Wisconsin Recall 2012
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Elections
Collective Bargaining Decision Angers Conservatives, Pleases Unions
Just hours after Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas decided that the state’s collective bargaining law was unconstitutional, reaction from liberals and conservatives erupted. Accor...
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Elections
Cost of Recall Elections More Than $13M, GAB Says
The Government Accountability Board issued a press release Friday saying the 2012 recall elections cost taxpayers more than $13 million. Specifically, the statement says the May reca...
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Government
Democratic Insiders See Thompson as Baldwin's Toughest Opponent
When it comes to the Republican primary for Wisconsin's open U.S. Senate seat, the state's Democratic political insiders see the race as a two-man contest between former Gov. Tommy Thomps...
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Elections
21st District Race Leads Senate Recall Spending
It will come as a surprise to no one to learn that there was a lot of big money spent in the Wisconsin recall elections. Between the 15 races from both 2011 and 2012, a total of $137...
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Elections
2012 Elections Expenditures Will be Over Budget
Despite the spector of recall elections looming before them, trustees in both Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant last year budgeted for four elections instead of six. In Mount Pleasant, C...