Wis. Lawmakers Reject Milwaukee Takeover Plan

By Bess Keller

For Gov. Tommy G. Thompson of Wisconsin, having Republicans in control of both houses of the legislature was no guarantee that he could carry through on his threat to take over the Milwaukee schools.

The GOP is his party, and Mr. Thompson will cry if he wants to.

In a political setback for the popular third-term governor, his much-revised and reviled plan to reform the state's largest district essentially died last week after senators rejected a version sent over...