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GOP lawmaker faults Doyle for IT problems

Madison, Wis. - Before Gov. Jim Doyle began turning up the heat on Republicans on the subject of stem cell research, a key Republican legislator had already turned the tables on him regarding problematic state information technology projects. The projects, which now are the subject of a sta...

Republican sees nothing wrong with Doyle's use of executive order

... Brookfield, Wis. A key lawmaker who often disagrees with Governor Jim Doyle on embryonic stem cell research said Wednesday that he saw nothing inappropriate about the governor's use ...

Former Thompson lawyer comments on Doyle stem cell executive order

...hat has been used by the state's chief executive to instruct subordinates in the execution of their discretionary powers. Earlier this week, a key lawmaker who often disagrees with Doyle on embryonic stem cell research said he saw nothing inappropriate about the governor's use of the executive order as an...

Grow Milwaukee includes millions for tech funding

...ld on Milwaukee's assets, including the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Medical College of Wisconsin . But at least one Milwaukee-area lawmaker is worried about the plan's impact on the $1.6 billion state budget deficit and on taxes as Doyle prepares to deliver his 2007-09 budget to lawmakers....

GOP, Dems split over funding of state technology projects

...e are in place. Right now, we don't have enough accountability and oversight to move forward, he said. State out of IT? At least one prominent lawmaker questioned whether the state should be in the information technology business. State Senator Ted Kanavas , R-Brookfield, said state IT projects shoul...