Elections chief to outsource processing of absentee ballots

Elections chief to outsource processing of absentee ballots

Mary Magnuson

Elections chief to outsource processing of absentee ballots

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Corley expects to save as much as $50,000 a year

Guess What? It Is Cheaper to Use Federal Government Employees Than Contractor Employees | Truthout

Guess What? It Is Cheaper to Use Federal Government Employees Than Contractor Employees | Truthout

Patricia Dowling

‎"They'd never get away with this in private business, let's outsource & allow the free market to give us the best service for the cheapest prices," is the mantra I've been hearing people repeat for too long. It's just not true. Outsourcing cost MORE. Somebody has to cover the fat profit...

Guess What? It Is Cheaper to Use Federal Government Employees Than Contractor Employees | Truthout

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Having looked at federal government contracting for 30 years, I have heard over and over again that government employees make too much money and that the service contractor employees are cheaper. The mantra has been repeated that the government workers are bad, ineffective and expensive and that the...

Conference 2011 | The Progressive

Conference 2011 | The Progressive

Come to Madison!

Get the Latest on the Fight-Back
And Learn How to Write Editorials
(straight from The Progressive’s editors themselves)

- Saturday, October 15, 2011, at the Madison Concourse Hotel, half a block from the best farmers’ market in the country.
- In the morning, you’ll pick up the tricks of the commentary-writing trade from Matthew Rothschild and Amitabh Pal. After just this one clinic, you’ll be equipped to get your opinion published in your local paper. (Have you ever had writer’s block? We’ll help you get over it.)
- In the afternoon, you’ll get the inside scoop from activists who’vebeen leading the labor uprising that’s been the talk of the nation!


So please sign up today, while room is still available. The cost of attending the conference is $99.00, not including food and lodging.

Call (608) 257-4626 and ask for Andrea.

Truth in Journalism: Behind Canada's Law Against Lying on the News by Dave Saldana

Truth in Journalism: Behind Canada's Law Against Lying on the News by Dave Saldana

Susan Thur

A Law Against Lying on the News

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First Amendment expert David Saldana: Why Canada has one and the U.S. doesn't.

Analyzing the Brew-Ha-Ha at the Madison Capitol | The Progressive

Analyzing the Brew-Ha-Ha at the Madison Capitol | The Progressive

Jenna Pope

Thank you, Rebecca Kemble, for this awesome article. "These acts are not done to curry favor with anyone, to build political campaigns, or to win popularity contests. They are fairly desperate expressions of outrage by people who are holding a cultural and social space until such time as others rise up in an organized, committed fashion against the destruction of the commons and our supposedly democratic institutions."

Analyzing the Brew-Ha-Ha at the Madison Capitol

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On Wednesday night, activist networks were abuzz with news of the presence of Assembly Majority Leader Scott Suder, Rep. Robin Vos, co-chair of the powerful Joint Committee on Finance, and Rep. John Nygren at a local bar in Madison.

"Miles is one of a very loosely knit group of a few hundred activists in Madison who have kept up a consistent, daily oppositional presence at the Capitol and on the trail of Scott Walker and other Republican legislators. Through the Solidarity Sing Along and other activist organizing over the past seven months, these people have kept the spirit of resistance alive. As one person told me, “I’m here for the 100,000 other people who were with us on the streets in February and who would like to be here now but they can’t.”

We are bearing daily witness to the coup d'etat that has taken place in Wisconsin and that continues to be rolled out on a daily basis in dozens of ways in our communities. When citizens are not given a voice in their government and laws are made to silence and disempower us, and when the mainstream media does such a poor job of reporting on the radical corporatist agenda being implemented at such an alarming pace, acts such as pouring a beer over the head of one of the inner circle of conspirators and calling him out in public are tokens of resistance that draw attention to the fact that we’re still here and ready to fight."Read More Here

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Leaked Documents Name Names: Hedge Funds, Wall St., Koch Brothers, Big Banks And Oil Companies Were Behind 2008 Oil Price Shock | Crooks and Liars

Leaked Documents Name Names: Hedge Funds, Wall St., Koch Brothers, Big Banks And Oil Companies Were Behind 2008 Oil Price Shock | Crooks and Liars

Bell Thomas shared a link.

Leaked Documents Name Names: Hedge Funds, Wall St., Koch Brothers, Big Banks And Oil Companies Were.

