Scott Walker honors Earth Day by proposing to fire 57 employees of Department of Natural Resources

Happy Earth Day, courtesy of Gov. Scott Walker! Fifty-seven employees of the state Department of Natural Resources began receiving formal notices this week that they might face layoff as part of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget for the next two fiscal years… The DNR’s scientific staff conducts research on matters ranging…

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Democrat Christine Sinicki proposes “black box” recorders in operating rooms

This is an interesting proposal… Would patients undergoing surgery benefit from having a “black box” in the operating room? A Wisconsin legislator said Wednesday she planned to introduce such a bill, one that would require that hospitals to offer patients the option of having their surgeries videotaped. Rep. Christine Sinicki…

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David Koch’s pick for Republican presidential nomination? Why, Scott Walker of course!

This should surprise absolutely no one… Charles G. and David H. Koch, the influential and big-spending conservative donors, appear to have a favorite in the race for the Republican presidential nomination: Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin. On Monday, at a fund-raising event in Manhattan for the New York State Republican…

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