Day: August 7, 2009

From my emailbox: Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) will Tuesday hold an informational session to hear from her constituents on the proposed health care reform legislation that the House of Representatives will likely consider in September. A representative from the University of Wisconsin is expected to be on hand to give…

Congratulations to Sonia Sotomayor, our nation’s newest Supreme Court Justice.

National health care reform might cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $1 trillion, which obviously is a big sticking point in any discussion of meaningful health care reform, but according to a new report released yesterday by the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG), health care reform can ultimately save…

…so says Heather Blish, who introduced herself at a recent town hall meeting hosted by Congressman Steve Kagen as, “just a mom from a few blocks away, and not affiliated with any party.” When asked about her political affiliation later, Blish went on to add she hasn’t been a member…

Back in January of this year, Senator Russ Feingold announced plans to introduce an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would require Senate vacancies be filled by special elections instead of allowing governors to make those appointments. Yesterday the U.S. Senate’s Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution approved Sen. Feingold’s proposed…