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    September 28, 2011
    Walker calls 'Back to Work' session
    Madison - Gov. Scott Walker issued Executive Order 45 today, calling the Wisconsin State Legislature into a "Back to Work Wisconsin" special session. The session will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 29. Legislation in the special session includes items to improve access to capital...
    news / governmentSeptember 28, 2011 - 1:36pm
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    September 1, 2011
    Bill would expand do-not-call law to include text messages
    Telemarketers cannot talk to Wisconsinites who are on the state's do-not-call list. Now a Republican lawmaker says those sellers shouldn't be sending text messages either. State Sen. Van Wangaard of Racine is drafting a bill to include text messages in the no-call law. He says many...
    newsSeptember 1, 2011 - 9:28am
    August 17, 2011
    Wisconsin redistricting realigns voters, lawmakers
    Deciding which candidate to vote for in next year's elections just got harder for St. Croix and Pierce County residents. First they must figure out if they're living in the same congressional, Wisconsin Senate or Assembly district as last election. For the majority, the answer to...
    news / politicsAugust 17, 2011 - 3:19pm
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    August 10, 2011
    Knudson defends budget action
    30th Assembly District Rep. Dean Knudson, a Republican, spoke at the Thursday noon meeting of the Hudson Rotary Club last week and defended the budget action taken in Madison by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled assembly and senate. He said circumstances...
    news / government / politicsAugust 10, 2011 - 10:29am
    The voters speak, Sheila Harsdorf returns to Madison as state senator
    Incumbent state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf said her resounding win in the Tuesday, Aug.
    news / politicsAugust 10, 2011 - 8:58am
    August 9, 2011
    Harsdorf claims victory, wins by 9,849 votes
    Incumbent state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf said her resounding win in the Tuesday, Aug. 9, recall election was not her victory, but a victory for the...
    news / governmentAugust 9, 2011 - 8:57pm
    August 3, 2011
    Recall candidates raise more than $6 million
    Last fall, the 41 candidates vying for 17 Wisconsin state Senate seats spent just over $4 million, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. That seemed like a lot of money at the time, but it's already been surpassed in the much smaller number of...
    news / politicsAugust 3, 2011 - 3:01pm
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    Governor signs bill extending unemployment benefits for 13 weeks
    Gov. Scott Walker will sign a bill Wednesday that gives up to 13 more weeks of jobless benefits to Wisconsin's long-term unemployed. A late afternoon ceremony was planned at the state Capitol. It will take three or four days from when the bill is signed to start processing retroactive...
    news / governmentAugust 3, 2011 - 2:45pm
    July 28, 2011
    Second Harsdorf-Moore debate draws 300 people
    The second of three debates between incumbent Republican State Sen. Sheila Harsdorf and her Democratic challenger Shelly Moore was staged Thursday morning at the University Center Ballroom at UW-River Falls. The event was hosted by the River Falls Chamber of Commerce and attracted...
    news / politicsJuly 28, 2011 - 1:51pm
    July 26, 2011
    Rivertown will web cast recall forum
    Voters can watch the 10th Senate District recall forum live Thursday morning from any of the five Wisconsin Rivertown Newspaper Group websites. The forum will also be recorded so readers may view it later through the websites. The forum, broadcast from UW-River Falls, will begin...
    news / politicsJuly 26, 2011 - 12:28pm
    July 21, 2011
    Rivertown will web cast recall forum
    Voters can watch the 10th Senate District recall forum live next Thursday morning on any of the five Wisconsin Rivertown Newspaper Group websites. The forum, broadcast from UW-River Falls, will begin at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, July 28. To watch, readers may simply click on the link...
    news / politics / governmentJuly 21, 2011 - 1:05pm
    July 20, 2011
    Pressure mounts for Congress to act on Stillwater bridge proposal
    The campaign to win Congressional approval for a new Stillwater bridge is in full steam. Last Thursday morning, the Hudson Area Chamber of...
    newsJuly 20, 2011 - 2:33pm
    July 15, 2011
    Details emerge on upcoming candidate forums
    With barely three weeks until the 10th Senate District recall election, details are being worked out on three proposed forums or debates that will allow voters to compare and contrast incumbent Senator Sheila Harsdorf, a Republican, with her Democratic challenger, Ellsworth teacher...
    news / politicsJuly 15, 2011 - 4:14pm
    Moore raises more faster, but Harsdorf has more cash
    Campaign finance reports filed with Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board show that recall candidate Shelly Moore has raised more money since April than incumbent Sheila Harsdorf, though only by about $13,000. Of the almost 9,800 contributions to Moore's campaign, over half...
    news / governmentJuly 15, 2011 - 12:04pm
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