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Wisconsin voter ID bill slammed as vote suppression

May 17, 2011 By John Wojcik

State AFL-CIO President Phil Neuenfeldt called it "an attempt to block the recall of unpopular GOP senators and to suppress turnout among constituencies who may tend to vote Democratic."

Wisconsin Republicans fast-track right-wing bills as elections loom

May 11, 2011 By John Bachtell

Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker and Republican attempts to shred union and democratic rights in Wisconsin have filed enough signatures to hold recall elections for six Republican state senators.

GOP drive to recall Wisconsin Democrats fizzles

April 29, 2011 By John Wojcik

Republicans have been able to file petitions to recall only three of eight Democratic state senators they are trying to unseat. And their petitions may end up being thrown out.

Instead of attacking workers, how about some jobs?

April 27, 2011 By Judy Ancel

"Right to Work" backers say it's about putting people back to work, but if we look at the latest state to enact such a proposal, it just isn't true.

Recall fight makes history in Wisconsin

April 19, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Supporters of public-sector unions in Wisconsin filed enough petition signatures to force two Republican senators into recall elections, only four of which have ever been carried out in the state's history.