Day: July 21, 2014

Ripped from the headlines with the latest in election news: There will be no selfies — or any other photos taken by observers — at the polls this August. The state elections board decided Monday to support a rule banning election observers from taking photos and videotaping what happens at…

One of my post election predictions is that President Obama will approve the Keystone XL pipeline on or after November 5, 2104. It just seems to fit with the current oil trends in the US: U.S. Crude Oil Exports Hit a 15-Year Monthly High: The United States exported 268,000 barrels…

Not surprising news via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Madison — A federal judge in Green Bay on Monday threw out a lawsuit brought by U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and one of his aides attempting to force members of Congress and their staffs to stop getting subsidies for their health…

Several families are likely out tens of thousands of dollars as the result of a private school closure and bankruptcy filing in De Pere.  I guess you get what you pay for, or maybe you don’t.

This sums up the argument in favor of an increase in the minimum wage rather succinctly. Post by Blue Nation Review. At a time when corporate profits are at an all-time high and are expected to rise even higher, I think it’s clear the federal minimum wage needs to be…

Last week Reed Hall, the CEO of Gov. Scott Walker’s The Walker campaign launched a new ad Wednesday attacking Burke’s record on outsourcing during her time as a Trek Bicycle executive. In a release about the ad, Friends of Scott Walker Spokesperson Tom Evenson writes: “How can the voters trust…