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Common sense lost
It is outrageous that the Democratic candidate for governor can't provide the voters of Wisconsin any specific plans for how he would manage the state's budget if elected. Tom Barrett apparently intends to keep this secret until after the election, or maybe he doesn't have a plan. The only idea Barrett can offer voters is that he will raise taxes on anyone and everyone to reverse some of the ...
Local economist gives opinion about Wisconsin jobs numbers Is Wisconsin adding jobs or losing jobs? "It kind of depends on what you look at and when you look at it in terms of what the answer is," said Bret Mayborne, the economic research director with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce.
Scott Walker leads new Wisconsin recall poll A new poll in Wisconsin has Scott Walker holding a growing lead over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in the upcoming recall election.The Republican governor holds a six-point lead over Democrat Barrett, 50 to 44 percent, among likely voters surveyed by Marquette Law School, May 9-12. The poll's margin of error for likely voters was plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.The results represent a five ...
Local economist gives opinion about Wisconsin jobs numbers Is Wisconsin adding jobs or losing jobs? "It kind of depends on what you look at and when you look at it in terms of what the answer is," said Bret Mayborne, the economic research director with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce.
Scott Walker leads new Wisconsin recall poll A new poll in Wisconsin has Scott Walker holding a growing lead over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in the upcoming recall election.The Republican governor holds a six-point lead over Democrat Barrett, 50 to 44 percent, among likely voters surveyed by Marquette Law School, May 9-12. The poll's margin of error for likely voters was plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.The results represent a five ...

