Badger Blue, Times Two: “Contempt, thy name is Fitzgerald”

I couldn’t agree more…. It boils down to this: Scott Fitzgerald represents the very worst of an American political system bought and paid for by special interests and representing the needs of a tiny, select few. He just needs to go. It’s that simple. Once you’ve finished reading the rest…

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Scott Walker’s “tools” force Wisconsin school districts to lay off teachers, cut programs

According to a report released last week by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), the “tools” Republican Gov. Scott Walker forced on school districts as part of his anti-public employee “budget repair” bill haven’t really “fixed” much in Wisconsin’s school districts, unless you consider bigger class sizes, fewer teachers, and…

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Local school closing thanks to Scott Walker’s “tools”

Since introducing Wisconsin Act 10, the so-called budget repair bill that actually strips public employees of many of their collective bargaining, Republican Gov. Scott Walker and his Republican allies in the legislature have been telling anyone who will listen about how Act 10 gave local governments – including school boards…

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From the files of, “It’s the thought that counts…”

Yesterday State Representative Mark Pocan (D-Madison) and Senator Fred Risser (D-Madison) submitted legislation that would reinstate collective bargaining rights that were stripped from public employees as a result of the passage of Republican Governor Scott Walker’s “budget repair” bill earlier this year. The legislation submitted by Rep. Pocan and Sen….

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Yeah, those “tools” Scott Walker gave municipal and county governments are working just great!

Yeah, those “tools” Republican Gov. Scott Walker gave municipal and county governments sure are AWESOME! Just ask Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, who’s staring at the wrong end of a $21 million budget deficit in Milwaukee County’s 2012 budget thanks to cuts to state aid to Milwaukee County in the…

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Walker awards no-bid legal contract to big campaign donor who then bills the state nearly $100,000

First, a big thanks is due to Jake of Jake’s Economic TA Funhouse for bringing this story to my attention. According to a report by Bill Lueders, Republican Gov. Scott Walker has agreed to pay a private law firm up to $500,000 for legal services regarding his controversial budget repair…

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Scott Walker: letting inmates out onto our streets

While Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s attack on public employees unions has been bad for public employees, there’s one key group that Walker’s attack on public employees unions has been really good for: inmates. While Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) law dismantling collective bargaining rights has harmed teachers, nurses, and other…

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Happy to take a $4,000 pay cut just to save $800 in union dues? Sounds like a Republican to me!

Apparently some conservatives are so virulently anti-union that they’re happy to take a $4,000 per year cut to take-home pay just to avoid paying $800 in yearly union dues. Susan Flood says she will gladly subtract $4,000 in pension and health premiums from her take-home pay next year in exchange…

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Judge Maryann Sumi strikes down Republican supported anti-public employee bill

In a 33-page decision issued yesterday, Dane County Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi overturned the budget “repair” bill passed into law by Republican legislators on March 9, 2011. In their haste to ram through the legislation, which removed virtually all collective bargaining rights for public employees, Republicans were alleged to…

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It was all just a grand conspiracy!

Watch as “Brother Nathanael” explains how the protests against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s anti-public employee budget “repair” bill were part of some grand conspiracy between President Barack Obama, George Soros, and of all people, Scot Ross of One Wisconsin Now. Some really should tell Brother Nathanael to take off his…

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