Monthly Archives: January 2012
Public awareness campaign for voter ID
Back in November, I attended a special 2012 Wisconsin election conference put on by the Society of Professional Journalists that included a presentation from the Government Accountability Board. The GAB’s Reid Magney spoke about the challenges of implementing the new … Continue reading
Watch This
We’ve got a lot of news to cover and dissect on tonight’s “Here and Now” program. We run down the latest criminal charges out of the secret John Doe probe — including four felony counts of misconduct in office for … Continue reading
State of the State
Governor Walker’s State of the State Address tonight will be relatively brief. According to his office it will come in at about 23 minutes-plus time for applause. It will also be to-the-point. Among other things the Governor will highlight the … Continue reading
GOP primary drama may be good for WI voters
Wisconsin voters hoping to cast a meaningful vote in the state’s April 3rd presidential primary can take heart in the seesaw battle taking place in the Republican presidential race. Newt Gingrich‘s South Carolina victory and current strong showing in polls … Continue reading
Big Week
Wow. That’s a lot of signatures. This week democrats turned in what they estimated to be 1.9 million signatures in their efforts to recall Governor Scott Walker, Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch and four republican state senators. They say about one … Continue reading
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