Monday, June 4, 2012
Group says Milwaukee police harassed them and ordered them to get off footbridge over I-94, while those holding Barrett signs were allowed to remain on another bridge.
A group of supporters of Gov. Scott Walker is claiming harassment by at least one Milwaukee police officer and preferential treatment for backers of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett after an incident Friday evening on an interstate highway footbridge. During the incident, they said, a 16-year-old boy was singled out and handcuffed in front of his father, and held there until all the adults left the bridge. A member of the group took a video showing that the police could not immediately come up with any reason for evicting them before eventually locating an ordinance against loitering. But another video taken the next night by Barrett supporters on another Milwaukee bridge shows members of that group reading their legal grounds to Milwaukee …
Experts talk about the impact of polling, fundraising and turnout in the state's first-ever gubernatorial recall election.
This Tuesday will not only mark Wisconsin's first gubernatorial recall election, it will also mark the end of the most high-profile, expensive and politically-polarizing race this state has ever seen. Ever since Gov. Scott Walker unveiled his plans to eliminate most of the collective bargaining rights of public sector employees, the nation has turned its eyes to Wisconsin, of all places, as thousands protested on the Capitol, 14 Democratic senators left the state to stop the bill, recall elections were waged against six Republican senators and two Democratic senators, the results of a highly-partisan judicial election between Joanne Kloppenburg and David Prosser were reversed and recounted, and more than 900,000 signatures were collected …
Here's a look at what the two gubernatorial candidates have said about top issues, including collective bargaining, education, jobs and more.
Before you head to the polls in Tuesday's gubernatorial recall election, take one last look at where Republican Gov. Scott Walker and his Democratic opponent, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, stand on the key issues facing Wisconsin. The match that lit the fuse and sent this state into a seemingly never-ending political season that split Wisconsin in two, collective bargaining is what the recall used to be about. In February 2011, Walker announced he would help tame and trim the state's $3.6 billion deficit by taking most collective bargaining rights away from public workers, including the state's teachers, he instantly became one of the most loved and hated men in the state. Doing so made protests — and counter-protests — in Madison and …
Here are the latest updates from the campaign trail in the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election.
Every day between now and Tuesday's gubernatorial recall election, Patch will provide daily updates on what's happening on the campaign trail. Check back with this column throughout the day for the latest recall-related news. 3:35 p.m.: US Department of Justice Will Monitor Wisconsin on Tuesday A team of special agents from the Division of Criminal Investigation and assistant attorney generals will head to Wisconsin on Tuesday to ensure make sure everyone complies with the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which outlaws discrimination in the election process based on race, color or membership in a minority language group. “The June recall election is a significant event in our state's history,” said state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen (R) in a …
Incumbent Republican governor takes in over $18,000 in campaign contributions from city residents, while his Democratic opponent nets about $3,500.
Whether Gov. Scott Walker or Democrat Tom Barrett will win the gubernatorial recall election — or carry Muskego, for that matter — won't be known for sure until all the ballots are counted Tuesday night. What is known, however, is that when it comes to campaign contributions, the incumbent Republican governor has outraised the Milwaukee mayor by a more than 5-to-1 margin in Muskego. A Patch analysis of campaign finance reports filed last week with the state Government Accountability Board shows that Walker has raised $18,191 in Muskego By comparison, Barrett took in $3,460 in Muskego since he launched his candidacy in March, campaign finance reports show. See who is donating to Barrett and Walker with Patch's interactive database of …
Sunday, June 3, 2012
New Orleans news anchor with a familiar name wants his many new followers from the north to know he isn't their governor.
There are many Scott Walkers in the world, and quite a lot of Tom Barretts as well, only two of whom are running for governor of Wisconsin. In fact, there are at least three more of each in Milwaukee alone, according to online directories, and no doubt they take some ribbing from friends and likely get some unusual comments from strangers for their names' sake alone. But it's unlikely even these homegrown soundalikes are as often mistaken for a certain candidate in the upcoming election as is a Louisiana man well known in his own right – Scott Walker, news anchor at WDSU TV in New Orleans. "The other Scott Walker," as he has taken to calling himself lately, has been hearing about his Wisconsin doppelganger for years, and more and more in …
Here are the latest updates from the campaign trail in the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election.
Every day between now and Tuesday's gubernatorial recall election, Patch will provide daily updates on what's happening on the campaign trail. Check back with this column throughout the day for the latest recall-related news 5:30 p.m.: Jesse Jackson to campaign for Barrett In a last-minute push to garner more votes, The Rev. Jesse Jackson of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition will be in Racine at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Bray Center, 926 Center St. Organizers say the upcoming recall election on Tuesday is “too close to call,” and Jackson is in town to persuade African-Americans to head to the polls. In conjunction with other organizations, Jackson has been working on Wisconsin issues through a program called “Power of the Vote.” 5 p.m.: Chuck Norris …
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Polls say there aren't many undecided voters in Wisconsin's gubernatorial recall election, but Patch Editor Andy Ambrosius is on the prowl looking for at least one of them.
For months, polls in Wisconsin's gubernatorial recall election have made it clear that the vast majority of people have already made up their minds on whether they're going to vote for Republican Scott Walker or Democrat Tom Barrett. But there must be at least one undecided voter out there, right? Patch's Andy Ambrosius hits the streets to find that elusive undecided voter.
Here are the latest updates from the campaign trail in the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election.
Every day between now and Tuesday's gubernatorial recall election, Patch will provide daily updates on what's happening on the campaign trail. Check back with this column throughout the day for the latest recall-related news. 11:15 a.m.: Barrett releases new TV ad Democrat Tom Barrett on Saturday released a new television ad that his compaign claims highlights new evidence that shows Gov. Scott Walker has been "stonewalling" the John Doe investigation into former Walker aides. "After months of claiming he has cooperated fully with this criminal corruption probe, new evidence has come to light that shows Scott Walker has done the exact opposite,” said Barrett spokesman Phil Walzak. “Scott Walker is not a straight shooter and it's long past …
Friday, June 1, 2012
The South Carolina governor hit the campaign trail with Gov. Scott Walker, landing on the factory floor at Quad/Graphics to implore workers to go out and vote.
Hundreds of Quad/Graphics Inc. workers flooded the factory floor Friday afternoon as Gov. Scott Walker and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley addressed employees, asking for their votes on Tuesday. Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch kicked-off the “grassroots rally” at the factory, introducing Gov. Walker to an enormous round of applause. Just before taking the stage, the governor was handed a traditional dark blue Quad shirt that almost every employee at the factory wears. “I’m here to ask for your vote on Tuesday,” Gov. Walker said. “This shirt – I’ll be proud to wear it on Wednesday morning after the election and still be Governor Scott Walker… Quad is helping Wisconsin move forward.” Gov. Walker outlined his string of successful …
Greg
4:56 pm on Monday, June 11, 2012
Seeing as how Milwaukee can not differentiate between a lake and a toilet, I kinda expect them to be confused with the bridge issue. more ›