Tag Archives: Frank Lasee

Thompson gets in, Here and Now preview

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Adam Schrager

Former Gov. Tommy Thompson (R-Wisconsin) is now officially a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wisconsin). The former chief executive from Elroy made the announcement at a Waukesha machine shop yesterday. In his … Continue reading →

Posted in Money, Recall Election, Scott Walker, State Capitol, U.S. Senate Race, Wisconsin Supreme Court | Tagged Amy Kramer, Frank Lasee, George Quinn, Herb Kohl, Jeff Fitzgerald, Lynn Freeman, Mark Neumann, Rebecca Kleefisch, Scott Walker, Tammy Baldwin, Tommy Thompson, Wisconsin Supreme Court

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Health care legislation, Wind politics

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Adam Schrager

A Wisconsin congressman plans to introduce legislation repealing President Obama’s health care law while the White House is submitting evidence to reporters showing how it’s working well in its early implementation. U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Ashland) told the Appleton Post-Crescent … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care | Tagged Frank Lasee, Kathleen Sebelius, President Obama, PSC, Sean Duffy, wind turbines

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U.S. Senate campaigns and potential ones

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Adam Schrager

Two more Republicans took steps over the weekend to look into candidacies for retiring U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl’s (D-Wisconsin) seat. Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald (R-Horicon) filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission over the weekend that allows him to start … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, State Capitol, U.S. Senate Race | Tagged Eric Hovde, Frank Lasee, Herb Kohl, Jeff Fitzgerald, Mark Neumann, Tammy Baldwin, Tim Sullivan, Tommy Thompson

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Kind won’t run for U.S. Senate

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Adam Schrager

Update: Here’s the statement released on Kind’s campaign website officially announcing he won’t run for the U.S. Senate in 2012. The news was first reported this morning by WisPolitics.com. “I have been urged by many across Wisconsin to run for … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, U.S. Senate Race, Uncategorized | Tagged Frank Lasee, Jeff Fitzgerald, Mark Neumann, Ron Kind, Steve Kagen, Tammy Baldwin, Ted Kanavas, Tommy Thompson

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Baldwin gets in Senate race

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Adam Schrager

Saying she knows “a lot of you think politicians just don’t get it,” U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Madison) announced her candidacy this morning for the seat being given up by U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wisconsin). “Some folks think America’s best … Continue reading →

Posted in U.S. Senate Race | Tagged Frank Lasee, Herb Kohl, Jeff Fitzgerald, Mark Neumann, Ron Kind, Steve Kagen, Tammy Baldwin, Ted Kanavas, Tommy Thompson

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