WI: Oak Creek shooting puts politics in perspective

By   /  August 10, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Federal Government, News, Politics & Elections, State Budgets, State Government, Wisconsin  /  No Comments

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Part 1 of 29 in the series Week in Review

By Kirsten Adshead | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — By all rights, politics and the Green Bay Packers‘ first preseason game should have been the most important news coming out of Wisconsin this week.
The days are ticking down to Tuesday’s primary election, when Wisconsin voters decide which candidates will [...]

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WI: Week in Review – Ryan pick, Thompson win set up key November battles

By   /  August 17, 2012  /  2012 General Election, News, Politics & Elections, Wisconsin  /  No Comments

Former Gov. Tommy Thompson won Tuesday's four-way battle to represent the GOP in the November U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin.

Part 2 of 29 in the series Week in Review

By Kirsten Adshead  |  Wisconsin Reporter

MADISON – Former Gov. Tommy Thompson’s victory in the GOP U.S. Senate primary could have been the story of the week.

It was, indeed, worth noting.
Mitt Romney stole the spotlight days before Thompson had the chance to take it, announcing last Saturday [...]

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WI: Week in Review – Presidential campaigns, teachers keeping busy

By   /  September 14, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Elections, Health Care, News, Politics & Elections, Wisconsin  /  No Comments

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Part 3 of 29 in the series Week in Review

By Kirsten Adshead  |  Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — The battle for Wisconsin came to Wisconsin this week, with visits from the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns.
Wisconsin teachers stood by their striking Chicago brethren, while Madison educators took some heat for traveling well on the taxpayers’ dime, according to [...]

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WI: Week in Review — Ruling brings Act 10 to the forefront … again

By   /  September 21, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Elections, Featured, News, Politics, Politics & Elections, Wisconsin  /  1 Comment

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Hundreds of protesters converged on the Wisconsin Capitol in 2011 protesting passage of Act 10, which reformed collective bargaining for unionized public sector workers.

Part 4 of 29 in the series Week in Review

By Kirsten Adshead | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON – Just when you thought the furor over Act 10 collective bargaining changes had died down, Judge Juan Colas steps in.
Colas, from the Dane County Circuit Court, last Friday ruled that parts of Act 10 are unconstitutional, reigniting a battle [...]

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WI: Week in Review — Packers, Act 10 and voter ID keep Badger State talking

By   /  September 28, 2012  /  News, State Budgets, State Government, Wisconsin  /  No Comments

Life in the NFL is back to normal following a new contract between the NFL and officials union that put the standard officiating crew back on the field for the first time in months Thursday night. Photo by Elvis Kennedy

Part 5 of 29 in the series Week in Review

By Kirsten Adshead  |  Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON – Nothing unites America like a blown call on Monday Night Football.
“Got f—– by the refs,” Green Bay Packers guard T. J. Lang tweeted Monday. “Embarrassing. Thanks NFL.”
He referred, of course, as surely the entire free world knows by now, [...]

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