Day: May 12, 2015

Earlier today Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne announced his decision not to issue criminal charges against Madison Police Officer Matt Kenny after Officer Kenny shot and killed Tony Robinson, who was unarmed at the time of his death. According to reports, Officer Kenny alleged Robinson attacked him shortly after…

Just let this sink in for a second… In an ironic twist to the GOP’s war on the poor, it turns out that the people who are the most negatively affected by Republican cuts in food programs – are Republicans themselves. Statistics reveal that the city holding the most beneficiaries…

UPDATE: This story is false. I was duped, as it appears the USA Today writer was duped. Mea culpa. During a recent campaign stop in Iowa, Texas Senator and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz suggested veterans should sell cookies to raise funds just like the Girl Scouts of America….

This is absolutely crazy… However, if then-Rep. Scott Walker (R) had gotten his way, Wisconsin doctors who opposed abortion would have been allowed to withhold that information from the woman if the doctor feared she might get an abortion. Along with 34 other lawmakers, Walker introduced AB 538 in September…