Day: August 13, 2015
New polling shows Scott Walker in third in Iowa
I’ll admit it…this makes me smile. After leading the GOP presidential field in Iowa for months, Gov. Scott Walker is no longer on top in the latest polling. In a survey released Wednesday by CNN/ORC, Donald Trump leads among Republicans in Iowa with 22%, followed by Ben Carson at 14%…
Dissent and Cookies: The 2015 Official UW System Faculty Exodus Update Part 2: The “Everyone’s Leaving” Edition
From the fabulous Dissent and Cookies blog comes this blog (reprinted with permission) shedding light on the exodus of faculty from the UW System in the wake of funding cuts to the UW-System by Republicans in the Legislature, not to mention the possibility of further radical changes to the UW…
Sen. Kathleen Vinehout: Should Tax Dollars Go to Companies Just to “Create Jobs”?
From my email inbox comes the latest newsletter from Democratic State Senator Kathleen Vinehout. Imagine how private firms do business with the State of Wisconsin. The companies provide something of value for taxpayers and, in return, receive state money. This happens all the time in state government: private companies build…
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