Tag Archives: Herb Kohl

Grand Finale of the Dem Convention

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Frederica Freyberg

Tonight President Barack Obama will deliver his acceptance speech at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte. The address was supposed to be staged at an open-air stadium, but was moved back indoors because of a threat of rain, DNC … Continue reading →

Posted in Political conventions, Presidential Race | Tagged Herb Kohl, Tammy Baldwin

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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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Speaker Fitzgerald running for U.S. Senate

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Adam Schrager

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald (R-Horicon) is the latest Republican to enter the race for U.S. Senate. Fitzgerald, who will turn 45 tomorrow, announced the run on his Facebook page and at his campaign website. He told the Associated Press … Continue reading →

Posted in Scott Walker, State Capitol, U.S. Senate Race | Tagged Herb Kohl, Jeff Fitzgerald, Mark Neumann, Tammy Baldwin, Tommy Thompson

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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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Proposed iron mine, Butter vs. Margarine, Senate candidate interviews

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Adam Schrager

The most interesting part of covering the State Capitol comes when you have legitimate interests on both sides of an issue and by legitimate, I mean non-political interests. That’s the case in the debate over a proposed iron ore mine … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Environment, Scott Walker, U.S. Senate Race | Tagged Associated Press, Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Bob Jauch, Butter, Dale Kooyenga, Gogebic Taconite, Gov. Scott Walker, Herb Kohl, Here and Now, Margarine, Mark Neumann, Martin Schreiber, Mike Wiggins, Neal Kedzie, Scott Fitzgerald, Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Public Radio, Your Question

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