All posts tagged "tommy thompson"

Education6 months ago

Former Gov. Tommy Thompson on Wisconsin elections, ahead of La Crosse workshop aimed at boosting voter confidence

Do you have confidence in how elections are run? A group called Keep Our Republic has a meeting planned in La Crosse on Wednesday night, to...
Politics6 months ago

Former Wisconsin GOP Gov. Tommy Thompson talks election integrity ahead of La Crosse election education seminar

It’s being described as a hyper-localized community engagement seminar aimed to educate the La Crosse-area community on Wisconsin’s election process. The group, Keep Our Republic, is...
Education1 year ago

Wisconsin Gov. Evers continues request for money to finish science complex at UW-La Crosse

The second half of a major construction project at UW-La Crosse remains on the wish list of Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers. The proposal in the governor’s...
Education2 years ago

UW-L students deal with flooding, outdated equipment, while waiting for new science building

Flooded hallways, outdated classrooms and a building that’s falling apart. Former Wisconsin governor and interim UW System President Tommy Thompson wants to see something done about...
Wisconsin2 years ago

Tommy Thompson visits UW-La Crosse as first of final visits to UW Schools

It was a farewell address of sorts Monday for Tommy Thompson at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The former Wisconsin governor is stepping down as the...
Politics2 years ago

DEMOCRATIC VOICE POD: The importance of Gov. Tony Evers; a look at Tommy Thompson’s run for governor

While this was initially only going to be a 2021 year in review, it ended up being a lot more on this episode of the Democratic...
Coronavirus3 years ago

UW-L students up for $7,000 scholarships, after school hit 70% vaccinated — $100 also available

At least seven $7,000 scholarships for University of Wisconsin-La Crosse students is up for grabs. UW-L was the first school in the UW System to to...
Coronavirus3 years ago

Thompson gets award from UWL students

Tommy Thompson has been in politics and government for 50 years, serving as governor of Wisconsin and U.S. health secretary. But until Friday, Thompson had never...
Coronavirus3 years ago

Evers, Thompson visit as COVID-19 vaccine clinic opens in La Crosse

A popular gathering place on the UW-La Crosse campus becomes a battleground against the coronavirus. A community vaccination clinic has opened at the university’s Cleary Alumni...
Coronavirus3 years ago

Gov. Evers to visit new La Crosse COVID vaccine clinic, which opens Tuesday

A new state-run COVID vaccination clinic for the La Crosse area opens Tuesday morning at UWL. Governor Tony Evers and UW System President Tommy Thompson will be...
Yesterday in La Crosse4 years ago

A new deal could replace Franklin and Roosevelt, 8 years ago

In August of 2012, the La Crosse School District decided to schedule a fall referendum on whether to build a new north-side elementary school to take...
Yesterday in La Crosse5 years ago

Would Tommy try for another term, 29 years ago?

In the fall of 1989, Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson announced he would decide by year’s end whether to run for a second term. Thompson was 47,...
Local News6 years ago

Scott Walker, back in La Crosse, still searching for ways to fund roads

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker made his second trip to La Crosse since State of the State speech Jan. 24. Friday, at the La Crosse job service...