Hillary Disses Walker at Wisconsin Campaign Rally
MADISON (WORT) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton used Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker as a political punching bag during her first campaign stop in Wisconsin. Walker was a convenient...
View ArticleWalker Banking on Anti-Union Agenda to Win Back Voters
MADISON (WORT) -- During a campaign speech in Las Vegas Monday, Governor Scott Walker promised--if elected president--to eliminate federal employee unions and to push for right-to-work legislation in...
View ArticleAnalysis: Why Walker Walked
MADISON (WORT) -- Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s quick exit from the 2016 presidential election may have been a bit of a surprise, but there were signs that his campaign was in trouble. The post...
View ArticleWhat Now for Walker?
MADISON (WORT) -- Kristian Knutsen talks to Wisconsin State Journal reporter Molly Beck about the swift end to Walker’s presidential campaign and what's in store for the next three years of his term as...
View ArticleDane County Board: Syrian Refugees Still Welcome
(WORT) -- In response to the attacks in Paris this weekend, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said Monday, “The State of Wisconsin will not accept new Syrian refugees.” The post Dane County Board: Syrian...
View ArticleWalker Talks Economy and Education in State of the State Address
(WORT) — Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker delivered the annual State of the State address this week. The Governor was hoping to turn the corner on a failed presidential run in 2015 and lackluster...
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Questions Remain As Regents Prepare To Review New UW Tenure Policy
(WORT) — Two days before Christmas, after most students had already left campus for break, a special task force of regents, faculty, and administrators met to hash out the final details of a new tenure...
View ArticleWisconsin “Franchise Protection” Law Shields Corporations ...
(WORT)–When your neighborhood McDonald’s violates labor law, can the parent corporation be held responsible? When workers demand better working conditions at a Taco Bell, can the store manager make...
View ArticleRiver Falls Faculty: No Confidence In UW Leaders
(WORT)–Faculty at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls passed a resolution Wednesday declaring “no confidence” in System President Ray Cross and the UW Board of Regents over their failure to defend...
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Labor Day Showdown: Obama vs. Walker
MADISON (WORT) — President Barack Obama signed an executive order Monday requiring federal contractors to provide workers with up to seven days of paid sick leave per year. This presidential decree...
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