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Entries by Mary Bottari from 04/2011

Court Race Throws a Spanner in the Works of Wisconsin's Right Wing

| Posted 04.06.2011 | Politics
Read More: Paul Ryan, Scott Walker, Wisconsin Protests, Financial Crisis, Wall Street Crisis, Economic Crisis, Politics News

In a state that has never unseated a conservative Supreme Court Justice, people power fueled a concentrated effort to deny Scott Walker one branch of government.

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Wisconsin Common Cause: Count Every Vote in Contested Supreme Court Race

| Posted 04.09.2011 | Politics
Read More: Supreme Court, David Prosser, Bush v Gore, George W. Bush, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

The Supreme Court race has garnered national attention as a proxy vote on Governor Scott Walker's radical proposal to end collective bargaining in the state.

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Fire Fighters Turn Off the Spigot

| Posted 04.27.2011 | Politics
Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Firefighters, Wall Street, Economy, Financial Crisis, Labor Unions, Unions, Wisconsin Protests, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, Scott Walker, Politics News

As unions battled for their very existence in Wisconsin, the thunderous silence from Washington, D.C. did not go unnoticed by working families fighting for their livelihoods or by powerful political players.

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