The odd mailer sent out on behalf of Marina Dimitrijevic (UPDATED)

UPDATE: This post has been updated to include information Peter Rickman from We Are Milwaukee addressing the points raised in the original blog entry. Take a good long look at this mailer sent out on behalf of Democratic Assembly candidate Marina Dimitrijevic, one of four Democrats running to replace Jon…

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Obama Boehner Walker Dimitrijevic

For the past six years the various left and progressive groups have been screaming about the obstructionists in the House of Representatives aided and abetted by Speaker John Boehner. Accused of hewing the company line, being co-opted by the tea party jihad, or out and out racism, the right has…

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What do you want to know? Ask questions of AD19 candidates

The Bay View Compass, with the League of Women Voters and the Bay View Neighborhood Association, is hosting a forum for candidates in the race to replace Jon Richards in the 19th assembly district on Monday, August 4th. The full details are here. You should go. All five candidates, including the…

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My thoughts on Marina Dimitrijevic’s record of working with Scott Walker

On Monday Shaina shared her thoughts on Democratic Assembly candidate Marina Dimitrijevic’s statement touting her record of working with Scott Walker as if that somehow qualifies her to serve in the State Assembly, but I wanted to share my thoughts as well. First, here’s Dimitrijevic’s statement. What sets her apart…

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Video: Dan Adams For Assembly’s New Ad

From one of the new faces in the race for the 19th Assembly district:

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VIDEO: Marina Dimitrijevic’s interview with WisconsinEye

On June 18, Steve Walters of WisconsinEye interviewed Marina Dimitrijevic, one of four Democrats running to be the next State Representative in the 19th Assembly District. While some of you may have already seen Dimitrijevic’s interview with WisconsinEye, I wanted to post it here for folks to take a look…

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Whither MKE County: Downsizing Physical Plant!

County Supervisor Pat Jursik is preparing a resolution to reduce the number of buildings that Milwaukee County holds at their City Campus facility and start the move to dispose of other underutilized properties in the coming years. She would like plans set into to motion as part of the 2015…

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UWM College Dems announce 19th Assembly district candidate forum

From my email inbox comes news of a 19th Assembly district candidate forum on May 1, 2014 at Bolton Hall on the campus of UWM. Scheduled to appear at the forum are Jonathan Brostoff, Dan Adams, and Marina Dimitrijevic 19th Assembly District Candidacy Forum Milwaukee – Three democrat candidates for…

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Rep. Sandy Pasch Is Not Running For Re-election.

Most of you have probably heard or read about State Representative Sandy Pasch’s decision to not run for re-election. This is a real disappointment to me and I am sure many of the progressives in Wisconsin. Rep. Pasch is one of the most active, effective, consistent and articulate progressive members…

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Marina Dimitrijevic response to successful County Board referendum: we need a task force!

This is more than a little funny… Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic said she’ll work to strengthen the board in the face of the referendum vote, while others proposed switching to night County Board committee meetings by the end of the year. Dimitrijevic said in a statement she will appoint a…

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