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Milwaukee sheriff defends ad for residents to arm themselves
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. blazed into national headlines and became a sort of conservative folk hero over his Friday radio ad telling listeners, "Simply calling 911 and waiting is no longer your best option" -- they should consider...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Criminal Laws, Theft, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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Milwaukee County sheriff: Don't wait for the police; arm yourselves
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. has a message for residents in his jurisdiction: You can't rely on him anymore. You need to arm yourself. On Friday, the nominally Democratic sheriff issued a recorded public safety announcement on the...
Tags: Gun Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy
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Wisconsin governor beats recall: Republican Scott Walker retains office
Wisconsin’s embattled Republican governor, Scott Walker, has defeated an effort by labor unions and Democratic activists to end his tenure early, according to early results and exit polls. The state has been a center of political controversy for...
Tags: U.S. Presidential Election Exit Polls (2008), Regional Authority, Democratic Party, Elections, Polls
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Goldberg: The folly of recall elections
It should surprise no one that I'm opposed to the recall of Scott Walker, the Wisconsin governor whose fate will be decided Tuesday. But that's only in part because I support what he's been trying to do in the Badger State. I'm also against recalls as a...
Tags: David Dinkins, Regional Authority, Ed Koch, The Wall Street Journal, Democratic Party
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Billionaires buy Wisconsin recall election for Scott Walker
Surrounded by dozens of supporters at an evening campaign rally in Madison on May 30, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the Democratic candidate for governor in Wisconsin’s tumultuous recall election, had something encouraging to tell the crowd: The fact...
Tags: Sheldon Adelson, Regional Authority, Elections, Charles Koch, Democratic Party
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Great Lakes region pins economic hopes on water
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A century ago, the seven-story brick building a few blocks from downtown was a factory — a symbol of an era when Milwaukee and other cities ringing the Great Lakes were industrial powerhouses churning out steel, automobiles...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Startups, Science and Technology, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Brookings Institution
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel No Quarter column
Milwaukee Journal SentinelIf you thought Summerfest CEO Don Smiley was already being paid like a rock star, wait until you see the latest set of numbers. Officials with Milwaukee World Festival just released data for 2012, and Smiley's total package climbed to $886,185 -- an...Tags: Arts and Culture, Summerfest, CEO Pay, Festive Events, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Republicans eye new election laws, Democrats question proposed changes
BOSTON (AP) — After back-to-back presidential losses, Republicans in key states want to change the rules to make it easier for them to win. From Wisconsin to Pennsylvania, GOP officials who control legislatures in states that supported President...
Tags: Regional Authority, Reince Priebus, Dominic Pileggi, Justice System, Mitt Romney
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Ash-dumping Lake Michigan ferry may stay afloat
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Lake Michigan ferry that travels between Wisconsin and Michigan would be allowed to stay afloat even though it dumps 500 tons of coal ash into the lake each season, under a special provision added to a bill pending in Congress....
Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Coal, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Unions plan new offensive after Michigan loss
WASHINGTON (AP) — Blindsided by a newlaw weakening union rights in Michigan, organized labor is preparing to target Republican governors in politically important states up for re-election in 2014 — part of a renewed offensive against perceived...
Tags: Americans for Prosperity, Voting, Public Employees, Tom Corbett, Charlie Crist
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O'Malley responds to McDonnell attack
Manchester, N.H. -- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said Friday that he took no personal offense at the attack lobbed at him by neighboring Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, and has not watched the video posted on the Republican Governors Association website...Tags: Bob McDonnell, Democratic Governors Association, Regional Authority, Government, Republican Governors Association
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Anti-Obama ad flap deals blow to Wrigley Field rehab plan
The long-shot prospect of taxpayer help to renovate Wrigley Field grew more remote Thursday, upended by revelations that the patriarch of the Chicago Cubs' ownership team had been offered a plan for using a super PAC to run racially tinged attack ads that...Tags: National Government, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Chicago Tribune, Richard M. Daley, NATO Summit
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