On Friday morning, Milwaukee County District Attorney, a Democrat, announced that an investigation into illegal campaigning and other illegal acts while current Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was the county's executive had concluded nine days earlier. Three former Walker aides, a political appointee, and two private citizens were sentenced. Two county officials pled guilty to crimes… Read more »
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Scott Walker’s Obamacare Compromise
On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech discuss Scott Walker’s innovative solution for Medicaid expansion in Wisconsin, how this can be a model for other states, and why Medicaid is such a terrible health program. Source:
Unions Lose Court Battle to Roll Back Gov. Walker’s Collective Bargaining Reforms
A decision issued today by the 7th circuit Court of Appeals says collective bargaining reforms passed by Governor Scott Walker will stand. Act 10 was the controversial reform law passed in Wisconsin in 2011 after weeks of protests and stalling by Democratic members of the legislature. Unions filed suit against the law seeking to have… Read more »
Man Brings Explosives Into WI State Capitol For Gov. Walker’s State of State Speech
The Wisconsin Capitol was evacuated today after a bomb threat was posted on Facebook. Capitol Police learned of a video posted to Kvon Smith’s Facebook page where he shows a counter full of bottles of alcohol, claiming they were Molotov cocktails, or homemade bottle bombs. Kvon Smith has a history of violence. Smith was arrested… Read more »