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WI Gov Poll: Dead Heat In Badger State

Here are data from Rasmussen on the Wisconsin governor’s race, via Real Clear Politics: Rasmussen’s latest survey in Wisconsin (500 LVs, 4/20, MoE +/- 4.5%) shows a tight battle in the open-seat race. General Election Matchups Neumann (R) 46 (unch vs. last poll, 3/16) Barrett (D) 46 (+4) Und 5 (-3) Walker (R) 46 (-2)…

Rushed Meetings in the Wisconsin Assembly

I seldom write about Wisconsin’s Assembly, the exception being a recent series of posts on Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan of Janesville, who managed to embarrass his caucus, and the state, more ways that one. Over the weekend, though, the Associated Press wrote an analysis of Assembly deliberations on how to punish serial-offender assemblyman Jeff Wood…

Wisconsin State Journal: Sheridan and lobbyist attended ritzy conference together; campaign spending questioned

There’s a new story at the Wisconsin State Journal revealing that Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Sheridan attended a ritzy resort with the payday loan industry lobbyist that he was dating while his caucus drafted legislation about that industry.  Sheridan’s also not been living in his district, and has kept shoddy records of his travel expenses. In…

Left and Right Worth Reading

I’m a libertarian — neither Republican nor Democrat, conservative nor progressive.  That doesn’t mean that I don’t read from among advocates of left and right.  I am quite sure that I read more from those who are of either view than I do of libertarians.  It would be foolish to avoid so many clever people…