Priebus to Wisconsin GOP: Party of ‘permanent politics’ has ‘got to start now’

By   /  May 4, 2013  /  Featured, Immigration, News, Politics, Politics & Elections, Wisconsin  /  12 Comments

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus served as key-note speaker at the Republican Party of Wisconsin state convention Saturday in Marathon County. Priebus told fellow Republicans the party needs to reach out, and he praised his old friend Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker as 'a governor for America.'

By Ryan Ekvall | Wisconsin Reporter
ROTHSCHILD  – If the idea of non-stop, coast-to-coast political campaigns excites you, then get ready to rumble.
Laying down the path for a national Republican recovery from the drubbing delivered by President Barack Obama and Democrats in the 2012 presidential election, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus told the party faithful [...]

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Paul Ryan talks immigration reform, taxation at Janesville town hall

By   /  April 29, 2013  /  Featured, Federal Government, Immigration, News, Politics, Tax Reform, U.S. House of Represenatives, Wisconsin  /  15 Comments

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, holds a town hall listening session in his hometown Monday afternoon.

UPDATED VERSION: 10:58 a.m. Clarifies the Marketplace Fairness Act does not implement a new tax.
By Ryan Ekvall | Wisconsin Reporter
JANESVILLE – While moviegoers may flock to the latest installment of the “Iron Man” franchise or the obligatory Will Smith flick this summer, Rep. Paul Ryan on Monday gave a preview of the legislative blockbusters coming [...]

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McAuliffe car co. parent in off-shore tax shelter

By   /  April 29, 2013  /  Environmental, Featured, Immigration, National, National News, News, Virginia  /  168 Comments

Bill Clinton, Haley Barbour, Terry McAuliffe

The parent company of a “green” car venture with ties to the Obama Administration and Democratic Party leader Terry McAuliffe is incorporated in the tax shelter country of the British Virgin Islands, Watchdog has learned.

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Ag workers fear falling in immigration limbo

By   /  February 22, 2013  /  Featured, Florida, Immigration, News  /  1 Comment

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MIAMI — It’s estimated that more than 11 million undocumented immigrants are living and working in the U.S. While some of them believe that the proposed visa program being hashed out in the White House could inch them a little closer to the American dream, others are not so sure.

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Rubio would ramp up use of national employment database

By   /  February 7, 2013  /  Accountability, Featured, Florida, Immigration, Issues, News  /  No Comments

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., remains skeptical of any new gun legislation offered by federal legislators. (AP photo)

By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog
ST. PETERSBURG — As Florida’s U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio basks in the political limelight as the newly anointed ’savior’ of the Republican Party, all eyes are on his bipartisan immigration proposal released last week.
The framework, presented with support from seven other lawmakers, including Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and John McCain, R-Ariz., aims to [...]

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