Gun Rights Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
MADISON — Dylan Fredericks doesn’t carry a gun, but he plans to after Gov. Scott Walker signs into law legislation making it legal to carry concealed weapons in Wisconsin.
Ryan Out, Thompson to Get in Wisconsin Senate Race
2012 Elections Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson (R), a cabinet member in the George W. Bush administration, intends to run for Senate next year, while Rep. Paul Ryan (R) is passing on the open-seat contest.
Palin: Wis. gov doing the right thing with unions
Headlines, State's Rights Monday, April 18th, 2011
By TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press – Sat Apr 16, 6:27 pm ET MADISON, Wis. – Sarah Palin defended Wisconsin’s governor at a tea party tax day rally Saturday, telling hundreds of supporters that his polarizing union rights law is designed to save public jobs. Braving snow showers and a frigid wind outside the state Capitol building, the former Alaska [...]
Activism, Headlines Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
By Kyle Cheney, Boston Herald Although the epicenter of the fight is 1,200 miles away, Massachusetts labor groups plan to rally late Tuesday afternoon on Beacon Hill in support of Wisconsin public employees whose collective bargaining power would be stripped under a proposal by Republican Gov. Scott Walker. But they won’t be alone. The Greater [...]
Union Workers, Republicans Spar Over Compensation
Finance, Headlines Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
By Tom Murray, TMJ4NBC MADISON – Early Tuesday morning at UWM in Milwaukee, graduate assistant Lee Abbott boarded a Madison-bound bus. He is worried about paying more for health care under Governor Scott Walker’s Budget Repair Bill. “On our salaries that we get paid here, we would not be able to afford them for our [...]