Democrats need to keep restoration of collective bargaining in the political dialogue so it doesn’t become an afterthought

Earlier this week I wrote about the fact that not one single Democratic State Senator had listed the restoration of collective bargaining rights for public employees as a legislative priority in the next session of the State Senate, and I also noted Senate Majority Leader Mark Miller’sstatement affirming Senate Democrats’…

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What are the legislative priorities of Senate Democrats?

Last week John “Sly” Sylvester of WTDY’s “Sly In The Morning” radio show reported the Wheeler Report did individual interviews with all returning and running incumbent state senators about legislation and agenda issues for the 2013 legislative session and that not a single Democratic State Senator had the restoration of…

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John Nichols: If Kelda’s campaign were a vehicle after an accident, it would be considered “totaled” (AUDIO)

During an appearance on WTDY’s “Sly In The Morning” on July 26, John Nichols and Sly discussed the negativity of Kelda Roys’ Congressional campaign, with Nichols comparing Roys’ campaign to a car that’s been totaled following a car accident. Listen for yourself (The Roys segment starts around 18:45). On a…

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Scott Michalak on the potential for a major health crisis in AD 38

I’ve been following the “Sewergate” story and Democrat Scott Michalak’s candidacy against Rep. Joel Kleefisch (R) in Assembly District 38 with great interest. The story provides a shocking illustration of what can happen when politicians put the needs of their political donors over those of their constituents. It can literally…

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David Shuster discusses Walker, John Doe, and criminal corruption on Sly In The Morning

On Friday night, veteran journalist David Shuster broke the news that Governor Scott Walker is “the target of the John Doe investigation.” Many of us had questions about his report; Shuster kindly met with some Wisconsin bloggers and other media on Saturday night via conference call to explain his findings…

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Sly Pops a Gasket

You’d think he’d focus his vitriol on the real enemy… you know… Scott Walker… Oh well, I guess not. It’s hard to count the number of people who are only leaving behind the honest recall candidate, Kathleen Falk, for one that’s a hypocritical liar and higher-than-thou campaign expert, Tom Barrett, simply because…

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There’s not just one reason for a recall of Scott Walker

On Tuesday Lisa shared her thoughts on the effort to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker, and in her entry Lisa wrote that the recall effort against Walker wasn’t simply about Walker’s attack on the collective bargaining rights of public employees. In fact, Lisa noted that the recall effort is really…

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Today’s cool new thing – WTDY on your phone!

Over at Sly’s Office, the official internet home of the Sly in the Morning show comes news that you can now listen to WTDY on your smartphone, thanks to WTDY’s new smartphone app. Here’s the details: You can now listen to 1670 WTDY on your smartphone. The app is ready…

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