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Independent and impassioned, La Follette championed such progressive reform measures as regulation of railroads, direct election of senators, and worker ...
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The legislature enacted the direct primary in 1903 and state civil-service reform in 1905. His appointees to the Tax Commission, given new power by the ...
As governor of Wisconsin, La Follette compiled a progressive record, implementing primary elections and tax reform. La Follette won re-election in 1902 and 1904 ...
As a U.S. representative, governor, and. U.S. Senator, La Follette left enduring political legacies: direct election of senators, child labor laws, ...
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La Follette (R) delivered a keynote address to the convention that included a call for increased taxation of the wealthy, a fervent attack on corporations, and ...
As Wisconsin governor La Follette gave special attention to the regulation of the railroads because his constituents, the farmers, were particularly vulnerable ...
Elected to three terms as governor beginning in 1900, one of his key accomplishments was the “Wisconsin Idea,” which involved used expert help from the state ...
Drawing on the ideas of other reformers, La Follette pushed the legislature to institute direct primary elections to let voters choose their own candidates.
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In a July 1914 issue he announced Congress's approval of his proposal for a legislative research service. He explained legislators' pressing need for assistance ...
During his tenure as governor La Follette regulated railroads and utilities, introduced workers' compensation laws, implemented a state income tax, and ...