Madison continues to be an innovator in many ways. While the politics and processes within the city can be extremely frustrating, the direction that the community continues to pursue is a positive one. Beyond new high speed rail service, there are a couple of significant initiatives that are worth your attention and interest – the city’s new cultural plan and the race to be selected as a Google fiber optic high speed broadband city.
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Posted by Zach W on March 6, 2010, at 7:41 am
“What can you sell when you do not have the White House, the House, or the Senate…?” asks a Republican Party fundraising presentation delivered by RNC Finance Director Rob Bickhart to top donors and fundraisers at a party retreat in Boca Grande, Florida on February 18, 2010. The answer, according to the presentation? “Save [...] Posted by Zach W on March 6, 2010, at 6:32 am
In his new memoir, Republican strategist Karl “Turdblossom” Rove, a master of the obvious, notes notes that the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq badly damaged the Bush administration’s credibility and led to dwindling public support for the war. Rove also calls the 2003 invasion of Iraq the most consequential act [...] Posted by Zach W on March 4, 2010, at 5:39 am
U.S. Senators Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl have sent a letter to Wellpoint President and CEO Angela Braly asking her to justify the recent hikes in insurance premiums for over 13,000 Wisconsinites, hikes which will be in the double digits here in Wisconsin. In their letter, Sens. Feingold and Kohl question if the increases [...] Posted by MadCityMan on March 2, 2010, at 4:18 pm
The National Journal has released its annual rankings of Congressional Vote Rankings for 2009. The Vote rankings are calculated based on an evaluation of each member’s votes on several key foreign policy, economic and social legislation in 2009. This posting looks at the rankings for the Wisconsin Congressional Delegation from most liberal to most conservative. Posted by MadCityMan on March 2, 2010, at 2:07 pm
In his 1 man filibuster Jim Bunning, Senator KY is giving the finger to not only reporters, but to America. In a further example of Republican nonsense in the Senate, Bunning has single-handedly stopped unemployment benefits, COBRA health insurance co-payments and slashed physician Medicare payments 21%. Posted by Zach W on March 2, 2010, at 6:05 am
Unless the South Milwaukee school district realizes $600,000 in “Reductions in Salary in Benefits,” (which is code for the district’s employees taking pay and benefit cuts) the School Board has proposed drastic cuts to balance the district’s budget, including cutting one full time orchestra position, resulting in the elimination of the fifth grade orchestra, while [...] Posted by Zach W on March 2, 2010, at 5:23 am
There’s not much else I can add to this….watch for yourself: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Posted by Zach W on March 1, 2010, at 5:47 am
Republican U.S. Senator Jim Bunning from Kentucky is single-handedly blocking Senate action needed to prevent an estimated 1.2 million American workers from prematurely losing their unemployment benefits next month. As Democratic senators asked again and again for unanimous consent for a vote on a 30-day extension Thursday night, Bunning refused to go along, and [...] Posted by Zach W on March 1, 2010, at 5:43 am
Yesterday I touched on some of the steep increases to health insurance premiums here in Wisconsin and across the nation, but being the fan of charts that I am, I put together a chart outlining some of the more dramatic health insurance premiums across the nation. Proposed/Implemented Health Insurance Premium Increases State: Rate Increase: Health insurance providers have attributed [...] |
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