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Lee Fang at ThinkProgress follows up on the Sen. Bernie Sanders' leak of oil speculator names. Major players include the Koch brothers and the Wall Street banks: Last month, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) leaked confidential data about oil …

BBC - BBC World Service Programmes - The Forum, 17/09/2011

BBC - BBC World Service Programmes - The Forum, 17/09/2011

Jon Stewart on Barack Obama's Solyndra Scandal | Indecision Forever | Political Humor and Satire Blog | 2012 Election | Comedy Central

Jon Stewart on Barack Obama's Solyndra Scandal | Indecision Forever | Political Humor and Satire Blog | 2012 Election | Comedy Central

Comedy Central's Indecision

Jon Stewart on Barack Obama's Solyndra Scandal

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If you're not currently familiar with the word "Solyndra," do yourself a favor and get yourself familiar with it, because it's going to be ...

Center for Community Change :: Change Champion: Voces de la Frontera

Center for Community Change :: Change Champion: Voces de la Frontera

Voces de la Frontera and The Center for Community Change shared a link.

Change Champion: Voces de la Frontera

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Christine Neumann-Ortiz is the founding executive director of Voces de la Frontera in Wisconsin, and a state and national leader in the immigrant rights movement. Through her leadership, Voces has grown from a small, grassroots worker center to a state and national leader in the immigrant rights mov...

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Christine will be accepting the 2011 Community Change Champion Award for Community Organizing and Leaderhip on behalf of Voces de la Frontera on Sept. 22 - read about their work in our latest blog post.

ROAR: Why we are marching on September 17 | Take The Square

ROAR: Why we are marching on September 17 | Take The Square

Flux Rostrum

http://takethesquare.net/2011/09/16/roar-why-we-are-marching-on-september-17/

ROAR: Why we are marching on September 17 | Take The Square

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This Saturday, tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of people will take to the streets in a global day of action against the banks. Here is why we march.

ROAR: Why we are marching on September 17 | Take The Square

ROAR: Why we are marching on September 17 | Take The Square

Flux Rostrum

http://takethesquare.net/2011/09/16/roar-why-we-are-marching-on-september-17/

ROAR: Why we are marching on September 17 | Take The Square

takethesquare.net

This Saturday, tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of people will take to the streets in a global day of action against the banks. Here is why we march.

Lena C. Taylor

Lena C. Taylor

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Lena Taylor is getting grief from the conservative media for saying people should vote with their dollars. We agree and we know there are lots of great businesses in Wisconsin with people friendly policies. You might want to head over to her fb page and show her some support.

Lena C. Taylor

A life-long Milwaukee resident, Senator Lena Taylor is serving her second term in the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the 4th Senate District, including northern portions of the City of Milwaukee as well as parts of Wauwatosa and Glendale. First elected to political office in 2003 in the Wisconsin Assembly, Lena Taylor fights unrelentingly for her constituents’ rights. Taylor won a special ...election for a seat in the State Assembly and soon after was elected to the State Senate. Senator Taylor is the thousandth senator in the state of Wisconsin, twentieth woman, fifth African American, and only the second African American woman to serve in the state senate. In the 100th session of the Wisconsin Legislature, Senator Taylor is the Senate Ranking Member of the powerful and influential Joint Committee on Finance. The Senator also holds a seat on several key committees, including the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs, and the Joint Legislative Council, as well as serves as the Ranking Member of the Joint Committee on Review of Administrative Rules and the Ranking Member of Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties. In past sessions, Senator Taylor served as the first African-American to chair the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee and expanded the committee’s work on criminal justice reforms and implemented the first ever “State of Justice” tour with the committee across Wisconsin. ...

In early 2011, the Senator took a principled and dramatic stand against Governor Scott Walker’s goal of ending collective bargaining as part of the “Wisconsin 14”—the fourteen Democratic Senators that left the state in order to prevent the passing of the “Budget Repair Bill” that would strip away the right of workers and end democracy in the public sector work place. Taylor and her colleagues were and are revered by many for their stand in support of worker’s rights in Wisconsin. The National Education Association awarded Taylor and the rest of the Wisconsin 14 individually their 2011 Friend of Education Award, the first time ever the award was granted to a collective group’s action. In addition to more than a decade of legal experience, as well as another eight years serving as a political representative for the people of Milwaukee, Senator Taylor is also a devoted mother to her son Isaiah and mentor to many.

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Update: Police issue citation to man accused of pouring beer on legislator's head

Update: Police issue citation to man accused of pouring beer on legislator's head

Milwaukee Ironworkers

‎Miles Kristan - Roberta Retrum - This Bud's for you.

