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http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/2151/50/50/ STAFF BLOGCAPITOL CHATTER
Legislative notebook: Senate passes smaller minimum wage
By Don Davis The Minnesota Senate voted 39-28 Wednesday to approve a minimum wage far lower than the House and governor favor. Senators approved raising the hourly minimum wage to $7.75 an hour in two...
5/9/13 at 8:44 AM
Legislative notebook: Gay marriage fight will continue during session 1/4/13 at 5:37 PM
Budget debate turns into campaign debate 3/4/12 at 12:05 PM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/3050/50/50/ NEW PLATEUS
Beyond Politics
In China, I remember explaining the concept of campaigning to my adult English students. They laughed as I walked from one to the next, energetically shaking their hands and smiling. "See class? That'...
10/19/12 at 9:54 AM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/1912/50/50/ WISCONSIN VOICES
2011 Interview Summary
(first published on wivoices.org) Hundreds of thousands of protestors have descended on the Capitol in Madison, WI in the last year. Tens of thousands of volunteers have mobilized petition drives, me...
1/17/12 at 4:07 PM
Voices from the Rally Crowd (pt 3) 1/12/12 at 4:44 PM
Wisconsin Couple unable to get ID to Vote 12/10/11 at 9:58 AM