Raasch, Sortwell vie for 2nd AD GOP nomination

Dean Raasch in 1987 was 19-years-old and faced a rare and vicious form of leukemia that meant he had a nine-out-of-10 chance he wouldn’t live past five years. The state of medical research in the late ‘80s offered Raasch one

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Paul Fanlund: What’s the matter with Iowa?

Former Iowa Gov. Bob Ray, who recently passed away at age 89, embraced a fiscally responsible but progressive agenda that included support for looser abortion laws, the Equal Rights Amendment and opposition to the death penalty. Today, U.S. Rep Steve King better reflects the Iowa GOP. He represents a massive district across northwestern Iowa, and is as unlike Ray as it is possible to be.

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Rebecca Blank: Reflections on five years

Part of what we’ve all done is to deal — and deal successfully — with problems that have come at us. The university has faced several big challenges in the past five years that seriously threatened its quality and reputation.

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WisDems: Response to NBC-Marist polling on Scott Walker

Contact: TJ Helmstetter, tjh@wisdems.org Today’s NBC-Marist poll shows that only 34% of Wisconsin voters say Scott Walker deserves a third term. 61% say it’s time for someone new. A mere 5% are undecided. Reaction from DPW: “This latest poll demonstrates that Wisconsin voters are

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Raasch, Sortwell vie for 2nd AD GOP nomination

Dean Raasch in 1987 was 19-years-old and faced a rare and vicious form of leukemia that meant he had a nine-out-of-10 chance he wouldn’t live past five years. The state of medical research in the late ‘80s offered Raasch one hope to prolong his life — a bone marrow transplant.

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Paul Fanlund: What’s the matter with Iowa?

Former Iowa Gov. Bob Ray, who recently passed away at age 89, embraced a fiscally responsible but progressive agenda that included support for looser abortion laws, the Equal Rights Amendment and opposition to the death penalty. Today, U.S. Rep Steve King better reflects the Iowa GOP. He represents a massive district across northwestern Iowa, and is as unlike Ray as it is possible to be.

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Rebecca Blank: Reflections on five years

Part of what we’ve all done is to deal — and deal successfully — with problems that have come at us. The university has faced several big challenges in the past five years that seriously threatened its quality and reputation.

Read More »

WisDems: Response to NBC-Marist polling on Scott Walker

Contact: TJ Helmstetter, tjh@wisdems.org Today’s NBC-Marist poll shows that only 34% of Wisconsin voters say Scott Walker deserves a third term. 61% say it’s time for someone new. A mere 5% are undecided. Reaction from DPW: “This latest poll demonstrates that Wisconsin voters are ready for a change after eight long years of Scott

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