GOVERNMENT
The Boiling Point of Aaron Swartz's Suicide
The more I read about Aaron Swartz, the more he seemed like a hero from an Ayn Rand novel. Unfortunately, accompanying his Randian hero-like intelligence, moral IQ, and frustration that the rest of th...
Posted on 1/15/13 at 9:00 AM
A few answers to fiscal cliff questions
The fiscal cliff is getting more and more attention with a Dec. 31 federal government deadline looming, but Americans seem to have a lot of questions: Just what is the fiscal cliff? The simple answe...
Posted on 11/19/12 at 4:47 PM
Daily Republic editor named to South Dakota task force on open records
MITCHELL, S.D. - Seth Tupper, the editor of The Daily Republic in Mitchell, S.D., recently was appointed to a state task force that will study open record and open meeting laws in the state, accordi...
Posted on 8/24/12 at 10:58 AM
Approachably Abrasive
Have you been to a protest lately? Tea Party? Occupy? Vietnam? We've all heard how protests are handled in China. Throughout my time there, I had heard from the locals and expats bits and pieces ab...
Posted on 4/28/12 at 9:20 AM
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...
Posted on 1/17/12 at 4:07 PM
Letter from Sen. Vinehout: Stewardship Fund Changes: State Land for sale in no-bid contracts?
“I strongly supported the bipartisan Wisconsin Stewardship Fund,” a self-described Republican man from Eau Claire wrote to me.By Sen. Kathleen Vinehout , May 23, 2013
Letter from Sen. Vinehout: WEDC Board changes key to reform
By Sen. Kathleen Vinehout , May 23, 2013
State Government and Political Roundup: Another busy day in Madison
-- Another busy day is ahead for the lawmakers who are re-working the proposed new state budget.
May 23, 2013
Government and Political Roundup: Sen. Baldwin gives her first floor speech today
Wisconsin News-- Wisconsin’s newest U-S senator said today that her state’s businesses and middle class residents are “stuck in neutral” while the national economy recovers.
May 22, 2013
Pierce County Courthouse trees taken down
May 22, 2013
Save the trees
May 21, 2013
Committee: Ax the trees
By Jason Schulte , May 21, 2013
State Government and Political Round-up: Budget measure would make all state juniors take ACT test
-- A state budget measure that’s being considered today would make all high school students take the ACT college entrance exam during their junior years.
May 21, 2013
Legislature gets session done before clock strikes 12:00
-- The Minnesota State Legislature finished its 2013 session last night at midnight with rare precision as both the House and Senate adjourned at the same moment.
May 21, 2013
Minnesota Legislative Roundup: Final day of 2013 session today
-- There's less than one day left in the legislative session, and Republicans in the Minnesota House are blasting Democrats for passing a bill early this morning (Mon) that increases taxes on high-income Minnesotans and hikes the cigarette tax a dollar-60 per pack.
May 20, 2013
State Government and Political Roundup: Decision to be made on wheter to expand DNA database
-- A legislative panel will decide on Thursday whether the new state budget should let police collect D-N-A samples from people who have not been convicted of felonies.
May 20, 2013
Afternoon News Roundup: Democrats seizing on report about Medicaid
Wisconsin News-- Democrats are seizing on a report from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau to renew their criticism of the governor’s plan to reject the federal funded expansion of Medicaid in Wisconsin.
May 18, 2013
Minnesota News Roundup: DFL leaders announce final tax plan
-- The Minnesota House, Senate and governor’s office agreed to a tax plan Thursday night, four months after the Legislature started and four days before lawmakers must wrap up work for the year.
By Don Davis , May 17, 2013
State Government and Political Roundup: Job picture up or down, depending on your political party
-- Wisconsin’s job picture is either exciting or lackluster, depending on which political party you believe.
May 17, 2013
State Government and Political Roundup: Dems announce their package to reform WEDC
Wisconsin News-- Democrats have come out with their own package for reforming the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
May 16, 2013
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