FitzWilliams Invited to Ashland

Democratic reps Bob Jauch and Janet Bewley have decided to hold a public hearing on the new mining bill in Ashland, WI. The event will take place at the Ashland high school from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm, or until everyone has had a chance to speak.

Mary Williams, chair of the Assembly Jobs, Economy and [...]

NAACP Joins Already Crowded Field of Lawsuits Against Wisconsin Voter Suppression Law

Joining the League of Women Voters and the Wisconsin ACLU, the Milwaukee NAACP and Voices De La Frontera file suit against Act 23, the so-called “Voter ID” law.

We will challenge Act 23 because it disenfranchises scores of thousands of qualified African-American voters.   About half of all African-Americans in Milwaukee currently lack a driver’s license. [...]

Scott Fitzgerald Is Big Time!

Newt Gingrich went on CBS "Face The Nation" seeking Wisconsin State Senator Scott Fitzgerald’s endorsement!

During an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Gingrich suggested the president could send federal law enforcement authorities to arrest judges who make controversial rulings in order to compel them to justify their decisions before congressional hearings.

When [...]

Two Truths and a Lie – ROJO edition

Let’s play the popular ice breaker game with Ron Johnson. For those who have never played this game, as a way for a group to get to know each other, someone says 2 truths and 1 lie and the people have to figure out which is which. Here are Two truths and a lie about [...]

Scott Walker targets cancer, MS screenings for women

Yeah, Republican Gov. Scott Walker is a classy guy…putting politics ahead of womens’ health. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has set his sights on ending the availability of cervical and breast cancer screening —along with multiple sclerosis detection— for Wisconsin women who have insufficient health insurance to pay for these critical procedures.

It’s not about money [...]

Can we expect to see the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens without trial or Constitutional protections?

To say that the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2012 contains some troubling provisions would be an understatement. Among them is a set of provisions that expressly empowers the President — with regard to anyone who “substantially supported al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or [...]