Category: Election 2018
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Reps in the News: Walker Promotes Manufacturers Tax Credit
Governor Scott Walker Gov. Walker used a speech in front of Wisconsin’s largest business group Tuesday to promote a tax credit that has all but eliminated the state tax burden for many manufacturers, saying efforts to eliminate it would stifle growth in Wisconsin. It was a not-so-veiled shot at his Democratic opponent, state Superintendent of […]
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Ten Key Questions for Candidates in 2018 State Elections: Part 3
On Nov. 6, voters will select Wisconsin’s governor, all 99 members of the state Assembly, and 17 of the 33 members of the state Senate. When they take office in January, they will face pressing issues ranging from a looming worker shortage to pressures on state, local, and school finances. Drawing on our recent research, […]
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Kitchens, Thelen Faceoff in Assembly Forum
If questions on civility, teenage smoking and racial disparities sounded familiar at the 1st District Assembly candidate forum in the Sturgeon Bay council chambers on Sept. 27, that is because they were the same questions asked of the 1st District Senate candidates at their forum on Sept. 22. If some of those questions seemed inappropriate […]
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Reps in the News: House Passes Opioid, Substance Abuse Acts
Senator Caleb Frostman Applications are now open for the 2018 Senate Scholar program, a week-long educational program offered by the Wisconsin State Senate that provides high school students with a hands-on, up-close view of the Wisconsin Legislature’s role in our democracy. Senate Scholars gain experience in such diverse areas as policy development, constituent relations, and […]
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Learn How to Run for Office with Door Collectivist
Door Collectivist invites members of the community to hear firsthand how to run for local, nonpartisan office. Former Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton will moderate a panel discussion of local nonpartisan elected officials. A Q&A with members from the audience follows the panel. Locally and nationally, more underrepresented people are running for office. Of the recent […]
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State News: DNR Budget, Tax Cuts and Health Care
DNR’s Budget Request at $560 Million The Natural Resources Board met in Hayward Sept. 26 to take up several items, including the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ request for the 2019-21 budget. The agency has proposed a roughly $560 million budget for each year of the two-year budget. The proposed budget, a 1.7 percent increase […]
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Forum Shows Stark Differences in State Senate Candidates Frostman, Jacque
Democratic Senator Caleb Frostman met Republican challenger Andre Jacque in a candidate forum at Southern Door School Auditorium Sept. 22, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Door County. Painting himself as an outsider Republican, Jacque, who has represented Wisconsin’s 2nd Assembly District since 2011, appeared to be on the defensive from the beginning, […]
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Reps in the News: Gallagher Tours Waterfowl Preserve
Congressman Mike Gallagher Leaders from Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon Society and National Audubon Society met with Rep. Gallagher at the Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve, where they discussed restoration efforts at the nearby Cat Island Chain Restoration Site. Audubon thanked the congressman for his support of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) and for joining the Climate Solutions […]
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Ten Key Questions for Candidates Part 3: Education
EDUCATION K-12 education is the single largest expense for taxpayers at both the state and local level in Wisconsin. Funding for schools comes from three main sources – state aids, local property taxes, and a small share from federal aids. The state provides two major types of aids: general aids, which are unrestricted and are […]
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Reps in the News: Frostman Announces Listening Sessions
Senator Caleb Frostman Sen. Frostman announced the newest three events as part of his continuing Legislative Lunchtime Library Listening Session series. These listening sessions, which have been held weekly in communities across the 1st Senate District, provide constituents with an opportunity to meet with Frostman and share their thoughts and concerns about state government.The next sessions are: […]
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Ten Key Questions for Candidates in 2018 State Elections, Part 2
On Nov. 6, voters will select Wisconsin’s governor, all 99 members of the state Assembly, and 17 of the 33 members of the state Senate. When they take office in January, they will face pressing issues ranging from a looming worker shortage to pressures on state, local and school finances. Drawing on our recent research, […]
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Sheriff Candidates Air Experience, Differences
The two candidates for Door County Sheriff acquitted themselves equally as savvy, seasoned veterans of the department at the Sept. 13 candidate forum held by the League of Women Voters of Door County. League forums are not debates. The audience provides written questions that are screened by members of the league. The questions that make […]
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Ten Key Questions for Candidates: Part One
by The Wisconsin Taxpayer, The Wisconsin Policy Forum On Nov. 6, voters will select Wisconsin’s governor, all 99 members of the state Assembly, and 17 of the 33 members of the state Senate. When they take office in January, they will face pressing issues ranging from a looming worker shortage to pressures on state, local […]
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Conservation Voters Rank Kitchens High, Tiffany and Walker Low
As voters begin deciding who to support in this November’s elections, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters released its review of the 2017-18 legislative session titled, Tracking Your Legislators. The review spotlights the fight for Wisconsin’s natural resources at the State Capitol and the legislature’s best and worst environmental actors, and tells the story of priority […]
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Reps in the News: Frostman Calls for Transparency of Transportation Funds
Senator Caleb Frostman State Senators Caleb Frostman and Dave Hansen are calling on Governor Walker’s Department of Transportation (DOT) to explain where the $46 million in federal transportation dollars granted for local governments have been sent by the agency. Federal Service Transportation Block Grant funds are requested by municipalities and then passed from the Federal […]
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Education Funding a Battleground in Race for Governor
Education funding and policy is emerging as the top issue in the race for Governor between incumbent Scott Walker and his challenger Tony Evers. Evers, a three-term State Superintendent, welcomes the spotlight on the department he has led since 2009. Meanwhile, Walker can claim a $639 million boost in K-12 funding in the current budget […]
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Evers Wins Right to Battle Walker for Governor; Complete Door County Primary Election Results
Tony Evers is the choice of Democrats to challenge incumbent Governor Scott Walker in November’s election. Evers easily topped a crowded field of eight candidates in Tuesday’s primary election. PARTISAN PRIMARY ELECTION DOOR COUNTY Governor Democrat Tony Evers: 1,999, 55.19 percent Kathleen Vinehout: 413, 11.40 percent Kelda Roys: 394, 10.88 percent Mahlon Mitchell: 211, 5.8 […]
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Democrat Field Down to 8 in Gubernatorial Primary
The once massive Democratic field of gubernatorial candidates has been whittled down to eight for the Aug. 14 primary. Two candidates (Andy Gronik and Dana Wachs) who have since dropped out, will still be listed on the ballot, for a total of 10 Democratic candidates listed on the ballot. The eight remaining candidates are: State […]
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Walker Loses to Evers in NBC/Marist Poll Forecast
Gov. Scott Walker will be carrying some heavy baggage with him in the November election, including increasing discontent with President Donald Trump. In a poll released last week by NBC News and Marist College, 53 percent of respondents disapprove of Trump’s performance, including 43 percent who strongly disapprove, and 56 percent do not think he […]
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Senator Caleb Frostman Sworn In
The benches in Judge D. Todd Ehlers courtroom were filled with supporters as Caleb Frostman was sworn in as the new Senator for the 1st District. Frostman, the first Democrat to hold the title since Jerome Martin died in office in 1977, is the first Door County resident elected to the seat since Alex Meunier […]