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April 25, 2010

Top Stories of the Week

The State Legislature approved BadgerCare Plus Basic on Thursday, giving access to nearly 40,000 people in need at no cost to taxpayers. Read more

As we celebrated the 40th anniversary of Earth Day this week, Senator Feingold and Wisconsin's Congressional delegation honored Earth Day founder and Wisconsin Democratic Senator Gaylord Nelson by supporting a Congressional resolution to pay tribute to him. Read more

In other Earth Day news, Terrence Wall continues to deny climate change, calling it "complete hogwash." Read more

Scott Walker's reckless budgeting for Milwaukee County continued this week as it was revealed that a surprise $580,000 taxpayer-funded computer upgrade would be necessary to implement Walker's pension scheme, on top of $10 million already spent. Read more


National News:
Led by our very own Senator Russ Feingold, the Senate passed a bill which would deny this year's automatic pay raise for members of Congress. Read more

It looks like Scott Walker isn't the only GOP fan of mismanagement, an internal Republican National Committee probe has found the RNC's finances are in shambles. According to the Washington Post, the investigation has revealed "questionable financial management and oversight and is spending more money courting top-dollar donors than it raises." Read more

In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling on campaign finance reform, Congressional Democrats have released plans to introduce a bill next week that will put elections in the hands of the people, not corporations. Read more

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