Update: Police issue citation to man accused to pouring beer on legislator's head

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The man who allegedly dumped a glass of beer on the head of a state lawmaker Wednesday night was issued

20110915 Are you Miles - YouTube

20110915 Are you Miles - YouTube

Shale gas is “worse than coal” :: News From Underground

Shale gas is “worse than coal” :: News From Underground

12 April 2011 Last updated at 13:10 ET
Shale gas ‘worse than coal’ for climate
By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News

The new kid on the energy block, shale gas, may be worse in climate change terms than coal, a study concludes.

Drawn from rock through a controversial “fracking” process, some hail the gas as a “stepping stone” to a low-carbon future and a route to energy security.

But US researchers found that shale gas wells leak substantial amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

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• PA is “ground zero” of US shale gas drilling boom

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Bill Weiss

This is the single best Idea I've seen in a while that would absolutely help spur economic demand while aiding education at the same time. And the signatures are growing at between 50 and 200 per MINUTE!

PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE THE HECK OUT OF THIS on a regular basis!

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Want a Real Economic Stimulus and Jobs Plan? Forgive Student Loan Debt!

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Forgiving the student loan debt of all Americans will have an immediate stimulative effect on our economy. With the stroke of the President's pen, millions of Americans would suddenly have hundreds, or in some cases, thousands of extra dollars in their pockets each and every month with which to spend on ailing sectors of the economy. As consumer spending increases, businesses will begin to hire, jobs will be created and a new era of innovation, entrepreneurship and prosperity will be ushered in for all. A rising tide does, in fact, lift all boats - forgiving student loan debt, rather than tax cuts for corporations, millionaires and billionaires, has a MUCH greater chance of helping to rise that tide in a MUCH shorter time-frame. The future economic success of this country is wholly dependent upon a well-educated, prosperous middle class. Instead of saddling entire generations with debt from which there is no escape, let's empower the American people to grow this economy on their own!

Therefore, we, the undersigned, strongly encourage Congress and the President to support H. Res 365, introduced by Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-MI), seeking student loan forgiveness as a means of economic stimulus.

For over 30 years, the rich have gotten richer, the poor have gotten poorer, and the middle class is slowly but surely being squeezed out of existence. Instead of more of the same corporate welfare/"trickle-down" economics that have been an abysmal failure for the middle class, why not try a trickle-up approach to rebuilding our economy by targeting relief at those most likely to actually help grow the economy?

Governor Scott Walker Comes To Kentucky And Is Greeted By Protesters In Lexington - YouTube

Governor Scott Walker Comes To Kentucky And Is Greeted By Protesters In Lexington - YouTube

Carrie Scherpelz

Wow, so the governor of the state with the second worse employment growth record goes to the state with the worst and is given a Wisconsin-style reception. Thanks for making Scooter feel at home, KY!

Governor Scott Walker Comes To Kentucky And Is Greeted By Protesters In Lexington

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Visit us at http://hillbillyreport.org/ Union busting Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was greeted by protesters, in Lexington, Kentucky today September 15, 2...

Amazon.com: The Battle for Egypt eBook: Yasmine El Rashidi: Kindle Store

Amazon.com: The Battle for Egypt eBook: Yasmine El Rashidi: Kindle Store

Amazon.com: The Battle for Wisconsin: Scott Walker and the Attack on the Progressive Tradition eBook: Andrew E. Kersten: Music

Amazon.com: The Battle for Wisconsin: Scott Walker and the Attack on the Progressive Tradition eBook: Andrew E. Kersten: Music

Kevin Mulvenna

Just $.99 in the Kindle store (not available otherwise) and very good. For those who appreciate accurate history.

The Battle for Wisconsin: Scott Walker and the Attack on the Progressive Tradition

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This past January, the newly elected governor Scott Walker declared war on Wisconsin’s progressive roots. Under the guise of budget repair, he and his Republican colleagues in the state legislature introduced a whole host of initiatives meant to roll back hard-won gains for workers...

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Wyoming’s SMOG is now worse than LA’s! (Thanks to fracking…) :: News From Underground

Wyoming’s SMOG is now worse than LA’s! (Thanks to fracking…) :: News From Underground
"The other day poor air quality caused a daycare center to cancel outside playtime, and local officials to issue warnings to kids, elderly and people with respiratory problems, according to a USA Today story. Obviously nothing shocking if you live in L.A. or Houston or other big, smoggy cities — but these warnings sprung from rural Wyoming."

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Why would the University of Alabama want to poison Birmingham’s drinking water? :: News From Underground

Why would the University of Alabama want to poison Birmingham’s drinking water? :: News From Underground

"News From Underground is a daily e-news service run by Mark Crispin Miller, a Professor of Culture and Communication at NYU. It is based on his belief that academics, like reporters, have a civic obligation to help keep the people well-informed, so that American democracy might finally work."