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Tag Archives: Wisconsin
Wisconsin Becomes 28th State To Call For A Constitutional Convention
(34 Needed To Call A Convention) Email from Robert Reich that should send a chill down your spine: Just 6 states stand between us and a disastrous Article V Convention — we must immediately step up our grassroots response. Please make a donation today. Under … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa
Tagged constitution, constitutional convention, Robert Reich, Wisconsin
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Republicans Have A Great Week
(6 minutes) The Country Reels They Have Been Dreaming About This One For Nearly A Century. One can only guess what kind of wet dreams Republicans are having after this week. At a national level they proved that qualifications mean … Continue reading
Reminder: ALEC Will Give Legislators Marching Orders Next Wednesday
Georgia reporter can’t get in to ALEC meeting: (6 minutes) The annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council will be meeting in Washington, DC starting Wednesday through Friday of this week. If you don’t know what ALEC is, my … Continue reading
Posted in ALEC, Branstad, Koch Brothers
Tagged Bill Dix, Georgia reports on ALEC, Kansas, Linds Upmeyer, model legislation, open meetings laws, secrecy, Wisconsin
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Whatsamatta With Kansas? Lots!
Catching up on some old reading I finally got around to reading Peter Fisher’s synopsis of the disastrous Kansas budget over at Iowa Fiscal Partnership. Justice Louis Brandeis once called states “the laboratories of democracy.” As the major laboratory for … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Education, Iowa Legislature, Iowa Policy Project
Tagged grover norquist, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, tax cuts, Wisconsin
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Republicans Fake Concern About Income Inequality
The Iowa senate passed a raise in minimum wage Monday on pretty much of a party line vote. One Republican joined twenty six Democrats to pass the bill. This would be good news if Democrats controlled the other legislative House … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Economy, Elizabeth Warren, GOP, Iowa Policy Project, Jobs, minimum wage, poverty, Republican hypocrisy, Republicn Policy, Walmart
Tagged mark dayton, Minnesota, Scott Walker, Wisconsin
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Where The Real Damage Gets Done
Charlie Pierce of Esquire magazine wrote a great, short piece on the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) last week. I will quote the opening paragraph here and ask that you click on the highlighted link above to read the rest and … Continue reading
Posted in ALEC, Iowa Legislature
Tagged Charlie Pierce, koch brothers, real damage, Wisconsin
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Sunday Funday – On Wisconsin
Tuesday will hopefully be the last day “Governor” and “Scott Walker” are uttered together without the qualifier “ex” in front of it. And more than likely “Governor” will be replaced soon by the term “convicted felon” proving that Illinois is … Continue reading
Help Wisconsin AND Vote Tuesday!
DON’T FORGET TO VOTE IN THE PRIMARY TUESDAY! May I strongly recommend a vote for Dave Loebsack? Thank you! And if you have some time, do what you can to help Wisconsin get out the vote for the next Governor … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign
Tagged primary, Wisconsin
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Occupy Wall Street: Is It A Movement?
These are heady days for those who are invested in any way in Occupy Wall Street. This action seems to be growing at its original site on Wall Street and there are sympathy actions happening around the country. Right now … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, ALEC, Clean Elections, Economy, Jobs
Tagged ALEC, Brandeis quote, Ohio, OWS. Occupy Wall Street, SB5, voter suppression, Wisconsin
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