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Lambeau
Field
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Redistricting
2000
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Mayor
Norquist Watch
So does John O. still insist that only evil, black welfare
mothers engage in illicit sex at the taxpayers' expense? Given the
damages the city may have to assume in a potential Federal civil
rights suit, this could cost all those "hard-working white taxpayers"
(endeared to the mayor because of his anti-welfare drumbeat) a lot
more than was ever spent on any welfare mom and her kids.
As for the timing, Norquist made his admission within a few
minutes of the announcement of the jury's award to the thre widows in
the Miller Park suit. It was a cynical attempt to hide behind what he
thought would be the bigger story. But rest assured, Big John,
Milwaukee's fascination with the Clintonesque behavior of its own
chief executive will contine unabated for a long, long time.
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Economics
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Budget
Remember when Wisconsin used to be a progressive state?
Remember when we would be the first state to find ways to make
government responsive to citizens? Read Pingree's remarks about how
the Maine legislature tackled the prescription drug issue and then
compare that with what our Lambeau Lobby Lapdogs in Madison pulled
off last session. What a contrast. And what a disgrace for
Wisconsin. --Tony Palmeri
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Campaign Finance
Reform
Related:
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Kettl
Commission
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Environment
- Senate
Approves Yucca Site
- Curt
Andersen Bashes Sham EPA/Paper Mill PCB Cleanup Deal
- Paper
Companies, Politicians in 11th Hour Stall Tactic Over Fox Cleanup
- Bill Willers: Wisconsin Public Television
Presents Forest Industry Propaganda
- Environmentalists
On Tommy and Perrier
- Ed
Garvey To Sue DNR Over Perrier Decision
- Perrier's
Butt Kicked
- Perrier
Not Ready To Quit
- DNR
Backs Up Perrier
- Milwaukee
Business Journal: Assembly GOP Lawsuit Against EPA "Shameless Political Charade"
- Environmental
Activist Becky Katers Profiled In Green Bay News Chronicle
- Supreme
Court Clean Water Act Decision Hurts Wisconsin
- DNR
Chief Meyer Interview--Claims Complete Independence
- Clean
Water Action Council Gets Over 10,000 Signatures Demanding Fox Cleanup
- McCallum
Forces Out Meyer At DNR
- What
A Shocker: Scooter McCallum Against Superfund (Hey Guv, Maybe We Should Pay
For The Cleanup With Tobacco $$$?)
- GB
News Chronicle's Curt Andersen On DNR/Georgia Pacific Deal: Everyone thought
that the $7 million was a slap in the face, and we don't believe that DNR
mumbo-jumbo about that being the best they could do. We think it's peanuts.
The corporate execs who run G-P have more money
than that caught in the lint traps of their clothes dryers
- Bush
A Threat To Wetlands Protection
- Home
Depot Watch: Fond Du Lac Wetland Halts Development
- Foley
And Lardner Attorney Supports Supreme Court Decision
- State
Officials Call For Wetlands Protection Laws
- Media
Critic Sheldon Rampton Interviewed In GB News Chronicle
- Click Here
For Information About Rampton's Latest Book, Trust Us, We're Experts
- Post-Crescent: Hunting Rights
Amendments A Sham
- Clean Water Action Council Launches Fox
River Watch
- Curt
Andersen: Web Site Provides Insight Into History Of PCBs
- The Center On Wisconsin
Strategy: "In each of last several years, our state government has spent nearly
a billion dollars on behalf of a program that destroys wetlands, pollutes
water and air, destroys natural habitat, and promotes urban and rural sprawl.
What program does all this? Our state highway system."
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Milwaukee and Madison
Politics
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Schools
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Caucus Scandal
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Governor's Race
2002
Green Bay News Chronicle Features Guv Challengers:
- Thompson
(Ed, that is)
- Doyle
- George
- Falk
- Barrett
- Cute:
Barrett Doubles The Rainy Day Fund
- White
House on Wisconsin Guv Race: Strong Chance of Democratic Pickup
- Thompson Ads
Slam Corruption, McCallum
- Ed Thompson profiled in NYT Magazine
- Sean Fitzgerald on Falk's Economic Plan
- See
Kathleen Falk's Economic Impact Plan
- Barrett Lunches With Local Officials
- Barrett
on eFunds NAFTA Scam: "Reprehensible"
- Post
Crescent on Campaign Web Sites: But of the pack, only one has used the Internet
to the public’s real advantage. This isn’t an endorsement of either the candidate
or her ideas, but Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, a Democrat, leaves
no doubt about what she thinks, or how she arrived at her conclusions. In
detailed “white papers,” complete with multiple sources, Falk offers solutions
for sticky problems like health care and economic development. The reading
isn’t very exciting, but it’s thorough.
- But then how's this for intelligent criticism?: "Green
Party candidate Jim Young’s Web site
clearly sets out his positions on the issues, but loses some of its credibility
when he links to his high school site. " Duh.
- Stateline.org on McClueless Shakeup
- Marty
Reynolds To Run With Thompson
- Ladysmith
Rep. recently announced intention to leave legislature
- Cap
Times: "Cautious" Democrats Best Beware of Thompson/Reynolds
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Miscellaneous
Rep.
Mike Huebsch (R-Onalaska) referred to Rep. Tim Carpenter,
D-Milwaukee, who was leading the opposition to the resolution, as
"the queer from the 9th" District. Carpenter has not discussed his
sexual orientation.
In
the e-mail, Huebsch also urged fellow Republicans not to back down on
the resolution in the face of Democratic objections.
"If
we budge an inch on this (issue), we do not belong in the majority.
This fight means more to the regular guy public than prescription
drugs, wetlands and campaign finance (reform) combined," all issues
that Carpenter has championed. "We do not want agreement on this
one.
We
want this fight."
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Carol Owens Watch
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Winnebago County Dems
Take Shot
Democratic Party of Wisconsin 6th
C.D.
For Immediate Release
January 4, 2001
Contact: Polly Briley, 1st
Vice-Chair
920-428-5227
Congressman Tom Petri, W-6th, was bypassed in his
bid to chair the Committee on Education and Workforce Development.
Petri had served as the vice chairman, was the senior member on the
committee and lobbied heavily for the appointment. But a secret
ballot by the 27-member GOP steering committee passed him over for a
more junior member who had shown leadership in his Congressional
career.
New committee chair John Boehner of Ohio has been
in Congress half as long as Petri (10 years versus 20) and has
already served as House Republican Conference Chairman, twice. He was
also a member of the "gang of seven" that demanded House reforms
following the House banking scandal, which brought Mr. Petri so much
attention.
During his reelection campaign Mr. Petri stressed
his appointment to the Chair position as the main reason he should be
returned to Congress. He threatened a loss of stature for Wisconsin
if he lost and was replaced by someone who would be forced to remain
in the wings, or the back bench as insiders call it.
The Appleton Post Crescent and the Oshkosh
Northwestern referred to this Chairmanship as their primary reason
for endorsing Mr. Petri. They noted Wisconsin has been low on the
totem poll in Congressional leadership and Petri would bring us a
much needed voice, forgetting he had been in Congress for 21 years
apparently with laryngitis.
So, instead of having a new Congressman as a
rising member, the 6th CD is left with nothing.
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