By Matt Pommer President Barack Obama says America must improve its education system to retain its world economic leadership. Among the ideas he floated in a September talk was extending the school year. Sound familiar? It should because former Gov. ...

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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — If President Barack Obama wants to see a community hard hit by the recession, there’s not many places better in Wisconsin than where he’s coming Wednesday. Obama invited the public ...

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By Liz Sidoti AP national political writer Washington — The 19th century American statesman Henry Clay called government “the great trust.” But most Americans today have little faith in their government’s ability to deal with the nation’s problems. For Americans, ...

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By Sean Ryan Competing predictions of commuter rail in southeast Wisconsin are casting the project as either a development mirage or a dream come true for struggling builders. “That puts construction people to work, and a lot of the projects ...

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By Sean Ryan As residents of Racine County rallied against commuter rail, saying it is a waste of money, a Racine union leader said he is relying on it to put his members to work. The Racine Taxed Enough Already, ...

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By Matt Pommer It’s time for Tea Party folks in Wisconsin to mobilize if they really want to curb government taxation and spending. Scores of Wisconsin school districts are asking voters at the April 6 spring elections to approve spending ...

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By Matt Pommer The media love a contest whether it involves the Green Bay Packers, the Milwaukee Brewers or politicians. But while spring training or coach chatter gets some attention in the media, midsummer speeches in lightly contested political races ...

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