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MADISON - WisDems Daily Update Clips for Friday, May 4, 2012.
RECALL
Agri-View - 18 hours ago
Former Congressman Dave Obey, who had at one time considered running himself, warned his fellow Democrats about the attacks they were leveling at each other …
The Oshkosh Northwestern - 4 hours ago
Scott Walker and challenger, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, in dead heat Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, democrat, is a candidate running for Wisconsin Governor ...
Capital Times - 3 hours ago
Of all the candidates for governor this year, Secretary of State Doug La Follette is the one who has spoken most thoroughly and most effectively about the steps that need to be taken to restore power to the people. La Follette has done this by …
The Sheboygan Press - 4 hours ago
Gubernatorial candidate Kathleen Falk answers questions Thursday May 3, 2012, during an interview at The Sheboygan Press. Photo by Bruce Halmo/The Sheboygan Press / THE SHEBOYGAN PRESS Despite her standing in the polls trailing both fellow Democrat Tom ...
Fond du Lac Reporter - 3 hours ago
Kathleen Falk was a recall candidate for governor, even before there was — officially — a recall election. Almost from the day organizers started the process, Falk made no secret of her displeasure with Gov. Scott Walker or her desire to replace him.
Madison Times - 20 hours ago
That's why I'm supporting Kathleen Falk for governor in the recall election. I know Kathleen. I've worked with Kathleen for over 16 years. Scott Walker is no Kathleen Falk. Tom Barrett is no Kathleen Falk. She's just what Wisconsin needs now.
Patch.com - 10 hours ago
Several unions have thrown their backing behind Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Kathleen Falk in the primary election. Despite the endorsements, the sentiment among rank-and-file members may be different from their union leaders.
Scott Walker is surrounded by the news media after speaking to the Illinois Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, April 17, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. The battle of ...
Politico (blog) - 2 hours ago
Scott Walker shows a dead heat, with Walker leading the Democratic frontrunner, Milwaukee Gov. Tom Barrett, by a single percentage point. What's unique about that poll, and the three others Marquette Law School has conducted since January, …
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 11 hours ago
Scott Walker and him virtually half is against him. To Gov. Scott Walker's opponents, recent polls tell an unflattering tale about the Republican incumbent - that no matter how many millions he spends, his numbers don't get any better. True enough.
NewsMax.com - 19 hours ago
Scott Walker is in a statistical tie with his chief Democratic rival, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, in a poll released on Wednesday less than five weeks before a June recall election with national implications for organized labor.
The Sheboygan Press - 4 hours ago
Scott Walker, Kathleen Falk says her record as Dane County executive qualifies her as the one best suited to unseat Walker in the upcoming recall election. "While I was county executive, Dane County had the highest job growth rate in the state," Falk …
The Nation. (blog) - 18 hours ago
For all the efforts of Governor Walker to convince the hosts on Fox and CNBC that he is a popular governor who is threatened not by angry citizens but by “the left, the radical left, and the big labor union bosses” who are “somehow counting on the idea ...
CNN - 15 hours ago
Scott Walker next month, they'll also be shaping the dialogue going into the fall. The recall vote is considered the first major one in this presidential election year and powerful forces are lining up behind the two sides in the debate over whether ...
ThirdCoast Digest - 4 hours ago
By Michael Horne Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett told hundreds of supporters that Governor Scott Walker “has declared civil war on the people of Wisconsin.” The charged rhetoric was just the sort of red meat that appealed to the crowd gathered for a ...
Wall Street Journal - 14 hours ago
Remember the Greek-style protests in Madison, the union sit-ins, the lawmakers who fled to Illinois to avoid voting on Scott Walker's collective-bargaining law last year? Now that the recall election of Mr. Walker is in full swing, Big Labor must be ...
Green Bay Press Gazette - 1 hour ago
Former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk is slated to be at Shelter 6 of Bay Beach Amusement Park in Green Bay at 2:30 pm Sunday. She's also slated to visit Rhinelander, Wausau, Manitowoc and Sheboygan. With five days left before the primaries in …
La Crosse Tribune - 7 hours ago
Kathleen Vinehout was the only candidate to show. On Thursday, she was headed for another forum in Sparta when she learned party front-runners Tom Barrett …
Hudson Star Observer - 6 hours ago
Kathleen Vinehout in the race for governor. Sen. Vinehout is a true advocate for the people, as passionate in her pursuit of fairness and justice as the …
Janesville Gazette (blog) - 2 hours ago
Tom Barrett, Kathleen Falk, Kathleen Vinehout and Doug La Follette all are expected to appear at a Wisconsin Public Television debate Friday evening. The debate will mark final go-round between all four candidates ahead of Tuesday's primary.
Newsradio 620 - 1 hour ago
Tom Barrett, Kathleen Falk, Kathleen Vinehout and Doug La Follette all are expected to appear at a debate Friday evening. The debate will mark final go-round between all four candidates ahead of Tuesday's primary. The winner will advance to face Walker ...
WMTV - 15 hours ago
MADISON--Secretary of State Doug La Follette is running for governor on the Democratic ballot, but he calls himself an independent. "I get Republican votes and independent votes and we need that to bring Wisconsin together and start working again," he ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 17 hours ago
Still, state Democratic Party spokesman Graeme Zielinski said that his party wasn't concerned about crossover votes by Republicans. "None of the shenanigans ...
