The following is a guest blog written by Jenni Dye. In the past year, I’ve shared a lot of my thoughts about Wisconsin politics in bursts of 140 characters or less via my alter ego, @legaleagle. But some things are too important to sum up in so few words – like why I am strongly [...]
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The following is an opinion column written by Democratic State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, a candidate for governor in the recall election against Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Investing in Our Human Potential Yields the Biggest Returns By Senator Kathleen Vinehout Last year Wisconsin had nearly the [...] Over the last few weeks birth control access across the country has been hotly debated- sadly mostly inaccurately. Just last week Rush Limbaugh implied that women need access to more birth control because they are having more sex. Clearly, Rush missed high school health class because women take birth control every day regardless of how [...] 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, [...] 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 [...] That's me! Last week, I wrote about why I will never vote for a republican on Daily Kos. I thought I would take time to talk about why I stand with President Barack Obama and why my first presidential vote of my life will be going to him. When I supported President Obama in 2007 [...] That's me! Yesterday, I discovered Senator Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) has introduced a bill to repeal the Healthy Youth Act. The Healthy Youth Act that was passed last year ensures sex education taught in Wisconsin public schools is medically accurate, age-appropriate and comprehensive. The Healthy Youth Act gives teens the tools they need to [...] 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 tips [...] 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 [...] 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 rates [...] |
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