Tag: Scott Walker
Wisconsin GOP’s lame-duck power grab ruled unconstitutional
A Wisconsin judge ruled on Thursday that laws passed by the Republican-controlled legislature in December to limit the powers of newly elected...
How Scott Walker made Wisconsin the national poster child for dark...
"Citizens can't exercise their right to self-governance if we don't know who is funding our representatives."
‘A very dark day for democracy’: Scott Walker signs Wisconsin GOP’s...
"This is the kind of thing autocrats do," declared journalist Ari Berman.
A lame-duck ‘legislative coup:’ Wisconsin GOP stages last-minute power grab before...
Republican legislators worked throughout Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning to pass a sweeping package of lame-duck bills to give power to the Republican-controlled Legislature before Republican Governor Scott Walker leaves office in January.
‘Democracy dies…in the early morning light’ as Wisconsin GOP rams through...
"This is outrageous abuse of power and should be huge national scandal."
‘Absolute fraud:’ After billions in taxpayer subsidies championed by Trump, Ryan,...
"Apparently, Scott Walker gave billions in subsidies to a Tawainese company, so that it would despoil land in Wisconsin while paying Chinese workers to make iPhones."
Wisconsin’s Foxconn deal enriches billionaires with taxpayer cash
“Growth, thy name is suffering.”
Scott Walker set to sign Koch anti-regulations bill in Wisconsin
“The so-called REINS Act will undoubtedly move Wisconsin towards a rule-making process that will become marred by industry lobbyists with political agendas."
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Bob Fest – where 10,000 Wisconsinites gathered last year in the fighting spirit of La Follette, determined to stop the corporate governor's cynical end run.
Scott Walker’s Political Magic
Corporate cash — flowing from Home Depot to Donald Trump — funded the governor's campaign to victory, despite public opinion.
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GOP rejection of Hunter Biden’s public testimony offer sparks democratic outcry
Democratic leaders criticize House Oversight Republicans for declining Hunter Biden's offer to testify publicly, exposing the tension and political drama within the ongoing impeachment probe.
AOC condemns $20 million bribe in Michigan’s political landscape as a stark indicator of...
A political development involving U.S. Senate candidate Hill Harper and U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, has cast a stark light on what many progressive lawmakers see as the corrupting influence of money in American politics.
The veiled threat of fiscal commission as gateway to Social Security and Medicare cuts
In a controversial move, the GOP-led House Budget Committee's hearing to establish a fiscal commission raises alarms for potential cuts in Social Security and Medicare, sparking widespread criticism and concerns for the future of these essential programs.
Big Meat’s aggressive campaign at COP28 a strategic push to influence climate policy
The aim is clear: To disseminate a pro-meat message throughout the summit, countering growing environmental concerns.
Right-wing mayhem regorges Social Darwinism, poster child for scandalous, authoritarian bunk
History does not repeat, but in this case it emphatically rhymes. With Trumpist war cries for his New Nazism, we cannot avoid the obvious parallels.