US SENATE
In Wisconsin, a radio ad from Republican US Senate candidate Eric Hovde tapped into the frustration that many motorists feel when they fill their tanks.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) - 19 minutes ago
By Don Walker of the Journal Sentinel At a Republican candidates for US Senate forum on Thursday, former governor Tommy Thompson told businesspeople that he ...
FOX6Now.com Milwaukee - 15 hours ago
Jeff Fitzgerald, Eric Hovde, Mark Neumann and Tommy Thompson are the Republican candidates vying for a shot at Wisconsin's Senate seat, currently held by the retiring Herb Kohl. There were small differences between the four when it came to answering ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 10 hours ago
Tommy Thompson, Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald (R-Horicon) and businessman Eric Hovde all want a balanced federal budget.
Main Justice - 14 hours ago
Herb Kohl said last week he is deeply concerned about the Justice Department's proposed closure of four of its Antitrust Division Field Offices, ...
Green Bay Press Gazette - 1 hour ago
Herb Kohl, D-Milwaukee, and Rep. Tom Petri, R-Fond du Lac, joined Oshkosh-area business community leaders and DOT officials in Oshkosh this week to announce the effort would begin to take major steps forward in coming weeks. However, the effort still …
Superior Telegram - 46 minutes ago
Ron Johnson: Recently you gave a keynote speech at a Tea Party Rally in Duluth. Tea Party Rally speeches often play heavily on the theme of freedom, ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 20 hours ago
Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) and Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.), who joined business leaders and state transportation officials in Oshkosh on Wednesday for the announcement, are seeking a weight-restriction waiver necessary for the change. Read and share your thoughts ...
The Oshkosh Northwestern - 3 hours ago
Herb Kohl and US Rep. Tom Petri visited Oshkosh this week. The Democrat and Republican are working together to preserve the waivers for existing traffic, working together in a way that Kohl acknowledged is "not fashionable these days because of our ...
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The Oshkosh Northwestern - 4 hours ago
(AP) - Many constituents in Congressman Paul Ryan's district said Thursday he would make a great vice presidential candidate if he gets tapped, ...
Huffington Post - 18 hours ago
Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) puzzled some last week when he appeared to try to distance himself from his known love of philosopher Ayn Rand.
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune - 2 hours ago
Ron Paul is an acolyte and so is his son, US Sen. Rand Paul -- ahem, that's Rand Paul. And Wisconsin's delegation has two of the nation's highest-profile Rand fans in US Rep. Paul Ryan and US Sen. Ron Johnson. Ryan has been so thoroughly identified ...
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WTAQ - 14 hours ago
MELROSE, WI (WTAQ) - A cabin owned by Congressman Ron Kind was destroyed by fire overnight near Melrose in Trempealeau County. A spokeswoman for the La Crosse Democrat confirmed the blaze, and said it was believed to have been caused by lightning from ...
WKBT La Crosse - 19 hours ago
A cabin owned by Congressman Ron Kind burns to the ground Thursday morning after an apparent lightning strike. The fire was reported at about 9:15 am on Bucholz Road in the Town of Franklin in Jackson County. Four fire departments responded to the fire ...
WXOW.com - 13 hours ago
The cabin belonged to Congressman Ron Kind and his family, who were not home when the fire broke out. The Melrose Fire Department received a call around 8:40am reporting a structure fire. When firefighters arrived, the cabin was completely engulfed in ...
Wisconsin Radio Network - 19 hours ago
Officials in Trempealeau County are investigating a fire that destroyed a home owned by Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI). The fire early this morning tore through a cabin located on property near Melrose. A spokesman from Kind's office says no one was there ...
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89.7 WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio - 7 hours ago
Gwen Moore and Howard Koh show off thank you gifts from the health center, which received $5 million in grant funding. Moore got a plaque; Koh was given a ...
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Minnesota Public Radio - 15 hours ago
Sean Duffy of Wisconsin to host a job fair last week at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Inside a big arena on the campus, dozens of job seekers are ...
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Politico - 9 hours ago
and Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) started the Fix Congress Now caucus with high hopes back in January. Four months later, it's a caucus of four — out of 435 members ...
STATE SENATE
Wausau Daily Herald - 3 hours ago
EDITOR: Even if Jerry Petrowski had been married to his wife for 50 years and had five daughters it would not mean that he did not vote for the bills that ...
Superior Telegram - 7 minutes ago
State Senator Bob Jauch, D- Poplar, was appointed to serve as vice chairman of the Legislative Council Committee on 911 Communications, one of six study ...
Wausau Daily Herald - 3 hours ago
Donna Seidel fights for health care, women's rights, etc., need to dig deeper. Rep. Seidel was on the Assembly Health Committee when a big-money special ...
Wisconsin State Journal - 4 hours ago
Lori Compas in the 13th Senate District, Donna Seidel in the 29th, John Lehman in the 21st and Kristen Dexter in the 23rd are working tirelessly to bring …
Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper - 13 hours ago
By Cassandra Lans State Senator Lena Taylor showed her support for Tom Barrett and his race for the governor's seat at a recent fundraising event held in …
Isthmus - 19 hours ago
Lori Compas was pretty much on her own when she launched a petition drive to recall Sen. Scott Fitzgerald, the powerful and well-financed Republican from ...
Patch.com - 2 hours ago
Van Wanggaard, possibly by winning the May 8 primary and guaranteeing Wanggaard will serve the rest of his term. She might be running as a "fake" Democrat, ...
RPW
Fox News - 43 minutes ago
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Reince Priebus, of the Wisconsin Republican Party, talks with members during the Republican National Committee Winter Meeting, ...
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