An open letter to Governor Walker

Dear Governor Walker, I’ve read that you’re touring the state to hear from constituents as a way to get caught up after spending so much time out of state during your presidential campaign last year, and since I live over 250 miles north of Madison, I thought I’d address you…

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How Democrats have not run Minnesota into the ground

This profile of Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton of Minnesota highlights how the passage of a number of legislative initiatives put forth by Democrats in that state have led to more positive results than the Republican policies enacted here in Wisconsin. Over the past several years, Minnesota has become a testing…

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Calling Out the Cop Lobby

Next door in Minnesota a heated debate is brewing about legalizing medical marijuana. Democratic Governor Mark Dayton has said he’ll sign a medical marijuana bill, but only if the state’s top law enforcement officials will get behind it. But they won’t. So second term State Rep. Carly Melin (D-Hibbing) is…

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