POLITICS
Rural Reflections Radio
Here is this week's Rural Reflections Radio program, Bullitt...
Posted on 5/10/13 at 10:39 AM
Libertarian Party of Wisconsin responds to Governor Walker's budget.
Presented by Robert Burke, Chair Libertarian Party Pierce-St Croix In what can best be described as a difference of vision for what governments should and should not be involved in, and for ...
Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:03 AM
In the Not-Now
What does it say about Americans that the public is already starting to talk about candidates for president for 2016? Eckhart Tolle wrote in his book The Power of Now that mankind is threatened by ou...
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:27 AM
WI Teacher Resigns Citing Stress, Health Care, Uncertainty
WATCH VIDEO HERE (first published on WIvoices.org) Stephanie Kline resigned from her position as an 8th grade math teacher at New Richmond Middle School in Wisconsin. Her last day of teaching is June...
Posted on 5/31/12 at 9:52 AM
Judges tweak Minnesota congressional districts
Minnesotas best-known U.S. House member will seek re-election in a district where she does not live and its top-ranking federal representative will run in slightly less friendly territory after a five...
Posted on 2/21/12 at 11:29 PM
Government and Political Roundup: All suspects to give DNA to police in first time offenses
-- All non-convicted felony suspects and those guilty of misdemeanors would have to give their D-N-A to police for the first time, under a Wisconsin budget measure endorsed last night.
May 24, 2013
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
Minnesota News Roundup: Sen. Franken challenges Energy Department on gas prices
-- U.S. Sen. Al Franken is blaming the recent spike in Minnesota gas prices in part on the Department of Energy’s decision to stop publishing refinery maintenance reports two years ago.
By Forum News Service , May 22, 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
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
Gov. Walker making more out-of-state political trips
Wisconsin News-- Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s visit to Connecticut is generating some political heat. That state’s Democratic party is calling him a “goon” and is using Walker’s presence at the Republican’s biggest annual event to raise some funding of its own.
May 19, 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
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