Mike Ellis caught on tape conspiring to commit election law felony (VIDEO)

While I’m loathe to link to anything produced by the James O’Keefe-led Project Veritas, this video of Republican Wisconsin State Senate President Mike Ellis sharing his thoughts on how he could create a Political Action Committee (PAC), then use said PAC to coordinate attack ads against his Democratic opponent, State…

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Here’s the Planned Parenthood ad Mike Ellis and Wisconsin Eye don’t want you to see

Apparently the folks at Wisconsin Eye haven’t heard of the Fair Use Doctrine… A cable public affairs channel demanded Friday that Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin pull an ad using the network’s footage of state Senate proceedings. WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network sent its cease-and-desist letter to Planned Parenthood a day…

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Uh oh….Mike Ellis ain’t happy with Scott Walker!

Looks like there’s trouble in paradise… Senate President Mike Ellis on Wednesday questioned Gov. Scott Walker’s plans for deciding whether to approve a Kenosha casino, signaling he viewed one of Walker’s standards as anti-free market. Walker, who now has the lone say on approving the Menominee Indian casino at a…

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County Board fires Milwaukee County’s Corporation Counsel without debate

And they couldn’t even be bothered to have a debate before the fired Kim Walker… The Milwaukee County Board on Thursday voted to fire county Corporation Counsel Kimberly Walker, but gave a one-month reprieve to another appointee of County Executive Chris Abele. The board voted 13-5 on the Walker firing…

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Make your voice heard – send these Republican State Senators an email!

Tomorrow the State Senate will take up the 2013-2015 biennial budget rubber-stamped through the State Assembly by Republicans, but there might be a glimmer of hope that some Republican State Senators will actually do the right thing and vote against this horrible budget. So here’s what you can do –…

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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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Compare/Contrast: Wisconsin Senate Race

With Unites States Senator Herb Kohl deciding not to run for re-election, that left an opening for new players in both parties to step up and try and capture this seat. In the democratic party, Tammy Baldwin stepped up early, announcing her intentions to run. People across the state know…

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No One Listens to Scott Walker Anymore

Not even the Republican Senators: “As governor, I will sign legislation to prohibit the members of the State Legislature from voting after 10:00 at night or before 9:00 in the morning. This commonsense reform ensures the public has the opportunity to contact elected representatives about their votes on any pending…

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Republican State Sen. Mike Ellis: “Green Bay Preble is a sewer”

Watch and listen as Republican State Sen. Mike Ellis of Neenah expresses his feelings about Green Bay Preble High School, calling it a “sewer” while holding court with Republican State Rep. Robin Vos and Republican State Sen. Sheila Harsdorf. The video I posted was edited and re-posted with the permission…

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