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• Huebsch fears 'demagogue-ing' of budget in recall campaigns
  Walker Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch admits a particularly difficult dynamic for Republicans under recall threat will be having to defend a budget vote almost immediately after casting it. He says that means voters won't have time to see the positive effects that will be there for lawmaker... <more>
  
  
• Budget Blog: Legislature backs 2011-2013 budget along party lines
  Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald struck a conciliatory tone just before the final vote on what has been the most contentious state budget in memory late Thursday. Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, noted the “unbelievable ride” since inauguration day in January and said some may have listened to the fina... <more>
  
  
• Martin leaves UW-Madison for private college
  UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin said she was a recent, reluctant candidate for the presidency of Amherst College, but the opportunity to lead the Massachusetts liberal arts school was one she couldn't turn down. "I could not be more pleased about the opportunity," Martin said in a press confer... <more>
  
  
• Geske: Quick decision unlikely in bargaining case
  Former state Supreme Court Justice Janine Geske says a quick decision is unlikely in the open meetings case regarding the passage of the collective bargaining law. She says there could be a quick decision on whether the justices will take the case in general. Deciding the merits of the case, howe... <more>
  
  
• Feingold wins Senate, Gov. straw polls at Dem convention
  Activists attending the state Dem Party convention this weekend favored former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold over other potential rivals whether he runs for an open Senate seat next year or for governor, according to the annual convention straw poll conducted by WisPolitics.com . Feingold received 254 of... <more>
  
  
• New county execs work to boost morale
  Four new county executives admit it's not the best of times to lead a group of public employees. So part of their new jobs involves boosting their workers' morale, which they say is sagging because of fiscal pressures, possible layoffs and pay cuts and pending collective bargaining changes. "One o... <more>
  
  
• Tate touting Dem comeback because of GOP's 'historic overreach'
  Mike Tate said he doesn’t expect to spend years as chair of the state Dem party. But he’s promising to stick around to defeat Scott Walker, whether that’s in a recall next year or in 2014 at the end of the guv’s first term. “If we recall Scott Walker next year, I could retire from this job a happy... <more>
  
  
• RPW conventioneers favor Cain for president, Kanavas over Thompson for U.S. Senate
  Wisconsin Republican Party conventioneers favored former business executive Herman Cain for president in 2012 and Ted Kanavas over Tommy Thompson for the party’s U.S. Senate nomination next year, according to the annual state GOP convention straw poll of activists conducted by WisPolitics.com. Cain... <more>
  
  
• Corrections Secretary Hamblin says ending early release won't impact budget much
  Corrections Secretary Gary Hamblin is no fan of earned early release. The former Dane County sheriff says it undercuts truth in sentencing and was hastily put in the budget two years ago for fiscal reasons rather than public safety. And he doubts it saves as much as proponents have claimed. “It s... <more>
  
  
• GOP Chair Courtney: Dems won't overturn election results
  State GOP Chair Brad Courtney says the key for the party is to get through the next three months. That means passing a fiscally sound budget, beating back the recall challenges to six GOP senators and maybe picking off a Dem or two in the process. “The Democrats with these recalls are really tryin... <more>
  
  
• George wants recall statute repealed, says different environment now than when he was recalled
  Gary George says Wisconsin’s recall statute is a political weapon that can do great damage. He would know. The former Dem senator, now in private practice after having his law license restored a year ago, was the last sitting lawmaker in Wisconsin to be recalled successfully. George was ta... <more>
  
  
• State Senate recall round-up
  Barring legal delays, at least nine special recall elections could be held this summer -- an unprecedented political happening in a turbulent political year. Republicans hold a 19-14 majority in the state Senate now, so Democrats would have to net three seats to take back control of the chamber. S... <more>
  
  
• Darling says collective bargaining changes may have to be included in budget
  Sen. Alberta Darling says if the collective bargaining changes Gov. Scott Walker called for in his budget repair bill were put in the biennial budget bill, she'd vote for them and the bill would pass. The budget repair stalled when Senate Democrats fled the state, but the collective bargaining chan... <more>
  
  
• Gaylord Nelson remembered this Earth Day
  Today is Earth Day, founded by Gaylord Nelson, the former Wisconsin governor and U.S. senator. His daughter Tia Nelson, now the executive secretary Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, says in an essay drawn from a recent speech: “Never in Papa’s wildest dreams could he ever have imagined tha... <more>
  
  
• Montgomery: New PSC chief seeking 'balance'
  By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com Though he’s had a long career as a Republican partisan, Phil Montgomery stresses that he wants to be seen as an independent actor at the PSC. “I view this more as a quasi-judicial role,” the former GOP Assembly energy chair said in a new WisBusiness.com interv... <more>
  
  
• Ryan says time for mutual respect 'to get stuff done'
  U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan laments the White House, in his view, has already shifted into campaign mode for next year, saying it's much harder to get things done in a divided Congress when "hyperpartisan rhetoric" flies back and forth. But the Janesville Republican and chairman of the House Budget Committ... <more>
  
  
• Perez: New DWD head says training needs to sync with economic development
  By Brian Clark For WisPolitics.com Manny Perez, the new head of DWD, says Wisconsin has failed to align its training programs with industry needs. But he says that's about to change. Especially now that the economy seems to be turning the corner. “It’s our mission to advance the Wiscons... <more>
  
  
• Walker marks 100 days in office
  Gov. Scott Walker says he may have to again consider laying off state employees if his collective bargaining law remains tied up in the courts for much more than the next week or two. “(But) for now, we’re still ready to implement it once we get the green light from the courts,” Walker told WisPoli... <more>
  
  
• Falk laments budget's 'considerable' impact on Dane County
  Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, who is retiring after 14 years heading Dane County, says in a WisPolitics interview that county governments are taking a big hit in the biennial budget proposed by Gov. Scott Walker. During the late March interview, Falk said the effect on Dane County will l... <more>
  
  
• Abele, Stone exchange swipes at forum
  Milwaukee Co. Executive candidates Jeff Stone and Chris Abele discussed their competing visions for county government a week away from the April 5 special election to fill the rest of Scott Walker's term. The two were part of a forum Tuesday at the UW-Milwaukee union organized by UW-Milwaukee, WUW... <more>
  
  

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