Westlake on the Issues: The Role of Government

Installment three of my ongoing series exploring U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake’s ideas on the issues he believes Wisconsinites are concerned about will focus on Westlake’s beliefs on the role of government (emphasis mine): I believe that the federal government’s primary responsibilities should be to create a strong infrastructure upon…

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In Brief: school districts lose state aid, Obey has an opponent, Feingold to appear on firedoglake.com

There’s lots of bad news for school districts in the Milwaukee area, as nearly two dozen school districts in the Milwaukee area expect to see their general state aid drop by more than 10% for the next school year. The decrease in state is likely to results in some very…

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The Bill of Rights: something we all can agree on!

Surely we all – liberals, conservatives, and independents – can find a lot of areas where we agree in the Bill of Rights, right? H/T to Nick Schweitzer.

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