On the first day of the new legislative term, January 7th, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker went behind the scenes to issue a proclamation that his state would recognize January 22nd, 2013 (yesterday) as “Protect Life Day.” Not-so-coincidentally, that specific date marked the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case...

One of the labor movement’s most effective champions, The Nation writer, John Nichols, published a short piece yesterday that suggests the Wisconsin GOP Presidential primary on April 3rd is not, in fact, the most important matter for voters that day. Rather, a referendum on collective bargaining, also featured on the ballot that day, is: Not...

A new Wisconsin-bred “outsourcing” bill favors consultants over savings, according to Mark Klipstein, President of the State Engineering Association. The bill, introduced to the state house by Representative Mark Honadel (R-21), is favored by Governor Scott Walker. It would loosen the standards of practice regarding the use of...

Last week, We Party Patriots ran a story about Chris Rebholz, a man who appears in a television ad touting the benefits of Scott Walker’s economic policies for small business. It has come to light, with further research, that a few details of our story were outdated. In researching Rebholz further we have also discovered ...