Sunday, January 20, 2013
Republican lieutenant governor says Wisconsin is "in better shape today than we were before, and we're not done yet."
With a collective sigh of relief, we can now look back at the time since Governor Walker and I took office, and size up the accomplishments of the last two years. Although we've seen things unprecedented and unpredictable, our experiences have made us stronger. We have a lot to be proud of. Our successes give us new perspective, though, and through the lens of a state pursuing economic competitiveness, we see we have a lot of room to grow in our future. Despite the rampant wrong turns from our federal government, Wisconsin is finally on the path to prosperity. We inherited a $3.6 billion budget deficit that has been balanced without raising taxes. After seeing nearly 150,000 jobs lost under the last three years of the previous …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Real Racine is a drop-off center for new and gently used winter gear to help local neighbors bundle up against the Wisconsin winter.
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch stopped in Racine County Tuesday to help promote the Big Bundle Up winter clothing drive. Similar to the mitten drive last winter, the Big Bundle Up aims to help our less fortunate neighbors gear up against the cold of winter. "Last year started as a kind of competition between Wisconsin and Michigan for which state looked more like a mitten," Kleefisch said. "But this year we expanded past mittens to coats, hats, and scarves." More than 3,100 pairs of mittens or gloves were donated in 2011, and Kleefisch hopes to beat that number this year. "I know we can do it because the people of Wisconsin are generous and giving," she added. The drive started the first week of December and runs through Jan. 4. Donations of …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch encourages small business owners to join Small Business Summit.
On Thursday, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch delivered the weekly radio address titled Small Business Summit. The following is the transcript from her address: Hi I’m Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. This week marks the end of October as National Manufacturing Month. You probably already know we lead the nation in making cheese, and you definitely know the Packers will always be at the top. But did you know that Wisconsin still ranks first among the 50 states in manufacturing jobs per capita? That’s right! And we’re making strides to improve our business climate and improve our workforce to make Wisconsin even better for manufacturers, other small businesses, and our great citizens. We’re doing this by listening to you. At last year’s…
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Residents in the Village of Caledonia came out in force to exercise their right to vote on Tuesday. Find out how residents voted.
The recall elections touched a nerve for residents in Caledonia as voter turnout for the recall elections dwarfed the turnout in the November 2010 Presidential election. More than 80 percent of registered voters in Caledonia came out to the polls during the election on Tuesday. In the November 2010 election, voter turnout was 58 percent and in the recall primary voter turnout was just over 45 percent. Polling sites at Holy Communion Church and St. Louis Church saw the most traffic with 82 percent of registered voters turning out. The lowest turnout was 77 percent at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. Poll workers confirmed they had an unprecedented level of first-time voters. By 2:15 p.m., the number of new voter registrations had exceeded the …
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
A historic recall election reaches its conclusion Tuesday as Wisconsin voters cast their ballots. High turnout has been seen throughout Caledonia.
UPDATE 2 p.m.: at St. Andrew Lutheran, the number of votes counted had reached 50 percent of their total registered voters. The total number of registered voters in their wards is 2,378 and by 2 p.m., they had already had 1,023 ballots and 180 absentee ballots. UPDATE 12:45 p.m.: John Barnes, the polling inspector at Grace Church, said they would definitely see more voters than they did during the recall primary in May. Poll workers turned one voter away because she only had an Illinois driver’s license and a piece of mail. A number of African-American voters, 20somethings and first-time voters showed up to the polls. Trentin Morrison, 27, is a corrections officer for the State of Wisconsin and he had only voted in the last two elections, …
Monday, June 4, 2012
See the candidates that will be on the ballot, learn where to vote, and read a list of things to know about voting from the Government Accountability Board.
Voters across the state will head back to the polls Tuesday to choose between Gov. Scott Walker and challenger Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. Republican Gov. Walker faces recall after opponents turned in hundreds of thousands of signatures in an effort to boot him from office. Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and four Republican state senators also face recall challenges. Caledonia, Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant are in the 21st Senate District, which means Sen. Van Wanggaard also faces a recall. His challenger is former Sen. John Lehman, whom Wanggaard defeated in 2010, making this the second recall rematch on on Tuesday. Races on the ballot are: Governor: Scott Walker, Tom Barrett and Hari Trivedi Lt. Governor: Rebecca Kleefisch and Mahlon …
In a last minute push to garner more votes in the Wisconsin recall election, Rev. Jesse Jackson of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition held a rally in Racine at the Bray Center, 926 Center St., on Sunday to encourage African-American voters to get to the polls on
In a last minute push to garner more votes, Rev. Jesse Jackson of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition held a rally at the Bray Center, 926 Center St., on Sunday. The Racine NAACP hosted the event. Organizers say the upcoming election on Tuesday is “too close to call,” and Jackson came to town to persuade African-Americans to vote. A crowd of about 100 people attended the event. Many of them were members of the teachers union, Voces De La Frontera and the surrounding neighborhood. Mahlon Mitchell who is running for Lt. Governor against Rebecca Kleefisch and Rep. Cory Mason (D-Racine) attended the rally. Yusuf Buckley, of Sturtevant, said rally was to get people together. "It's a pep rally to get people off their butts," he said. "It's the kind of …
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Take a look at all of the news coverage from the Racine Tea Party Event, which drew a crowd of about 4,000 people to Gorney Park in Caledonia yesterday.
At Wisconsin Tea Party Rally, Republicans Stress National Importance Of Recall The message: win in Wisconsin and win the general. posted Jun 2, 2012 5:06pm EDT CALEDONIA, Wisconsin — A Tea Party rally on Saturday drew a thousand or so to a field in Racine County to hear some of Wisconsin's biggest Republican stars highlighted ... GOP leaders make final push for Wisconsin Gov. Walker msnbc.com By Alex Moe, NBC News CALEDONIA, WI -- Top Republicans were out in full force Saturday morning with just three days to go before the all-important recall election in the Badger State, stumping for incumbent Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Priebus: I Won't Play Into The Narrative That Wisconsin Democrats Are Losing posted Jun 2, 2012 3:27pm EDT Priebus …
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Friday, June 1, 2012
The South Carolina governor hit the campaign trail with Gov. Scott Walker, landing on the factory floor at Quad/Graphics to implore workers to go out and vote.
Hundreds of Quad/Graphics Inc. workers flooded the factory floor Friday afternoon as Gov. Scott Walker and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley addressed employees, asking for their votes on Tuesday. Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch kicked-off the “grassroots rally” at the factory, introducing Gov. Walker to an enormous round of applause. Just before taking the stage, the governor was handed a traditional dark blue Quad shirt that almost every employee at the factory wears. “I’m here to ask for your vote on Tuesday,” Gov. Walker said. “This shirt – I’ll be proud to wear it on Wednesday morning after the election and still be Governor Scott Walker… Quad is helping Wisconsin move forward.” Gov. Walker outlined his string of successful …
On Tuesday in Caledonia, voters will decide three offices -- the Governor, Lt. Governor and the 21st Senate District. Here's a collection of every story we've written about the Wisconsin recalls.
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8:32 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Another set of facts of raising taxes of the rich never achieves its goal. The rich just move or do what they have to do....WE NEED TO WORK TO LOWER TAXES IN WI. We dont have a Woods or Mickelson, but why would any company or person live here if we dont create a great business and tax climate. Tiger Woods is the prime example. He "moved" to FL in 1996. His off-course deals (rounded) starting in '… more ›