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Recall efforts for all 16 senators now active

Published: March 22, 2011
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — All 16 Wisconsin state senators eligible to be recalled now have at least one active committee targeting them for removal. The Government Accountability Board received paperwork Tuesday from committees to recall Democratic Sen. Julie Lassa of Stevens Point and Sen. Lena Taylor of Milwaukee. With both committees approved by GAB, all [...]

Democrats file ethics complaint against governor

Published: March 7, 2011
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Democratic Party has filed an ethics complaint against Republican Gov. Scott Walker over statements he made during a recorded prank call. In their complaint filed Monday with the Government Accountability Board, the Democrats claim Walker violated campaign finance laws by apparently asking for support for politically vulnerable Wisconsin Republican [...]

Low turnout predicted for Tuesday’s election

Published: April 5, 2010
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Only about one in 10 eligible voters were expected to vote in Tuesday’s spring election. According to the Government Accountability Board, turnout was expected to be between 9 and 11 percent. That would be just a small increase from the February primary, when turnout was 7 percent. The low turnout may [...]

Coggs enters lieutenant governor’s race (9:29 a.m. 12/22/09)

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic state senator from Milwaukee is running for lieutenant governor. State. Sen. Spencer Coggs announced Tuesday that he will run for the position next year. Current Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton is not seeking a third term. The 60-year-old Coggs served 20 years in the state Assembly before joining the Senate [...]

Referendum threshold bill sets uncertain target

By Paul Snyder Although many people agree that $25 is too little an amount to contribute or accept for purposes of a referendum vote, lawmakers are not sure how much higher they should raise the threshold. “We’re trying to create a balance in this state between small-town love and urban love,” said state Sen. Lena [...]

News from around Wisconsin (11:13 p.m. 11/10/09)

Published: November 10, 2009
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Reps. seek review of Walker event at university MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Democratic lawmakers asked regulators Tuesday to review whether Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker’s campaign violated a law that bans fundraising in state buildings. Reps. Marlin Schneider of Wisconsin Rapids and Amy Sue Vruwink of Milladore asked the Government Accountability Board for the [...]

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