Wisconsin is coming for Minnesota’s millennials
Last month, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill approving $6.8 million for an ad campaign that will highlight the perks of Wisconsin life for young people from other Midwestern states.
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Sorry, ‘Making a Murderer’ fans: Scott Walker isn’t going to pardon Steven Avery
According to the Wisconsin constitution, the governor has the legal ability to pardon a prisoner. But there is zero chance of that happening. Here’s why.
Some conservatives in Minnesota are really annoyed with Scott Walker
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is making his first campaign foray into Minnesota as an official presidential candidate. But he enters the state toting some new baggage.
In Hudson, the talk of the town is anything but Scott Walker
These days, people in public places in Wisconsin seem to tread carefully when talk turns to their governor and his decision to run for president.
A question for Scott Walker about Iran: What’s your alternative?
If elected president, Walker says he would kill the framework agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. But then what?
Why Minnesota’s conservative factions are warming to Scott Walker
Wisconsin’s governor appears to be firming up his standing among Minnesota Republicans, with a special appeal to the state’s staunchest conservatives.
Tim Pawlenty makes pleasant — even sweet — public appearance
The former Minnesota governor offers potentially insightful points about the GOP race for president at a University of Minnesota event.
No, Minnesota is not ‘dead last’ in the Midwest in job growth
Like so many things having to do with the economy, the picture looks different depending on which data you consult.
GOP candidates say Minnesota should be more like Kansas and Wisconsin. The numbers say otherwise
When it comes to economic growth, job creation and employment, Minnesota is more than holding its own.
Mills taps Scott Walker’s former campaign chief in race against Nolan
Keith Gilkes has signed on as a consultant to Stuart Mills’ campaign to unseat Rep. Rick Nolan. Other Walker-connected firms also involved in the race.
Wisconsin Republicans put the S-word on the table
Abraham Lincoln thought not, but some Wisconsin Republicans think states have the right to secede.
The Daytonomics-Walkernomics border battle, MNsure and our addiction to instant analysis
As a liberal, I hope Daytonomics bests Walkernomics, and expect it will. But it’s much too early to make declare a winner.
Gov. Scott Walker’s position on abortion: ‘I don’t obsess with it’
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, seen as a potential presidential candidate in 2016, says the Republican Party needs to position itself as a party of optimism, and he doesn’t let his anti-abortion position define him.
The case for Scott Walker
And when exactly did the other 49 states anoint Iowa?
Scott Walker’s Wisconsin vs. Dayton’s Minnesota: Which is doing better?
In a Sunday Times op-ed, Larry Jacobs looks in on which state is doing (much) better, and it’s Minnesota.
Wisconsin skirts law so it can give raises to a few
Turns out Scott Walker administration doesn’t think (certain) public employees are overpaid.
Blacks health after 65 significantly worse than whites
Jesse Ventura’s lawsuit still alive; University of Minnesota wants to scale back health plans; watch out for “cycle tracks,” and more.
Wisconsin lawmakers take aim at nonprofit news organization
The Legislature amended the state’s proposed budget to ban Wisconsin Watch from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus.
Co-author of book on Gov. Scott Walker to speak in St. Paul
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Patrick Marley, who co-wrote “More Than They Bargained For,” will read at Micawber’s Books in St. Paul Thursday night.
You have a 5% chance of collecting on a pothole damage claim
Strib editorial board talks gun control; state House will likely vote on health insurance exchanges today; Lakeville wants more concrete, and more.
