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Walker polls ‘freakishly fixed in place’

By CHARLES MAHTESIAN | Politico

The most recent polling from the June 5 campaign to recall Wisconsin GOP Gov. Scott Walker shows a dead heat, with Walker leading the Democratic frontrunner, Milwaukee Gov. Tom Barrett, by a single percentage point.

What’s unique …

Wisconsin Democrats divided over who to best oust Walker in recall election

By Rachel Weiner, Washington Post

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats organized the protests that gripped the state. They turned Gov. Scott Walker’s plans to strip public unions of their collective bargaining rights into a national Democratic cause. They got …

Quinn criticizes Wis. governor’s visit

By Kurt Erickson, Pantagraph.com

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn chimed in on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial visit to Illinois’ capital city today, issuing a list of criticisms and complaints Monday about his embattled neighbor to the north.

Quinn, a Democrat, …

Barrett announces run in Wisconsin recall

By DAVID CATANESE | Politico

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the 2010 Democratic nominee for governor in Wisconsin, said Friday he will seek a rematch in the recall election of Gov. Scott Walker.

“I will be a candidate for governor,” he said in rare Friday …

Candidates make push ahead of Wisconsin primary

Associated Press

The Republican candidates for president have scheduled stops all across Wisconsin as part of a final push to win the state’s April 3 primary.

The uptick in campaigning comes as a poll released Tuesday shows Mitt Romney, the …

Wisconsin recall organizers meet deadline with petitions

By Ben Jones, USA TODAY
MADISON, Wis. — As light snow fell Tuesday on much of Wisconsin, people working to oust Republican Gov. Scott Walker delivered a small avalanche of recall petitions.

United Wisconsin, the coalition that …

Wisconsin Senators Pass Controversial Bill Pushing Abstinence Over Contraception in Sex Ed

MILWAUKEE –  Wisconsin school teachers would have to promote abstinence and marriage over contraception in sex education classes, under a controversial bill passed by the state Senate on Wednesday night.

The Republican-backed legislation was passed 17-15 on party lines and will …

Wisconsin Unions Reverse Decision to Bar Republicans from Labor Day Parade

Foxnews.com

After barring Republican officials from their local Labor Day event, a group of unions in Wisconsin decided not to rain on the parade.

The Marathon County Labor Council, a coalition of unions which sponsors the parade in Wassau, Wis., …

Feingold Won’t Run for Anything in 2012

By Kyle Trygstad, Roll Call

Former Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold (D) has decided against running for office next year.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported early Friday morning that Feingold would send an email to supporters announcing his decision. “While I may seek …

Wisconsin goes to polls in largest ever recall vote

By Brendan O’Brien

(Reuters) – Residents in six Wisconsin state Senate districts went to the polls on Tuesday in the nation’s largest ever cluster of recall elections, which could provide an early clue of trends for the 2012 U.S. presidential …

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