ELECTIONS
Plants, books for sale
Theyve got plants. Theyve got books. And its all on sale. The League of Women Voters Duluth is hosting a plant and book sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Mount Royal Shopping Center parking lot. ...
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:00 AM
Tuesday cannot come soon enough.
Is it just me or has this campaign season been the most unbearable campaign season of all time? I think it has been decidedly more unbearable because of Facebook.Facebook has become a more powerful de...
Posted on 11/4/12 at 12:46 PM
Bill Clinton visits Duluth, 1994
There's news today that former President Bill Clinton is planning a visit to Duluth on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, to campaign on behalf of Democratic candidates in the upcoming election. That will be al...
Posted on 10/29/12 at 12:54 PM
2011 Interview Summary
(first published on wivoices.org) Hundreds of thousands of protestors have descended on the Capitol in Madison, WI in the last year. Tens of thousands of volunteers have mobilized petition drives, me...
Posted on 1/17/12 at 4:07 PM
Walker urged to reconsider regent appointment
Gov. Scott Walker refused to say Thursday why he withdrew his nomination to the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents of a UW-Platteville student who signed a petition to recall him from office.By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press , June 14, 2013
An election bill passes, with something for everybody
A campaign and elections bill approved by the state Assembly Wednesday is being touted as a bipartisan triumph. Both parties say they got at least some of what they wanted.By By Gilman Halsted, Wisconsin Public Radio , June 14, 2013
GOP governors endure early trials, gird for 2014
By THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press , June 03, 2013
Rep. Bachmann says she won't run for re-election
By BRIAN BAKST, LOU KESTEN, Associated Press , May 29, 2013
Wisconsin candidates got $758K from sand, gas industry
A new report says the sand mining and natural gas industries have given Wisconsin candidates nearly $758,000 dollars since 2007, with contributions spiking last year as sand mining took off in the state.By The Associated Press , May 22, 2013
House chairman sees IRS errors as part of pattern
The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of tea party and conservative groups seems to be part of a culture of cover-ups and political intimidation by the Obama administration.By ALAN FRAM, STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press , May 17, 2013
Wisconsin AG: Deputy sheriff can’t be county supervisor
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen issued an opinion Tuesday to Shawano County Corporation Counsel Tony A. Kordus in which he concluded that the offices of active duty deputy sheriff and county board supervisor are incompatible.May 01, 2013
'House of Cards,' Frank Ocean top Webby Awards
By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer , April 30, 2013
Non-voters notified: Names could be removed from voting rolls
Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board (GAB) is notifying “lapsed voters” that they are in danger of being removed from the voting rolls.By By Patty Murray, Wisconsin Public Radio , April 17, 2013
Voucher advocates have spent $10 million on Wisconsin elections in past decade
A government watchdog group says voucher advocates have spent nearly $10 million over the past ten years trying to influence elections in Wisconsin.By By Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio , April 16, 2013
Referenda censure Citizens United
Voters in Fort Atkinson, Whitewater and Chippewa County approved referenda yesterday that favor overturning the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.By By Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio , April 04, 2013
Voters choose Granlund, Lind for Maple school board
An Iron River woman who filed as a write-in candidate less than a week before Tuesday’s election will take a seat on the Maple School Board, according to preliminary numbers.By Superior Telegram , April 04, 2013
Wisconsin voters give Roggensack, Evers 2nd terms
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack and state public schools superintendent Tony Evers won second terms in Tuesday's election, fending off challenges from candidates who were less well-known and not as well funded.By Scott Bauer, Associated Press , April 02, 2013
Voters produce mixed bag in local races in Douglas County
Many incumbents hold on, but several join local government.April 02, 2013
Fennessey, Sweeney, Massoglia win council races
Superior has three new city councilors: Tom Fennessey, Jack Sweeney and Terry Massoglia.April 02, 2013
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