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Scratch one candidate off the list of potential gubernatorial candidates in Wisconsin. Bill McCoshen on Wednesday said he is not running. McCoshen said he and his family decided not to be a candidate. Who is Bill McCoshen? Bill McCoshen is a former Tommy Thompson staffer, and was one of the top names on the list of possible Republican candidates. McCoshen this week finalized the sale of his lobbying firm, Capitol Consultants, to the lobbying arm of Milwaukee law firm Michael Best & Friedrich. “I know what it takes to win statewide,” McCoshen said in a statement. “To run the type of positive, issue-oriented grassroots campaign we wanted to run required time and money. You need both to raise name ID statewide. While I’m confident we could have raised the money, the reality was we lost too much precious time trying to close on the sale of our primary business.” Bill McCoshen’s decision not to run certainly benefits Rebecca Kleefisch the most. McCoshen will be joining

Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday said he “hopes” local schools talk about requiring teachers and school workers to get vaccinated. (The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s governor will not issue a statewide vaccine mandate for schools, but he is open to local vaccine requirements. The governor has been considering a vaccine mandate for state workers for weeks, but he has not yet issued the order. “Our staff needs to be vaccinated,” Evers told reporters. “I hope those conversations happen locally too.” The hurdle, of course, are teachers unions in the state. Evers’ comments about local school vaccine requirements comes one day after Milwaukee Public Schools’ board essentially ordered the district to come-up with a vaccination requirement for its teachers. Evers said he thinks unions could be brought on-board with a vaccine mandate. Gov. Evers used to be a teacher himself, then led the Department of Public Instruction as state superintendent, and received major backing from Wisconsin

Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday said he “hopes” local schools talk about requiring teachers and school workers to get vaccinated. (The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s governor will not issue a statewide vaccine mandate for schools, but he is open to local vaccine requirements. The governor has been considering a vaccine mandate for state workers for weeks, but he has not yet issued the order. “Our staff needs to be vaccinated,” Evers told reporters. “I hope those conversations happen locally too.” The hurdle, of course, are teachers unions in the state. Evers’ comments about local school vaccine requirements comes one day after Milwaukee Public Schools’ board essentially ordered the district to come-up with a vaccination requirement for its teachers. Evers said he thinks unions could be brought on-board with a vaccine mandate. Gov. Evers used to be a teacher himself, then led the Department of Public Instruction as state superintendent, and received major backing from Wisconsin