February 25, 2011

ICYMI: Hypocrisy in Practice: GOP Insider and Scott Walker Henchman Jeff Stone Votes to Toss Federal Transit Funds

MADISON- Mere hours after he voted against an amendment that would have saved $46.6 million in federal transit funding Wisconsin stands to lose because of Scott Walker’s divisive power grab, ultra-partisan candidate for Milwaukee County Executive Jeff Stone accepted an invitation to take a promotional tour on the Milwaukee County Transit System.

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February 25, 2011

ICYMI: Scott Walker Now Supports the Fund Raids He Was Previously Against

MADISON-  Despite a promise to end the practice of segregated fund raids, like the one engineered by then-Assembly Speaker and current Walker appointee, Mike Huebsch, Scott Walker is now prepared to utilize the same practice he once decried as "inexcusable."

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February 25, 2011

Under Cover of Darkness

MADISON-Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate on the Assembly vote to sanction Scott Walker's divisive power grab.

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February 24, 2011

A Stain on Democracy: GOP Tentatively Approves Voter Suppression Bill

MADISON-Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate on Republican approval of restrictions on Wisconsin voter access, in the form of the so-called "Voter ID" legislation:

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February 24, 2011

Hollywood Sean Duffy Has A Koch Problem

MADISON-Hollywood Sean Duffy was the darling of the phony Tea Party group, "Americans "For" Progress," funded by the billionare Koch Brothers, but now, after only a few weeks in the Congress, his chief of staff has gone to work for the lobbying wing of the Kansas oil tycoons.

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February 23, 2011

Scott Walker: His Master's Voice

MADISON-Scott Walker received a fake call from whom he thought was one of the Koch Brothers who are buying the state.

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February 23, 2011

Shame: Scott Walker Using the National Guard for Political Ends

MADISON-As correctional officers prepare to march on Madison in uniform to protest his divisive power grab, Scott Walker is sending National Guard troops to state prisons as an intimidation tactic reminiscent of the Pinkertons from years past.

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February 22, 2011

ICYMI: Even Republican Governors Don’t Stand Behind Scott Walker’s Union-Busting Tactics

MADISON- Hundreds of thousands of protestors around Wisconsin have spoken out against Scott Walker and his extremist partisan legislation that eliminates more than seven decades of labor peace.

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February 22, 2011

ICYMI: Scott Walker's Union-Busting Bill Allows Sale of State Property Without Solicitation of Bids

MADISON- Buried in Scott Walker's union-busting legislation that seeks to eliminate more than seven decades of labor peace is a provision that allows for the sale of state-owned property without the solicitation of bids.

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February 22, 2011

FIRST AMENDMENT EMERGENCY IN MADISON: Opposition Web Sites Blocked in Capitol

MADISON–In a direct assault on the First Amendment, Scott Walker's administration is blocking access in the Wisconsin Capitol to opposition Web sites.

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