Racine to host town hall meeting on workers’ rights Monday

Wirch, Shilling named to Joint Finance Committee

Published: November 23, 2012
Tags: Bob Wirch, Chris Larson, Jennifer Shilling, Joint Finance Committee

Senate Democrats have appointed Sen. Bob Wirch and Sen. Jennifer Shilling to serve on the Joint Committee on Finance for the upcoming legislative session.

Recalls leave both GOP, Dems claiming victory (UPDATE)

Published: August 17, 2011
Tags: Bob Wirch, Jim Holperin, Mike Tate, recall, Reince Priebus, Scott Fitzgerald

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Recall elections prompted by anger over lawmaker handling of a proposal to curb union rights let Wisconsin Democrats narrow the Republican majority in the state Senate, but not capture control, and left both sides claiming victory while looking ahead to 2012. The recalls targeting six Republicans [...]

Democrats hope to hold ground in 2 recalls (UPDATE)

Published: August 16, 2011
Tags: Bob Wirch, Jim Holperin, Jonathan Steitz, Kim Simac, recall

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats sought Tuesday to hold the ground they gained in last week’s recall elections by fending off Republican attempts to oust two senators who fled the state in opposition to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal curbing public employee collective bargaining rights. Democrats needed to win at [...]

Control of Wisconsin Senate up in the air (UPDATE)

Published: August 9, 2011
Tags: Albert Darling, Bob Wirch, Dan Kapanke, Jim Holperin, Luther Olsen, Randy Hopper, recall, Reince Priebus, Rob Cowles, Sandy Pasch, Scott Walker, Sheila Harsdorf

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Control of the Wisconsin state Senate rested with one Milwaukee-area race that was too close to call Tuesday, as Republicans tried to beat back Democrats stoking a backlash against Republicans and Gov. Scott Walker for their efforts to strip public employees of most union rights. Democrats [...]

Decision day looms for recall elections

Published: August 8, 2011
Tags: AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Alberta Darling, Bob Wirch, Dan Kapanke, election, Jim Holperin, Luther Olsen, Randy Hopper, recall, Rob Cowles, Sheila Harsdorf

By  SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The final push was on across Wisconsin Monday in advance of recall elections that have shattered spending records, served as a referendum on Gov. Scott Walker’s Republican revolution and previewed the expected presidential fight in 2012. Tuesday’s unprecedented election targeting six Republicans could swing majority control [...]