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April 30, 2010

This Week's Top Stories

Unlike Scott Walker who relies on unsafe budgeting practices and dangerous Wall Street borrowing schemes to run Milwaukee County, Tom Barrett's leadership left the City of Milwaukee with an over $20 million surplus in 2009. Read more
Led by Wisconsin's own Russ Feingold, Senate Democrats began the process of returning elections back to the people instead of special interests. The DISCLOSE Act would be the first step in repairing the damage done by the Supreme Court's recent Citizens United ruling. Read more

Details emerged this week about Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen's politicization of health care reform. Records show Van Hollen worked closely with national GOP leaders to coordinate his attempted block of the legislation. Read more

The outgoing Wisconsin College Republican Chair blasted the GOP this week, calling it too "extreme" and saying it has alienated younger supporters. Read more
Vice President Joe Biden and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner visiting Milwaukee this week to make the case for financial reform. Biden said a regulatory overhaul will better protect middle class families from the dangerous Wall Street abuses that led to the economic crisis. Read more
 
National News:
Republican Florida Governor Charlie Crist became the latest to leave the GOP. Crist announced he will be running as an independent for U.S. Senate. Read more

President Obama began meeting with potential Supreme Court nominees this week to fill the seat left by retiring Justice John Paul Stevens. Read more

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