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Today's Blog: So, GOP gets invited to a health-care summit. Whoop-te-doo
Yup. The President wants to “consult closely with our Republican...(more)
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N.E.W. News (Northeast Wisconsin)
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Most Assembly Dems back Sheridan, Nelson silent (2/8/2010) Jrnl Sntl
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$2.7M annually to Appleton for parking fees, tickets (2/8/2010) Post-Cresc
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Neenah pre-primary mayoral forum Thursday (2/8/2010) Post-Cresc
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Fox Valley key battleground in governor's race (2/8/2010) Post-Cresc
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$2.4M stimulus $s to refurbish senior housing facility (2/8/2010) Post-Cresc
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$123M stimulus $s - contract for Marinette Marine (2/8/2010) WLUK-TV
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Out-State
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State to control stimulus bond funds for private sector (2/8/2010) State Jrnl
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Madison bus driver highest paid in city - $159,258 (2/8/2010) State Jrnl
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WI among those approaching school 'funding cliff' (2/8/2010) NY Times
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Districts may drop sex ed rather than follow new law (2/8/2010) Cap Times
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Why some school districts taxed less than allowed (2/8/2010) Osh NW
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UW System to review salaries; Kathi Seifert to co-chair (2/8/2010) Jrnl Sntl
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More school districts go to arbitration to settle (2/8/2010) Jrnl Sntl
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Major players who will impact MPS (2/8/2010) Alan Borsuk
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Biz can't pass on 20% hikes in health costs (2/8/2010) BizJrnl
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State to change food inspection rules (2/8/2010) Wausau DH
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Chrysler paying retirees $28/hr.; 2X what's needed (2/8/2010) Ken News
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Legal experts differ on WI sexual predator law (2/8/2010) Post-Cresc
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Local contractors shut out of bidding for stimulus jobs (2/8/2010) LC Trib
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Carp talks may miss bigger challenge - ballast water (2/8/2010) Jrnl Sntl
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Bill would move up MN primary to August (2/8/2010) Pioneer Press
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Politics and Elections
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HS Rail project - 4,732 jobs at peak, not 13,000 (2/8/2010) Jrnl Sntl
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Assembly payday loan bill would not cap interest (2/8/2010) Jrnl Sntl
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Dem candidate for IL Lt. Gov. drops out of race (2/8/2010) AP/Chic Trib
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Tim Cullen to run for old job, Robson seat (2/8/2010) Jnsvle Gaz
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Bill would expand benefits for emergency responders (2/8/2010) State Jrnl
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Holperin: We Democrats authorized… new taxes (2/8/2010) Lakeland Times
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Branded for life; bill limiting access to CCAP advances (2/8/2010) Osh NW
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Axelrod to speak at Beloit College graduation (2/8/2010) State Jrnl
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Dems blast Ryan plan with 'partisan attacks' (2/8/2010) The Hill
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Legalized internet gambling would mean $B's in taxes (2/8/2010) Wash Post
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Obama invites GOP to bipartisan health care summit (2/8/2010) Wash Post
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Defending traditional marriage in CA - where is trial? (2/8/2010) Wash Times
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Is anti-trust exemption for health insurers a big deal? (2/8/2010) Kaiser HN
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States try to tax more services to fill coffers (2/8/2010) WSJ
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Opinion
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Sheridan affair fallout likely to put screws to business (2/8/2010) Brian Frlaey
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A 25% renewables mandate & damn the consequences (2/8/2010) John Torinus
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Power play for Waukesha's Lake MI water quest (2/8/2010) Jim Rowen
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Not right: Tougher drunk driving bill denied a hearing (2/8/2010) Jrnl Sntl
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V.P. Ryan? The right solutions at the right time. (2/8/2010) George Will
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Obama's rail projects marginal; ignore real needs (2/8/2010) NRO
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This woman CHOSE not to pay for health care (2/8/2010) Don Boudreaux
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Public sector unions bleed taxpayers (2/8/2010) Michael Barone
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Supposed Keynsians must practice ALL of it (2/8/2010) Dad29
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What should the fed'l govt. REALLY do - and why? (2/8/2010) Robert Samuelson
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No, this recession is not the fault of the markets (2/8/2010) Patrick McIlheran
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Palin is miles ahead of every politican in America (2/8/2010) Mark Tapscott
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I support their ire, but tea partyers are being misled (2/8/2010) Jack Lohman
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News summary compiled by Jo Egelhoff, Editor, FoxPolitics.net.
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• The Lawton-Bader files
• Yup, it’s the TAX LEVY, not the tax RATE
• Ellis: costly automobile insurance laws must be rolled back
• If not Barrett, who?
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• The trouble with health care is paying for it
• Two-parent families: The Gold Standard
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• Very, very worried about health care
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• School district contracts push up tax levy
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• TODAY - hearing on Campaign Finance Reform
• Appleton School District tax levy up way too much
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• Mark Rahmlow: "We're Broke."
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• Frank Lasee: Take time to get the Compact right
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