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Republican from Wisconsin
Scott Walker, a Republican, was elected governor of Wisconsin in November 2010. He was recalled in 2012 after igniting controversy with a bill curtailing public-employee union collective-bargaining rights. He survived the recall election, defeating Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. Walker is a former Milwaukee County executive and former member of the state Assembly.
Recent statements involving Scott Walker
"Obama for President and Baldwin for Senate have kept their campaign offices up and running in Fox Valley, Eau Claire and La Crosse with their staffs preparing for the next battle."
"The vast majority of our public school students are receiving less state support than their private voucher peers."
Says that even if his budget is adopted, private schools in the choice program would be getting about half the per-pupil funds that public schools receive
"Under my predecessor, they cut funding for education, but they didn't give them anything in return to make up for that," leading to "less money" for school districts
"In Wisconsin, only half of all the adults with serious psychological distress received mental health treatment or medication."
Recent stories featuring Scott Walker
Public vs. Private: Sorting out the truth in the debate over school choice:
Wisconsin was a national pioneer in sending Milwaukee children to private schools with publicly funded vouchers. Now, with the Legislature debating Gov. Scott Walker's plan to expand choice to additional cities, we shed light on some of the key disputes over the choice program.
The UW System's "slush fund" -- $1 billion, $207 million or what?:
The amount of excess cash in the University of Wisconsin System’s bank account is:
A) "Nearly $1 billion"
B) $648 million
C) $207 million
Everyone has a different view on how much extra money the UW System has. We dig into the various numbers being tossed about.
Would expanding Medicaid be good for jobs?:
Gov. Scott Walker announced Feb. 13, 2013 that he would reject an expansion of Medicaid offered as part of Obamacare, saying he has a better idea for helping more people get health insurance.
Some advocates of making more people eligible for Medicaid say the expansion would create jobs.
Is the picture that clear?
Fact checking Gov. Scott Walker's budget address and Democratic attacks:
After -- even during -- Gov. Scott Walker's 2013 budget address, Democrats tried to poke holes in his rosy picture of the state's finances and economy.
We get behind the back-and-forth by reviewing Truth-O-Meter rulings and other sources.
In Context: Gov. Scott Walker's "from dependence to independence" speech:
When Gov. Scott Walker proposed reforming Medicaid, food stamps and unemployment compensation, all in one speech, the howls from the left were sharp.
But what did Walker, who increasingly is viewed as a presidential candidate in 2016, actually say? We explore with our In Context feature.
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