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GOP Strip Mining Bill Threatens 18,000 Wisconsin Families and Business Owners
By Rep. Brett Hulsey
Though Governor Walker and the GOP’s strip mining bill has now passed the Assembly, its becoming clearer every day that its elusive authors have pushed through a bill that threatens Wisconsin families and business owners around the state.
Just yesterday, [...]
Continue Reading →2011 – A Year of Living Dangerously Under Scott Walker
By Representative Brett Hulsey
2011 will be remembered as the year Gov. Walker and his corporate-backed legislative allies divided our state and attacked the middle class families like never before, and the people fought back. As we reflect on 2011 in Wisconsin under Governor Walker [...]
Continue Reading →The following is a guest blog by Vicky Selkowe.
As bills are being rushed through the Wisconsin Legislature’s “special” session, I’m fielding a lot of questions about how to best advocate on a bill that is before a legislative committee, especially if you are opposed to that bill. Below is some general information and [...]
Continue Reading →Walker’s Policies Rob Workers to Pay Political Cronies
By Representatives Mark Pocan, Brett Hulsey, Terese Berceau, Chris Taylor
Recent newspaper headlines tell the story: we are poorer thanks to the last decade of massive tax cuts for the rich and lower investments in our schools, workers, and our country. We’ve seen these cuts to working [...]
Continue Reading →Black Men Can’t Get Into Oz
Written by former gubernatorial candidate Tim John
53.3 % of metro Milwaukee’s working-age black males were not employed in 2009: either unemployed, or, for various reasons (including incarceration), out of the work force, Dr. Marc Levine of the UW-M Center for Economic Development reported.
Black male jobless [...]
Continue Reading →The GOP priority: Their Job, Not Yours
By Democratic State Rep. Brett Hulsey
Rep. Robin Vos (R-Burlington) is pushing a major constitutional change to protect Wisconsin jobs. A fairly diverse group of Wisconsinites hold these jobs. Employees commute from all over the state to come to their offices, and the interview process leading [...]
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EMILY’s List: Working in Wisconsin
by Denise Feriozzi, Director of EMILY’s List’s WOMEN VOTE! Project
It has been amazing watching Wisconsin show the rest of America how democracy is done. When Wisconsin’s governor pushed a radical anti-woman, anti-family, and anti-worker agenda, Wisconsin didn’t just get angry — it got organized.
The tens of thousands [...]
Continue Reading →The following is a guest blog by Democratic State Rep. Brett Hulsey of Madison:
Good News: Walker Creates Clean Energy Jobs, Bad News: They are in Canada
In another blow to jobs and clean energy efforts in Wisconsin, Republican Governor Scott Walker signed the “Clean Energy Jobs for Canada Act” SB 81 this week [...]
Continue Reading →The following is a guest blog authored by Democratic State Rep. Brett Hulsey, who represents the 77th Assembly District.
Wisconsin Legislature Allows Hidden Guns while Voting Against Officer Safety and Common-Sense Safety Measures
By Representative Brett Hulsey
GOP legislators delivered a one-two punch to local law enforcement officers over the last several days. Tuesday, [...]
Continue Reading →The following is a guest blog by Blogging Blue commenter Steve Carlson:
At his recent town hall meeting in Shell Lake, Wisconsin, Congressman Sean Duffy told me that when I had my own town hall meeting I could get up and give a presentation.
http://thinkprogress.org/2011/04/25/sean-duffy-loses-cool/
Yes, that’s me in the grey stocking cap trying [...]
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