Former Gov. Tommy Thompson in Milwaukee to celebrate 25 years of School Choice program

MILWAUKEE -- Champions of School Choice celebrated a quarter century in Milwaukee on Wednesday, November 18th.School Choice advocates thanked those who have supported their work through the years.Today, the Milwaukee Parental Choice program works with 122 private and religious schools in Milwaukee.In Racine, 20 schools are included in the program."It's based upon opportunity and hope, and I started it because I wanted more minority students to graduate from high school and that we're finding is certainly a reality, it's not as good as I would like, but it's certainly going in the right direction," Tommy Thompson, former Wisconsin governor said.Today, the state's three School Choice programs serve more than 31,000 students.

Tommy Thompson critical of how U.S. health officials have responded to the Ebola outbreak

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Former Wisconsin Governor and Health and Human Services Director Tommy Thompson is critical of how U.S. health officials have responded to the Ebola outbreak.Thompson says once a patient tested positive for Ebola in Dallas, there should have been a protocol put into place."They should have a command center and also a team from the CDC go directly to that hospital.

Former Gov. Tommy Thompson endorses Schimel for A.G.

WAUKESHA (WITI) -- Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson stood side-by-side with law enforcement leaders on Monday, January 27th to announce his endorsement of Waukesha County District Attorney and Attorney General candidate Brad Schimel this morning during a press conference.Thompson noted Schimel’s experience in prosecuting child sexual assault, rape, drug trafficking, murder, and other heinous crimes has prepared him to be the state’s top cop.“Brad brings more than 23 years of frontline prosecution to the role of Attorney General.

Thompson, Baldwin to square off in third debate

MILWAUKEE -- Republican Tommy Thompson and Democrat Tammy Baldwinwill meet for their final debate Friday, October 26th in the race to fill Wisconsin’s open U.S. Senate seat.

Thompson, Baldwin meet for contentious second Senate debate

WAUSAU -- Wisconsin's U.S. Senate candidates, Republican Tommy Thompson and Democrat Tammy Baldwin met on the debate stage in Wausau Thursday, October 18th for the second of three debates before voters take to the polls November 6th.

Baldwin outraises Thompson for Senate race

MADISON (AP) -- Democrat Tammy Baldwin has raised more money than her Republican opponent Tommy Thompson in recent weeks and had more cash on hand for the final push toward Election Day.