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Elections
LIVE BLOG REPLAY: Gubernatorial Candidates Forum
Six candidates running for governor in Wisconsin's recall elections took part in a town hall-style forum at the George Bray Community Center in Racine. Patch blogged live from the ev...
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Elections
More Protesters Greet Gov. Scott Walker in Illinois
With chants of “Union busting is disgusting” and “Hey, hey, ho, ho, Scott Walker’s got to go,” more than 200 union members from Illinois and Wisconsin lined the entrance to a suburban C...
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Elections
Municipal Clerks to Report Waukesha County Election Results
Clarification, 6:20 p.m. Friday, April 20: Shawn Lundie, Waukesha County Executive Dan Vrakas’ chief of staff clarified that the municipalities will be sending the election night results ...
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Elections
Voter ID Will Not be Resolved for Recall Elections
Any hope that the Voter ID issue could be resolved in time for the spring recall elections died today when Judge David Flanagan set the briefing schedule for the case. According to a...
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Elections
'Protest' Candidates to Remain on Recall Ballots
All candidates, including those dubbed “fake” or "protest” candidates, will be allowed a spot on the recall election ballots next month. The Government Accountability Board determine...
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Opinion
Ryan Posts His Own Fundraising Numbers
As Democratic challenger Rob Zerban recently released his quarterly fundraising numbers, 1st District Congressman Paul Ryan raised $732,218 and added 1,934 new donors in the first three m...
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Elections
State Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Voter ID Cases
The state Supreme Court Monday refused to hear Voter ID cases stemming from suits brought by two different plaintiffs. Justices issued one-page opinions on each of the lawsuits from ...
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Elections
Will the Real Candidates in the Recall Elections Please Stand Up?
Arthur Kohl-Riggs, a scruffy-haired 23-year-old political activist who used to serve pizza at the Children’s Museum in Madison until a few weeks ago, says he is not a "fake Republican."...