Tommy Thompson has tapped two figures from his past to lead a transition team as he prepares to take over as the University of Wisconsin System’s interim president next week.

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When Gov. Scott Walker leaves office in January, he will be out of work and off the government payroll for the first time in more than a quarter-century.

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Standing in front of a beer-pasteurizing tank at a Milwaukee manufacturing company, Gov. Scott Walker watched as former Gov. Tommy Thompson exhorted a friendly Republican crowd to help Walker prevail in his surprisingly precarious race for a third term.

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As Gov. Scott Walker fights for his political life, some of the most devastating attacks against him are coming not from his Democratic rivals but rather a recent transportation secretary and other former top officials in his administration.

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A new conservative group hoping to persuade wary Republicans of the benefits of renewable energy announced the official start of its campaign on Wednesday in Wisconsin.

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Tommy Thompson's victory in Wisconsin's Republican U.S. Senate primary runs contrary to recent elections won by new-wave conservatives with closer ties to the tea party.

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson said Monday he wants to open parts of the nation's shoreline to expand oil and natural gas exploration and production.

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By Matt Pommer Former Gov. Tommy Thompson is vowing to help campaign to save six Republican state senators who will face recall elections this summer. Thompson was elected governor four times, the last time in 1998. The Wisconsin Republican Party ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson says Wisconsin should rebuild its roads rather than construct a high-speed train from Madison to Milwaukee. Thompson said the state can’t afford a high-speed rail line and should use the $810 ...

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By Matt Pommer Wisconsin governors are the most powerful in the nation, thanks to a constitutional provision that lets them veto “in part” language in appropriation bills. Pending in the Legislature is a constitutional amendment that would rebalance the powers ...

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