Posts Tagged ‘Wisconsin’
WI: Attorney General has plan to Fight Election Fraud
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:47 Written by rslcpol Friday, 30 July 2010 09:44
From LaCrosseTribune.com:
Wisconsin’s attorney general says he is expanding an effort to investigate and prosecute cases of election fraud statewide.
J.B. Van Hollen, a Republican, said today his office is joining forces with 11 district attorneys to expand an existing task force that has filed charges against several individuals in Milwaukee County.
He says the group will help ensure uniform statewide enforcement of election-related laws, sharing information and strategies to fight problems like felons who vote, individuals who vote twice and voter registration fraud.
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WI GOP AG Has Huge Money Advantage over Democrat
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:53 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 21 July 2010 12:47
From Wisconsin State Journal:
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has nearly three times the campaign cash as challenger Scott Hassett.
The campaigns released their fund-raising totals for the first half of the year Tuesday. Van Hollen, a Republican, had $340,998 on hand. Hassett, a Democrat, had $120,563 in the bank.
Van Hollen also easily outpaced Hassett in individual contributions, amassing $186,650 over the first six months of the year compared with Hassett’s $62,286.
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WI: Enthusiastic GOP seeks to take over Legislature
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:00 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 15 July 2010 12:39
From JSonline.com:
A raft of Republicans registered by Tuesday’s deadline to run in this fall’s legislative elections, showing enthusiasm for the GOP as it seeks to take back the Legislature.
In the 99-member Assembly, Republicans have fielded candidates in 87 districts – up 12 districts from 2008 – and have a total of 135 candidates – up 38 from 2008, according to the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee.
Along with legislative candidates, the contenders in races for governor, U.S. Senate, other statewide offices, Congress and some county offices had the same deadline Tuesday to file nomination signatures with elections officials to be placed on ballots in the Sept. 14 primary and Nov. 2 general elections.
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WI: Lt. Governor Race Packed with Candidates
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:00 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 14 July 2010 01:43
From wtaq.com:
5 Republicans and 4 Democrats filed for lieutenant governor to replace Barbara Lawton.
State Assembly Majority Leader Tom Nelson is among the Democratic filers, along with Senator Spencer Coggs of Milwaukee, Henry Sanders of Madison, and James Schneider of Gotham.
The Republicans who filed are Assembly Republican Brett Davis of Oregon, Rebecca Kleefisch of Oconomowoc, Superior Mayor Dave Ross, Nick Voegeli of Sun Prairie, and former U.S. Senate candidate Robert Lorge of Bear Creek.
Libertarian Terry Virgil of Johnson Creek also filed. State Senate Republican Glenn Grothman of West Bend considered a last-minute bid, but decided against it.
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WI AG: University Hiring of Doyle Aide Likely Violated Policy
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:04 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 8 July 2010 11:31
From theNorthwestern.com:
The appointment of Gov. Jim Doyle’s top aide as a senior vice president in the University of Wisconsin System appears to have violated its hiring policy, the attorney general said Wednesday.
Board of Regents policy should have required UW System President Kevin Reilly to convene a committee to recruit and recommend at least five qualified candidates for the position, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said.
Reilly neither created a committee nor conducted a search before hiring Michael Morgan last month as senior vice president for administration and fiscal affairs. Morgan started the $245,000-per-year position this week.
Morgan has spent the last eight years advising Doyle, who isn’t seeking re-election in November.
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WI: State Rep Quits the Democrat Party
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:33 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 23 June 2010 08:40
From JSOnline.com:
State Rep. Bob Ziegelbauer of Manitowoc quit the Democratic Party on Monday and said he would run for re-election as an independent.
Ziegelbauer, who also serves as Manitowoc County executive, said he felt he had been consistent in his positions since he was elected to the Assembly in 1992, but that the Democratic Party had changed in that time.
“I did not follow them as they became more enthusiastic about big government and big tax increases and farther away from pro-life issues,” he said.
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WI: Former Dem AG tries to help Democrat’s campaign
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:50 Written by rslcpol Monday, 7 June 2010 01:39
From WTAQ.com:
Former state Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager will try to help another Democrat get elected to that office. She’ll appear at a fundraising event for Scott Hassett on June 24th at a Madison home.
Hassett is a former DNR secretary who’s running against Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen this fall. Lautenschlager held the office from 2003 through ’06, when she lost her re-election bid in a Democratic primary.
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WI: AG Van Hollen Announces Re-election Campaign
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:34 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 27 April 2010 01:08
From gmtoday.com:
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has officially announced he will run for a second term.
Van Hollen, a Republican, kicked off a statewide tour to announce his candidacy in Milwaukee on Monday. He says he has the endorsement of 61 sheriffs and 50 district attorneys.
He faces Democrat Scott Hassett in the Nov. 2 general election.
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WI: Republican Announces Challenge to Dem Speaker
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:38 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 22 April 2010 10:46
From GazetteExtra:
A Janesville native touted his character and integrity as he announced plans Tuesday to challenge Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan, D-Janesville, this fall.
“The residents of Janesville deserve a candidate willing to work for them and fight for their interests in Madison,” Republican Ken Brotheridge, 24, said in a news release.
“I firmly believe that I have the character needed to represent the residents of Janesville. … I believe it is time that Janesville has a representative that exemplifies 100 percent integrity, 100 percent of the time.”
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WI: Dems Say “No” to Health Care Lawsuit
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 02:11 Written by rslcpol Friday, 26 March 2010 01:14
From wsau.com:
Wisconsin’s majority Democrats quickly shot down Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s request to sue Washington over the law that makes people but health insurance.
Van Hollen, a Republican, needed permission from either the governor or one house of the Legislature to file suit. But Governor Doyle called it a “frivolous and political attempt to thwart the actions of Congress”. And Doyle said Wisconsin would not “enter into litigation intended to deny health care for tens of thousands of residents”.
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