The GOP's targeting of Planned Parenthood has never been more absurdly
profound. After a failed attempt in Congress, Republicans are
taking on their crusade against women's reproductive rights to the state level in Indiana,
Wisconsin, Kansas, North Carolina and Texas.
Election officials cleared the way for three additional GOP state senators to face voters this summer in a Wisconsin Recall election as the future of Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial political agenda hangs in the balance.
Three Republicans cleared for a runoff election are Sens. Alberta Darling of River Hills; Robert Cowles of Green Bay and Sheila Harsdorf of River Falls. Last week, election officials placed three other GOP Senators on the ballot: Randy Hopper of Fon du Lac; Dan Kapanke of La Crosse, and Luther Olsen of Ripon.
The Wisconsin Democratic Party filed an ethics complaint against Gov. Scott Walker for statements he made to a journalist pretending to be Tea Party financier David Koch in a prank call.
In what was billed as a "fireside chat," Wisonsin Gov. Scott Walker told the 14 Democratic Senators who left the state to avoid the passage of a bill that would end collective bargaining for most state employees that unless they return, thousands will lose jobs.
Election officials cleared the way for three additional GOP state senators to face voters this summer in a Wisconsin Recall election as the future of Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial political agenda hangs in the balance.