Jim Doyle
Jim Doyle
James Edward "Jim" Doyleis a Wisconsin politician and member of the Democratic Party. He was the 44th Governor of Wisconsin, serving from January 6, 2003 to January 3, 2011. He defeated incumbent Governor Scott McCallum by a margin of 45 percent to 41 percent; the Libertarian Party candidate Ed Thompson carried 10 percent of the vote. Although in 2002 Democrats increased their number of governorships, Doyle was the only one of them to unseat a sitting Republican governor. He is...
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My goal is for this Commission to bring all the resources - federal, state, and local - to bear on creating a purpose for this key property, ... I know Marc Marotta will do an excellent job steering this Commission and ensure that it brings Milwaukee and Wisconsin the results we need.
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It has been determined that the damage was not of such severity and magnitude as to be beyond the capabilities of the state and affected local governments.
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If the 80,000 fans who attend Saturday's game all give just one dollar, we will raise $80,000 from Wisconsin to help them recover from this tragedy,
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Not a nickel of it is from the school board. The past four years, we've had limited goals. The first year we just wanted it to run. This year, we never expected to be seventh.
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It's unfortunate that the EPA has dragged their feet in responding to my request. Prices at the pump are at near record levels and the federal government has simply not responded. Their lack of a response is hurting Wisconsin, and states across the country, ... A waiver would have helped Wisconsin citizens over the Labor Day weekend when it was clear there was a shortage of supply.
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Nobody's ever tried something like this before, so that was really exciting, ... We had 3,000 gallons of water under the stage in tanks, a couple thousand feet of tubes running under there, thousands of feet of wiring, and only eight people to build it all and make it work.
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This certainly gives me great pause. We have to look at emergency response in a new light with the lapses down there.
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Anyone who comes to Wisconsin is going to find a warm, welcoming state ready to reach out and ready to make sure that we do everything we can to help these people get back on their feet,
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In the past, the EPA has responded within 24 hours when we have asked for this kind of waiver, but now, in the wake of the biggest natural disaster in our history, they are dragging their feet,
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Every day President Bush and Congress refuse to fulfill their obligation to special ed is another day Wisconsin property taxpayers are stuck with the bill. It's unfair, irresponsible and must stop.
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I am deeply disappointed by this decision from the BRAC Commission, ... ... What disappoints me most about the decision is that the U.S. Air Force will be losing so many highly qualified people.
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I feel very strongly that that's not where we should be going with this,
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The ripples of Hurricane Katrina will touch every state and I remain committed to do all that we can to help minimize the devastation ... and restore hope,
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If they pass it in the Senate, it will be vetoed and it will not become law in Wisconsin, ... Everybody should rest assured that if that thing comes to my desk, it will be vetoed.