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Trumka: Walker only won the chance to finish his term
AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka poured some cold water on Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s recall election victory Sunday morning, mentioning all the stops the Republican had to do to keep his job. “It’s true that the people in Wisconsin didn’t recall Governor Walker, but he spent over $50 million on this,”…
Wisconsin recall: A big deal for GOP conservatives, not just Scott Walker
Wisconsin recall: a big deal for GOP conservatives, not just Scott Walker (via The Christian Science Monitor) For Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin’s Tuesday’s recall election is about whether his bid to slash state spending, particularly at the expense of public-sector labor unions, will cost him his job. For Republicans more…
Scott Walker allows recall challenge to move ahead in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) declined to challenge any signatures ahead of the Monday afternoon deadline to prevent a recall election against him, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Walker’s decision leaves only state election officials to determine whether the recall’s signatures are valid by March 19. Walker previously sought…
Wisconsin mayor faces recall vote after drunken antics
Residents of Sheboygan, Wisconsin will decide on Tuesday whether to replace their mayor, Bob Ryan, after a series of public drinking binges, according to the Huffington Post. In 2009, Ryan was filmed drunkenly bragging about his sister-in-law’s oral sex skills. Then in 2011, Ryan faced criticism and an investigation after…
Walker recall petition overshoots requirement by nearly 200,000 signatures
If Wisconsin’s Democrats are to be believed, the recall of Gov. Scott Walker (R) is on and just needs to be made official. With Tuesday’s deadline fast approaching, The New York Times reports that Wisconsin’s activists are prepared to submit about 720,000 petition signatures, far surpassing the 540,000 needed to trigger a…
Wisconsin drive to force Scott Walker recall vote nears goal
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Opponents of Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker said on Thursday they have collected 94 percent of the signatures necessary to force him into a recall election next year. The group United Wisconsin, which opposes restrictions on public sector unions signed into law by Walker earlier this year,…
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