Milwaukee Archbishop Listecki speaks out against GOP union busting

On Wednesday Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki sent a letter to lawmakers saying workers should not be “marginalized,” in reference to Gov. Scott Walker’s efforts to severely curtail the collective bargaining rights of public employee unions under the guise of “repairing” the state’s current budget deficit. Here’s some text from Archbishop…

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In Brief: Will Barrett run, some Brewers news

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will announce this weekend he is running for governor: “You would not be inaccurate to write that,” said a top adviser to the two-term mayor on Friday. A second Milwaukee Democrat who has firsthand knowledge of Barrett’s plans also confirmed…

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