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Chris Larson

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Dems Refocusing Their Efforts To Oust Walker

State Democrats are using the techniques learned during President Barack Obama's successful run for a second term in hopes of retaking Madison in 2014.

Touting it as a calculated risk they think will pay off big in 2014, state Democrats are putting "boots on the ground" now to start reaching out to voters in an effort to take back the Capitol building. In a conference call with reporters Thursday, Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Mike Tate, Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca (D-Kenosha) and State Minority Leader Chris Larson (D-Milwaukee) unveiled plans of attack to swing the 2014 gubernatorial and state representative races back to blue. In a nutshell, Dems are looking at establishing a dynamic ground game in all 72 counties because party leaders recognize that they'll need a strong presence outside the major Democratic strongholds of Milwaukee and Dane Counties. "We know this is a …

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Mike Itzenhuiser

8:26 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013

Democrats had the freedom of choice when they voted, but they don't have a choice from the consequences of their decisions.   more ›

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Tax on Wealthy Proposed to Restore Technical School Funding

Two Democratic legislators want a 1 percent income tax increase on the state's wealthiest tax filers to pay for job training.

Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, and State Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, are proposing a tax increase on Wisconsin residents earning over $1 million a year to reinstate technical school funding eliminated from the biennial state budget. The proposed tax rate would increase from 7.75 percent to 8.75 percent and could generate $70 million in its first year if enacted. According to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, there are about 2,900 tax filers who would fit this profile. “Middle class families and workers have been asked to make tremendous sacrifices in recent months,” said Mason in a written statement. “This bill asks Wisconsin’s wealthiest individuals to share a small amount of that sacrifice in order to train and educate at least 35,000 …

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Gateway Technical College (in Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant Patch) and Lack of Qualified Workers and Buildings Obstacles for Companies to Mount Pleasant (in Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant Patch)

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Bren

5:49 pm on Thursday, October 27, 2011

Toby, we already have "skin" in the game. Remember what Warren Buffett said, his secretary has a higher tax rate than he does. Elizabeth Warren (senate candidate from Massachusetts) also reminds that the rich in this country became so using resources that we all paid for (roads, rails, etc.). And the incomplete education program you suggest is not going to produce the creative, problem-solving …   more ›

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