Johnson’s staff to hold immigration listening sessions

May 21, 2013

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s staff will hold a series of listening sessions throughout Wisconsin to hear comments on the immigration legislation currently under debate. The senator’s office announced the listening sessions today in a news release. His staff will meet … Continue reading →

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School choice group touts spending’s impact on Gudex election

May 3, 2013

The American Federation for Children, one of the country’s most prominent school choice special interest groups, is highlighting the election of State Sen. Rick Gudex, R-Fond du Lac, as one of its biggest political successes of 2012. In a recently … Continue reading →

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Hintz to host budget hearing on May 6

May 1, 2013

State Rep. Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, will host a hearing on the state budget from 6-8 p.m. Monday, May 6, in the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s Reeve Memorial Union Room 227A. Hintz sent out an e-mail announcing the hearing Wednesday and noting … Continue reading →

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Today Show features Oshkosh Senator Ron Johnson as fired J.C. Penney CEO

April 9, 2013

Apparently NBC’s Today Show thinks U.S. Senator Ron Johnson has been fired. Or, maybe they think he runs J.C. Penney. The Today Show used the Republican Senator’s head shot while introducing a story about retailer J.C. Penney’s chief executive officer, … Continue reading →

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Council write-in votes stretch limits, add humor to process

April 3, 2013

Oshkosh residents cast 2,111 write-in votes in Tuesday’s election thanks to an open council seat and the nine registered write-in candidates vying for it. But the sheer volume of write-in votes to catalog wasn’t even half the battle poll workers … Continue reading →

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Updated: Council write-in candidate list swells to nine

March 28, 2013

Election Day is less than a week away, but that hasn’t stopped city residents from expanding the list of write-in candidates for the Oshkosh Common Council. Two incumbents, Deb Allison-Aasby and Tom Pech Jr., will appear on the ballot. But … Continue reading →

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Gov. Scott Walker teams with former Bush speechwriter for book

March 26, 2013

Gov. Scott Walker is adding fuel to the 2016 speculative fire by publishing a book this fall. “Unintimidated: A Governor’s Story and a Nation’s Challenge” will be co-written by Marc Thiessen, former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush. “This book … Continue reading →

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Polls show Sen. Ron Johnson has a tough road ahead

March 25, 2013

A new post from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s “Wisconsin Voter” blog discusses the difficult path to Sen. Ron Johnson’s reelection — despite the fact that no challenger has even been announced yet. Polls and political trends show that Johnson’s seat … Continue reading →

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Apparently no one wants Jef Hall’s council seat

March 19, 2013

It seems everyone’s jumping on the write-in candidate train with just two weeks away from the April 2 election. Barring a major surprise, there are now six write-in candidates vying for one open seat on the council. Incumbent councilors Deb … Continue reading →

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Updated: Crook, Fitzgerald add to list of write-ins for council seat

March 18, 2013

If only there had been this much interest in an Oshkosh Common Council seat in December. New North B2B President and Owner Sean Fitzgerald, 39, has filed papers to become the fifth write-in candidate seeking a seat on the Oshkosh … Continue reading →

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