Some legislators may face successful recalls, both sides say At least some of the Wisconsin state senators who are being targeted for recall elections will be removed from office, according to predictions by the head of the state Democratic Party and a Republican consultant. The comments were made by Mike ...
Wisconsin’s Legacy of Labor Battles The protesters who camped out in the Wisconsin Capitol building in Madison for nearly three weeks hung a handwritten placard over the marble bust of Robert La Follette, the state’s titan of progressivism. “What Would Bob Do?” it begged, a plaintive ...
Both Sides Begin Efforts for Recalls in Wisconsin The fight over collective bargaining rights for public sector workers in Wisconsin remained at an impasse this weekend, even as its political fallout — in recall efforts of state legislators and dueling television commercials — grew larger. Fourteen ...
Poll: Majority want Walker to negotiate A strong majority of Wisconsin residents want Republican Gov. Scott Walker to negotiate with Democrats and public sector unions to find a compromise in the current budget standoff, according to a new poll by the conservative-leaning Wisconsin Policy ...