WI: Top 10 weirdest moments of recall

By   /  June 9, 2012  /  Elections, Featured, News, State Government, Wisconsin  /  1 Comment

Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” featured its own unique analysis of Wisconsin’s recall. These reports were among Wisconsin Reporter’s top 10 memorable examples of weirdness in Wisconsin politics.

By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter

MADISON — Contrary to the hit-and-run coverage of national news networks, Wisconsin’s historic recall election did not begin when the polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday and end at around 8:40 p.m. with a stunningly fast and decisive victory by Republican Gov. Scott Walker.

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Top 10 weirdest moments of recall

By   /  June 9, 2012  /  Wisconsin, Wisconsin Reporter  /  No Comments

By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — Contrary to the hit-and-run coverage of national news networks, Wisconsin’s historic recall election did not begin when the polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday and end at around 8:40 p.m. with a stunningly fast and decisive victory by Republican Gov. Scott Walker.

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Gableman ethics complaint tops WI ethics, legal cases

By   /  December 23, 2011  /  Governor, News, State Budgets, State Government, State House, State Senate, Statehouse News Online, Supreme Courts Temp  /  No Comments

By Kirsten Adshead | Wisconsin Reporter

MADISON — Wisconsin had enough time for one more scandal before the lights turn out on 2011.

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Gableman ethics complaint tops list of WI ethics, legal cases

By   /  December 23, 2011  /  Wisconsin, Wisconsin Reporter  /  1 Comment

By Kirsten Adshead | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — Wisconsin had enough time for one more scandal before the lights turn out on 2011.
State Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman received free legal services from the Michael Best & Friedrich law firm as it defended him in an ethics case, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported this week.

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WI sick note punishment: Severe penalty or wrist slap?

By   /  December 20, 2011  /  News, State Government, Statehouse News Online  /  1 Comment

By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — For physicians, a professional reprimand can be severe, carrying with it a kind of Scarlet Letter that dogs a doctor throughout his career.
But as more details come to light in the case of the doctors accused of handing out fake sick notes to Capitol protesters in February, some [...]

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