Category Archives: Congress

Olympics and Taxes

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Adam Schrager

If you haven’t been following, there’s been quite the commotion the last couple days on line about the income taxes that U.S. Olympians would have to pay if they won a gold, silver or bronze this fortnight in London. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Money | Tagged Americans for Tax Reform, Dream Team, LeBron James, London, Michael Jordan, Mike Myers, Olympics, PolitiFact, Verklempt

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Health Reform Ruling Reax

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Adam Schrager

In arguably the most anticipated U.S. Supreme Court ruling since Bush v. Gore determined the winner of the Presidency in 2000, the Affordable Care Act was ruled constitutional this morning on a 5-4 vote. Here’s a link to the 193-page … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Health Care, News Media, President Obama, Scott Walker, Uncategorized | Tagged Affordable Care Act, Americans for Prosperity, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Bush v. Gore, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, CNN, Fox News, Ken Taylor, Luke Hilgemann, Marbury v. Madison, Plessy v. Ferguson, Politiwoops, President Obama, Robert Kraig, Scott Walker, Steve Brenton, U.S. Supreme Court, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Wisconsin Hospital Association

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Youth concussions, St. Croix River bridge, Access to textbooks

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Adam Schrager

In all the news surrounding the stalled mining legislation and the official dates set for the potential recall of Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, here are a few stories that are important but have flown under the … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Education, Higher Education, Money, President Obama, Recall Election, Scott Walker, Transportation | Tagged concussions, Gov. Mark Dayton, Gov. Scott Walker, Rep. Jason Fields, Rep. Joe Knilans, Sen. Alberta Darling, St. Croix River, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind

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Air National Guard impacted by budget cuts

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Adam Schrager

The Wisconsin Air National Guard would lose roughly five percent of its manpower or 114 positions, including 16 full-time positions, under a Pentagon proposal to cut defense spending by $487 billion over the next decade. The proposal does need to … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Military, Scott Walker | Tagged Gov. Scott Walker, Major General Don Dunbar, Pentagon, Wisconsin Air National Guard

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Concealed weapons update, Mining in the Northwoods, Here and Now preview

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Adam Schrager

The policy on concealed weapons at the State Capitol is coming into focus and there will be different rules for the State Assembly and the State Senate. As the Associated Press reports: “GOP leaders released policies that would allow hidden … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Environment, Scott Walker, State Capitol | Tagged Jeff Fitzgerald, Mark Neumann, National Conference of State Legislatures, Penokee Mountain Range, Reggie Newson, Scott Walker, Tammy Baldwin, Tim Sullivan, Wisconsin Mining Association

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