s “more than enough revenue” to fund the state’s transportation needs. With transportation funding expected to be the biggest issue in state budget negotiations, the governor reiterated his position at the...
by Andrew Beckett | Apr 6, 2017
The co-chairs of the Legislature’s budget writing committee have announced they plan to make a number of changes to Governor Scott Walker’s proposed spending plan, which include starting over on transportation funding. In a memo released Thursday...
by Bob Hague | Mar 31, 2017
The state Senate’s majority leader has put the brakes on any gas tax increase. That’s been suggested by some Republicans in the legislature as necessary to close a shortfall in transportation funding. But speaking with reporters at the Capitol, state...
by Andrew Beckett | Mar 1, 2017
Governor Scott Walker thinks the state Department of Transportation can find savings that will help fend off a predicted “tidal wave” of road projects the state may face in the future. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a memo written for...
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 19, 2017
Assembly Republican leaders are calling for $300 million in tax relief, along with a matching increase in transportation funding. GOP leaders say they are unified behind the idea that both can be done, although they did not release any specific plans. “We can cut...
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 18, 2017
Raising Wisconsin’s gas tax to help pay for transportation projects in the state may be a difficult battle for Assembly Republicans to win. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) has previously said it’s one of many options that should “be on the...
by Bob Hague | Jan 10, 2017
Governor Scott Walker delivered a State of the State address on Tuesday which contained few surprises. But the Republican governor seemingly caught Democrats and officials with the University of Wisconsin System off guard with the one unexpected item he did include....
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 13, 2016
The governor says he’s been pretty clear about his promise not to raise taxes or fees to help fund transportation in the state, and he plans to stand by it next spring. The issue is likely to be at the heart of the debate over reforming road funding in the next...
