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Wisconsin recall groups ask court to block ruling
Groups working to recall Republican officials have asked an appeals court to block an order denying them permission to join a lawsuit over how the state should verify petition signatures.
Judge rules against recall groups in Wis. GOP suit (UPDATE)
Recall groups targeting several Republican officials won't be allowed to intervene in a lawsuit that will determine how the state elections board handles petition signatures, a Waukesha County judge ruled Thursday.
Recall organizers raise $3k against Wis. senator
A committee working to recall the state Senate's Republican leader has raised a little more than $3,500 since mid-November.
Federal appeals court strikes down Wis. donation law (UPDATE)
A federal appeals court has struck down a Wisconsin law limiting how much any one person can donate to independent political action groups.
Prosecutors clear groups of election bribery
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Milwaukee County prosecutors have cleared both a conservative anti-abortion group and a liberal labor organization of bribing voters during last summer’s state Senate recall elections. The district attorney’s office filed a letter Monday in circuit court announcing the end of its investigations. Wisconsin Right to Life was accused of offering gift […]
BLAWG LOG: Fallone on the original intent of the recall power; Slavin on typography for lawyers
Some opponents of the effort to recall Governor Scott Walker have claimed that the recall provisions of the Wisconsin State Constitution are intended solely to permit the recall of elected officials when they have engaged in criminal or grossly unethical conduct.
Board asks for attorney general opinion on recall
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin attorney general’s office is being asked for a legal opinion on whether a recall targeting the governor would also include the lieutenant governor. The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board on Monday voted to ask for the opinion. Board staff said in a memo that it believes a recall initiative against […]
Legal opinion sought on possible Walker recall
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The board that oversees elections in Wisconsin is asking the attorney general to issue a legal opinion on whether a recall targeting the governor would also include the lieutenant governor. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board director Kevin Kennedy said in a memo to the board that the agency believes a recall initiative […]
Kenosha attorney falls in recall election bid
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Recall elections prompted by anger over lawmaker handling of a proposal to curb union rights let Wisconsin Democrats narrow the Republican majority in the state Senate, but not capture control, and left both sides claiming victory while looking ahead to 2012. The recalls targeting six Republicans […]
Parties sort through recall election aftermath
By Scott Bauer Associated Press Madison — A stand by Wisconsin Republicans against a massive effort to oust them from power could reverberate across the country as the battle over union rights and the conservative revolution heads toward the 2012 presidential race. Democrats succeeded in taking two Wisconsin state Senate seats away from Republican incumbents […]
GOP holds off Democrats in recall elections
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans held onto control of the Wisconsin Senate on Tuesday, beating back four Democratic challengers in a recall election despite an intense political backlash against GOP support for Gov. Scott Walker’s effort to curb public employees’ union rights. Fueled by millions of dollars from national labor […]
THE DARK SIDE: The personal really is political
There is an expression that goes, “The personal is political.”
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