Tag: Wisconsin

A Wisconsin judge ruled on Thursday that laws passed by the Republican-controlled legislature in December to limit the powers of newly elected...

"This is the kind of thing autocrats do," declared journalist Ari Berman.

Right now, the GOP is trying to take power away from Democratic Governors and legislatures during December’s lame duck sessions.

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.

"This is outrageous abuse of power and should be huge national scandal."

"Warning to our friends across the country: what happens in Wisconsin doesn't stay in Wisconsin. The GOP (and Kochs) use the state as a petri dish for terrible hard-right ideas. If this works, it'll spread elsewhere."

Targeted with $14 million in outside spending, the Wisconsin senator fought back by tagging her opponent as a servant of special interests.

Her campaign made few stumbles, concentrated on the concerns of working families, defined the candidate and her opponent early, and spoke to voters in rural and urban Wisconsin, providing a blueprint for 2020 candidates.

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board has sent a four-person team to investigate the incident.

“Growth, thy name is suffering.”