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Walker on HUD Letter: Nothing to See Here… Move Along
By Hematite and Lady Forward Nothing to look at here. It’s just routine. HUD is worried about things that go way back ten years. It’s hard to figure out what HUD wants. We get these letters all the time. They go way back ten years. Back to the previous administration. Way back ten years. It’s […]
What Romney Left Behind
[This photo essay was originally published as “Bainport, Illinois” in the blog Hi Henry. It is reprinted here with the generous consent of photographer and author Wendi Kent. – Editors] People are camping out under the stars in Freeport, Illinois. Unfortunately, it’s not for fun. This rural area is now home to 175 more people […]
Citations Issued for Spontaneous Event at Wisconsin Capitol
By Leslie Amsterdam and Nicole Schulte The recent Wisconsin Capitol crackdown under the leadership of Chief David Erwin has resulted in another round of citations making their way to citizens’ homes via Certified mail. On Friday and Saturday, four more individuals received two citations each for 2.14(2)(k) and (v) bringing the total for September to 20 people […]
Targeted Members of the Press Denied Access to Walker Press Conference
By Nicole Schulte and Rebecca Kemble Governor Scott Walker and his staff are taking extraordinary steps to control his public image and protect him from the public outrage his policies have engendered. Yesterday, these measures included kicking out independent journalists from a press conference. On Wednesday, Governor Scott Walker held a press briefing at the […]
Wisconsin Citizens Media Cooperative 