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Political Heat: Real data contradicts Scott Walker's employment claims

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Thursday, August 6, 2015. Real data contradicts Scott Walker's employment claims. Walker says Wisconsin is doing better in unemployment, but employment rate compared to rest of the country tells a different story. Hours before the start of the first GOP debate, Gov. Scott Walker tweeted out an interesting statistic. Walker is implying that his leadership in Wisconsin led to a better jobs recovery versus the rest of the nation. In the U.S. taken as a whole, the total number of workers who were emp...That&...

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Political Heat: August 2015

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Monday, August 31, 2015. Restore the Wisconsin Covenant. Students who excel deserve educational opportunities, no matter what their family's income levels are. There once was a state that believed in some pretty important things, among them that education was paramount to producing thriving economies and communities. It utilized the university system as a place to concoct political ideas, and to put them into practice to improve the process. Wisconsin was that state at one point. But $25 million per year...

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Political Heat: Scott Walker's shady employment claims (VIDEO)

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Saturday, August 8, 2015. Scott Walker's shady employment claims (VIDEO). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). What I've written elsewhere. Voters deserve to know where their legislators stand on Donald Trump. August 18, 2016). Poll shows Americans are aching to have a real conversation on guns. July 25, 2016). Gov Walker demonstrates his cynical outlook on citizens with repeated jobs lie. June 16, 2016). 4 Ways Millennials Can Stop Trump From Getting To The White House. March 11, 2016). Gov Walker is acc...

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Political Heat: Media Trackers' attack on UW Professor reveals lazy, shoddy journalism

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Media Trackers' attack on UW Professor reveals lazy, shoddy journalism. Selective citations portrays subject in different light - and is negligence in reporting. Like many others I’m sure, I’ve felt a bit of a void since Jon Stewart stepped down from the Daily Show earlier this month. But I’ve taken one thing he mentioned on his last show to heart: the importance to. 8220;sniff out” bulls- t whenever it’s apparent. And to increase its visibility whenever possible. For example, S...

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Political Heat: June 2015

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Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Walker gets First Amendment (and scope of SCOTUS ruling) all wrong. Rights are protected for ALL Americans, not just specific religious beliefs. Following the Supreme Court ruling that established the right of same-sex couples to receive equal marriage rights across the country, Gov. Scott Walker was deeply upset. Walker also made a lengthy statement. About the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution:. There are several churches that proudly allow gay and lesbian parishioners to ...

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Political Heat: Wisconsin principals tell it like it is: Walker's cuts are hurting our students

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Wisconsin principals tell it like it is: Walker's cuts are hurting our students. Letter to the governor details problems with budget cuts in school district funding. If the principal of your child’s school held a meeting to tell parents that the school’s funding was inadequate, you might be alarmed. So how will Wisconsinites react when 35 Wisconsin principals of various school districts say the same thing? Our school scores are better. Our ACT scores are second best in the co...

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Political Heat: April 2015

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Thursday, April 30, 2015. Mitch Henck wrongly supports putting marriage rights to a vote. Some rights go beyond democratic preference. Radio personality and political commentator Mitch Henck says we should let the states decide on the issue of marriage equality through a vote of the people. 8220;That way people can feel good about, it or accept defeat a lot more easily than if just a few judges decide for you,” he says. So let’s undo that decision. And Brown v. Board of Education. I think my point is cle...

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Political Heat: Scott Walker’s legacy: more children living in poverty

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Thursday, July 30, 2015. Scott Walker’s legacy: more children living in poverty. Wisconsin sees higher rate of children in poverty level under Walker’s tenure. A new report released this month sheds some light on some disturbing news. The number of children living in poverty in the state has gone up. Between 2008 and 2013 there was a five percent increase in child poverty in Wisconsin, according to the Kids Count. Survey conducted this year. By $500 after the EITC was changed. A two-parent household ...

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Political Heat: January 2015

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Saturday, January 31, 2015. Is Walker plagiarizing in his endorsing a “states-know-best” approach to government? States don't always produce the best ideas. Washington doesn't always produce bad ideas. Let's commit to supporting good ideas, no matter where they originate. Gov Scott Walker is pushing for a theory of governance that suits his run for the presidency. A “states-know-best” approach. Walker also made good use of a line that people familiar with political history in Wisconsin will recall:.

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Political Heat: Obama's environmental proposal a positive step in the right direction

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Monday, August 3, 2015. Obama's environmental proposal a positive step in the right direction. We need to work towards reducing carbon emissions and increasing renewable energy sources. President Barack Obama released his plans this week for combating climate change. The plans center largely on reducing the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) being released into the atmosphere. CO2 is a large contributor to the greenhouse effect. To combat this rising trend and to reduce carbon emissions overall in the U....