Update: DEMS come up short. Claw back two seat. Repubs still control
Wisconsin update
The recall vote for 6 Republican State Senators in Wisconsin following their support of Governor Scott Walker’s … [Keep reading >>]
Wisconsin Recall primary results favor Dems
Six fake Democratic candidates put up by the Republican Party to buy time for Republican state senators subject to recalls accomplished that job Tuesday, but … [Keep reading >>]
Andrew Leonard at Salon posted this:
Call it the miracle of Wisconsin. Somewhere, ”Fighting Bob” LaFollette(and maybe even Clarence Darrow) is smiling. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, the liberal candidate for state … [Keep reading >>]
In case you haven’t had your antenna tuned to Wisconsin lately there is an election for the state supreme today (Tuesday April 5) that’s attracted way more attention than such … [Keep reading >>]
From politicusa:
The Wisconsin GOP, already famous for bully-boy Stormtrooper tactics and disregard of decency has gone after a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor, William Cronon, who specializes in history, geography and … [Keep reading >>]
Almost half of the signatures needed to recall key Republican Wisconsin state senators have been collected by the Wisconsin Democratic Party.
Democrats have collected over 56,000 signatures supporting a recall of … [Keep reading >>]
MADISON, Wisconsin — Farmers on tractors joined a massive crowd surrounding Wisconsin’s capitol Saturday to protest Republican moves to undermine unions and slash government services in a battle spreading across … [Keep reading >>]
Too rich for words:
Protesters who marched at the home of Wisconsin state senator Randy Hopper (R-Fond du Lac) were met with something of a surprise on Saturday. Mrs. Hopper appeared at … [Keep reading >>]
“Thousands of demonstrators flooded the Wisconsin State Capitol building last night after Republican senators took a surprise vote to strip most public employee workers of their right to collectively bargain. … [Keep reading >>]
“Capping a dramatic turn of events, the Wisconsin state Senate on Wednesday night passed a new, stripped-down “budget repair bill” — which now excludes all the fiscal elements of the original … [Keep reading >>]
This comes from Forbes Magazine. I don’t know if Rick Ungar is the token liberal there or if this is his hard headed contrarian analysis, but take a look.
Gov Scott … [Keep reading >>]
From David Cay Johnston on his web site tax. com
Really Bad Reporting in Wisconsin: Who ‘Contributes’ to Public Workers’ Pensions?
David Cay Johnston | Feb. 24, 2011 12:16 PM EST
When it … [Keep reading >>]
