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ewagner's Journal
ewagner's Journal
February 14, 2016

So...Wisconsin...the dynamic has changed?

The John Doe case is headed for the Supreme Court no matter how many obstacles the Wisconsin Supreme Court throw in its path....

The 5-4 dynamic of SCOTUS did not bode well for the chances of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin being overturned.

but then....

Justice Scalia dies...

It's 4-4 and that means deadlock until and unless a new justice is confirmed...will the case be put on hold in SCOTUS? or will it die? What the new dynamic?

October 25, 2015

John Nicholes asks "Which Shall Rule?"

link here to a great editorial..

http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/john_nichols/john-nichols-which-shall-rule-wealth-or-wisconsinites/article_79ae867f-8b96-5b52-9e01-f82eccd7ae70.html

Favorite quote:

"...who shall fill public stations — educated and patriotic free men, or the feudal serfs of corporate capital?"

February 6, 2015

I nominate Charles Pierce to be an honorary Wisconsinite!

This guy said it clearly...no mealy-mouthed weasel words..he calls Walker and his ilk for what they are...

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/The_Death_Of_The_Wisconsin_Idea?src=spr_TWITTER&spr_id=1456_140346841

August 22, 2014

Wood County passes resolutions for referendas in November

Wood County voters will have the chance the ask the state to approve expansion of BadgerCare and approve raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour in November. Both resolutions passed the Board at their meeting last Tuesday.

The vote on Badgercare was 12-5 (with two Supervisors absent)

The vote on the minimum wages was a nail-biting 9-8.

We did our part....now the voters have to do theirs.

August 14, 2013

Well, well, well.....

This could be a very interesting late summer/early fall...maybe a special election?

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/2-gop-leaders-campaigning-for-no-2-assembly-post-b9975331z1-219566441.html

June 5, 2013

So...the Joint Finance Committee (JFC)

...voted to reject expansion of Medicaid and to endorse WALKERCARE.....

It costs the state $29 Million more.

It deprives thousands of health care.

Everybody from the Hospital Association, Legislative Audit Bureau, and the Rand Corporation say the state would be better off WITH the expansion...

but they voted it down anyway...

WAY TO GO BONEHEADS!

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