CMD PR Watch: Koch-Fueled Controversy Lands in Washington *April 14, 2011-* On Thursday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, chaired by Darrell Issa (R-California), held a hearing on state and municipal debt where the key question was State Budget Cuts: Choice or Necessity? Chairman Issa ...
The Hill: Fireworks expected as Gov. Walker heads to Hill to talk unions *April 14, 2011-* Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) could be in for a rowdy welcome from unions and liberal groups when he comes to Capitol Hill on Thursday to testify about his work on reducing the state’s budget deficit. A coalition of liberal groups ...
Madison.Com: Judge to decide fate of lawsuit challenging collective bargaining law by week's end *April 14, 2011-* A Dane County judge will decide by the end of the week whether to dismiss Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk’s lawsuit over a new state law limiting collective bargaining for most public employees. Falk’s lawsuit challenges the law ...
Bernie Sanders: Robin Hood in Reverse WATCH ON YOUTUBE:
Thom Hartmann: Democracy is hanging by a thread because of plutocrats and their paid ass-kissers WATCH ON YOUTUBE:
People For the American Way: Issa’s Sham Hearings: Brought to You by the Koch Brothers *For Immedate Release: 04/13/11:* Issa’s Sham Hearings: Brought to You by the Koch Brothers On Thursday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, chaired by Darrell Issa (R-CA), will hold a hearing on state and municipal debt. Parading ...
Cornel West: "We're At A Situation Now Where We Have A Predatory Capitalism" WATCH ON YOUTUBE:
Wisconsin State Journal: State investigating vote irregularities in Waukesha County going back 5 years *April 14, 2011-* The state's investigation into vote irregularities in Waukesha County will stretch back at least five years, the head of the Government Accountability Board said Thursday. Questions over vote totals in Waukesha have lingered over ...
Talking Points Memo: WI GOP Senator: Supreme Court Race 'Took The Wind Out' Of Union Sails *April 12, 2011-* Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told a gaggle of bloggers at the Heritage Foundation Tuesday that the controversial results of the state Supreme Court race in the Badger State surprised him, and indicate that Wisconsin isn't as pro-union as ...
The Nation: Scandal in Fitzwalkerstan: Top Donor Pleads Guilty in Money-Laundering Scheme to Aid Governor Walker *April 12, 2011-* Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker claims the state is broke. That, he says, is why it is necessary to enact draconian anti-labor laws and to restructure state government to dramatically increase the governor’s power. Yet, despite ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Democrat on Waukesha County vote panel speaks out Kitzinger 'shocked' in retrospect not to have been told of major error *April 11, 2011-* The Democrat on the Waukesha County Board of Canvassers who was widely quoted as endorsing the county clerk's official ballot count that flipped the state ...
WisPolitics: Walker marks 100 days in office *April 12, 2011-* Gov. Scott Walker says he may have to again consider laying off state employees if his collective bargaining law remains tied up in the courts for much more than the next week or two. “(But) for now, we’re still ready to implement ...
Press Release: NGOs Call Upon JoAnne Kloppenburg to Petition Court for Hand Recount *NGOs Call Upon JoAnne Kloppenburg to Petition Court for Hand Recount of All Votes Cast in the April 5 Wisconsin Supreme Court Election* *WASHINGTON, April 13, 2011* /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NGOs VelvetRevolution.us and ProtectOurElections.org, ...
