May 20, 2013

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Walker Reveals Some New Details of Budget Plan

Gov. Scott Walker is revealing more details about what his two-year spending plan for the state will look like, including the target size of an income tax cut and how aid to schools will be tied to performance.

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School Funding Debate Divides Wis. Republicans

While Gov. Scott Walker and Republican leaders rally behind an income tax cut, Democrats and a Republican lawmaker are pushing for an increase in funding for schools after the largest aid cut in Wisconsin history.

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Gov. Continues State of State Tour with Stops in Schofield, Wisconsin Rapids

Gov. Scott Walker continues his tour across Wisconsin following his State of the State speech. Thursday he stopped in Scofield and Wisconsin Rapids, to continue the themes he talked about to the state legislature Tuesday night. That includes a tax cut for the middle class and streamlining the mine permit process.

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Obama Unveils $500M Gun Violence Package, Signs 23 Executive Actions

Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, pressing a reluctant Congress to pass universal background checks and bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting.

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Dems: State of State Speech Short on Detail, Full of Fluff

Democrats say Gov. Scott Walker's State of the State speech is short on details and full of fluff. They say even though Walker promised in the Tuesday speech to focus on creating jobs, he has shown no urgency to do so over the first two years of his term.

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Full Text of Gov. Scott Walker's 2013 State of the State Speech

Governor Scott Walker says job creation will be the top priority in the next year. He's also calling for quick passage of the mine permit bill and says he'll introduce a tax reduction in the next budget. Here's the full text of the 2013 State of the State

Records Show Death Threats Made to Walker

Newly released emails and other documents show that Gov. Scott Walker and his family received numerous death threats over his first two years in office, none of which have resulted in criminal charges being filed in Madison.

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