Republican State Sen. Mary Lazich to retire

This is not a loss at all… Mary Lazich, the first woman to be chosen by her peers as state Senate president, announced Monday she would not seek re-election. Lazich (R-New Berlin), 64, was first elected to the Assembly in 1992 and to the Senate in an April 1998 special…

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The Disrespecting of Mary Lazich

Mary Lazich, the sweet lady, the model of congeniality who holds profound respect for everything from woodland critters, to the mighty titans of society, was victimized by the Evil Lena Taylor, who refused to stop bullying a committee attorney.  Senator Taylor’s grave crime involved trying to get an answer to…

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Senator Mary Lazich Asks For The Very Thing She Has Denied Wisconsin’s Women and Men!

Earlier Zach posted an article on the circus that existed within the Wisconsin State Senate yesterday morning during the short debate and rushed roll call vote on SB 206, the anti-abortion bill. His article included a ten minute video from the shortened debate and Senate President Mike Ellis losing control…

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Mike Ellis to Democratic State Senators: sit down and shut up!

Earlier today Republicans in the State Senate, as part of their continuing efforts to “focus like a laser” on creating jobs here in Wisconsin (we’re now 49th in job creation, by the way), passed a bill requiring women to undergo an ultrasound procedure before being able to receive an abortion….

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State Senate Candidate Forum: Jim Ward and Mary Lazich

Here’s a great suggestion for an informal informative evening out: Challenger Democrat Jim Ward and incumbent Republican Mary Lazich will participate in a candidate forum on Thursday November 1st. The forum will be held from 7 to 9 PM at the Greenfield Community Center, 7215 W. Cold Spring Road (the…

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Jim Ward (D) turns in double the signatures necessary to challenge Mary Lazich (R)

For the first time in 8 long years, voters in the 28th Senate District will have a choice at the polls this November. That’s because today Jim Ward (D) turned in to the GAB more than double the necessary signatures required to run against Mary Lazich (R). You can find…

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Republican State Sen. Mary Lazich to have a Democratic challenger

From my email inbox comes this interesting tidbit: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Target of Senate Recall to Face Challenger Greendale, WI – March 12, 2012 – Resident Jim Ward announced today that he is running to represent the people of the 28th State Senate district. He will run as a Democrat…

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Castle Doctrine

Zach covered this in whole, here is the actual video. I wanted to focus on the “Castle Doctrine” , which they discussed at the end of the video. This bill allows homeowners the leeway to \"shoot first and ask questions later\". Despite the fact it has NOTHING to do with…

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What have Wisconsin’s Republicans been doing during their special “jobs” session?

During an appearance this weekend on “Up Front” with Mike Gousha, Republican State Sen. Mary Lazich of New Berlin said lawmakers still have a “laser” focus on jobs, but Democratic State Sen. Chris Larson of Milwaukee rightly pointed out that Republicans in the legislature pursued social issues at the expense…

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Republican Thugs – Salmonella Edition

Senator Dale Schultz recently said he will be voting against Mary Lazich\'s plan to rig the recall elections. Even though the Lazich plan was illegal anyway, that is a minor detail and drew outrage from the hate right. Now the righties have have dangerously ramped up their threat to Senator…

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