Wisconsin State Legislature
GOP has edge in fall elections
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Could this be an opportunity for minority Democrats to make major gains, maybe even retake control? The pundits are shaking their heads.
Money & Politics Column
Sen. Schultz exits, shaking his head
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Schultz, a Republican who is stepping down after 32 years in the Legislature, most as a state senator, is dumbfounded: “Who’d have ever thought you’d be at a Republican function and have to defend Abraham Lincoln?”
Money & Politics Column
Redistricting issue isn’t going away
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In the 2012 election, Republicans increased their control of the state Legislature despite getting substantially fewer total votes than Democrats. This was done, Mayer said, by packing Democrats into safe districts while creating a slight edge for Republicans in many more.
Simpson Street Free Press
Young journalists get harsh lesson
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The Legislature’s action, wrote Hall, would “diminish opportunities for students” and “limit the freedoms of faculty members to determine how best to teach.”
eviction attempt
Lawmakers’ attempt to evict Center arouses national controversy
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Motion 999 was approved 12-4 down party lines, with Republicans in the majority, around 6 a.m. The controversy and coverage began shortly afterward, from news organizations and groups across the nation and the political spectrum.
Dale Schultz
Sen. Schultz expects better mining bill
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Now the GOP is assured of a 18-15 lead — enough to make Schultz as irrelevant as the Democratic minority. But the Republican from Richland Center is optimistic that the Senate will pass a bill that has his support.
Government
Critics rip plan to move state agency to Middleton
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A proposal to relocate the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions to an office building in Middleton is being decried by state and local officials as a needless expense and contrary to a state policy that urges keeping agencies in central Madison. Two Republican members of the State Building Commission have asked for a delay in the process until more information was provided.
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Mining bill shows might isn’t everything
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An astonishing example of how lobby clout doesn’t always decide legislative outcomes is the state Assembly’s mining bill, which recently failed to pass the state Senate despite its broad base of support.