February 10, 2013 by Joseph Skulan A disturbing feature about the plans for an iron mine in the Penokee Hills near the shore of Lake Superior is that so little information about these plans has been made public. To date, Gogebic Taconite (GTac), the company that claims it intends to build the mine, has refused […]
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Mining Advocates’ Talking Points Fail
February 5, 2013 by Rebecca Kemble and Nicole Schulte On Monday, the authors of SB1/AB1, a bill that offers iron mining companies special exemptions from many of Wisconsin’s environmental protection rules and regulations, held a press conference in an attempt to put a bipartisan shine on several amendments they plan to introduce when Senate and […]
Capitol Police arrest chalkers on Saturday, deliver candygrams on Sunday
Just when it seemed like the Capitol Crackdown had slowed down again, five new citations were issued over the weekend. Three citations were given out on Saturday morning during an anti-abortion rally on the State Street steps of the Capitol. Two women with a small group protesting the rally were chalking messages on the sidewalk […]
The Chalk That Broke Erwin’s Back
November 27, 2012 by Jason Huberty The Capitol Police delivered the most recent civic achievement award in person ringing the door bell at Jason Huberty’s home at 4:40 pm. The citation was issued for allegedly violating Administrative Code 2.07(2) “unlawful display” on November 16th, eleven days prior. The citation was not delivered by certified mail […]
Occupy Madison Evicted
By Leslie Amsterdam and Rebecca Kemble A little after 8:00 this morning two large dump trucks and several pickups pulling trailers rolled onto the Lake View Hill County Park lawn to haul away the collective and personal possessions of members of the Occupy Madison community. For many, these are all of their worldly goods. The […]
A Tale of Two Neighbors
November 20, 2012 by Leslie Amsterdam and Adam Chern Occupy Madison has established an encampment at Lake View Hill County Park, in the grove of trees off on the east side of the lawn of the Dane County Human Services building. There is no overnight camping at Lake View Hill Park. Campers do not have […]
Election Night Candygram
On a night when the whole country is focused on elections, Scott Walker is sending his palace guard to deliver citations at citizens’ homes. Over the last two months, the Capitol Police have issued 90 tickets to 30 citizens for demonstrating at the Wisconsin Capitol without a permit. The police have been sending the tickets […]
The Unwelcome Wagon: A Prelude to “Greyhound Therapy”?
By Edward Kuharski [ Note about the title: Mayor Soglin has been reported to have used the phrase “Greyhound therapy,” an unsubtle euphemism for putting unwanted people on a bus to another city, in a meeting in the County Executive’s office. It is a distasteful phrase but is consistent with other statements the Mayor has […]
Extreme Mining Advocate John Sendra Runs for Assembly District 74 Seat
By Barbara With On August 16, 2012, extreme mining advocate John Sendra addressed the Ashland County Board as part of his campaign for the 74th Assembly District seat. Sendra is a Tea Party Republican from Mercer running against incumbent Janet Bewley (D-Ashland) and appears to be basing his entire campaign on the single issue of […]
Walker Administration Targets Perceived Sing Along Leaders
By wcmcoop The Walker Administration’s crackdown on the Solidarity Sing Along is continuing through a steady flow of citations sent by certified mail. See this timeline for September’s citations. Capitol Police Chief Erwin’s strategy appears to be the targeting of citizens he has identified as “leaders.” Five of the seven tickets issued so far in October […]
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