- Public workers take aim at DiCiccio’s stance on bidding services
- Arizona isn't Wisconsin, but for a brief moment this week it was getting close.
Labor unions went to the state Capitol on Wednesday to rally against bills they say threaten workers' rights.
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- UW Prof. Cronon: I Wish GOP ‘Could Have Spelled My Name Correctly’ | TPMDC
- I worried for a while that my New York Times op-ed on "Wisconsin's Radical Break" might have gone too far in drawing a carefully limited parallel between the current tactics of the Republican Party in Wisconsin and those of Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s…but since the Republican Party seems intent on offering evidence to support that comparison, I guess I should just let their words and actions speak for themselves.
- Geraldine Ferraro, First Woman On Major Party National Ticket, Dies At Age 75 | TPMDC
- 3/26/2011
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- Wis. Republicans Publish Anti-Union Law — In Apparent Defiance Of Court Order | TPMDC
- …state Republicans have had the bill published through a different office — the Legislative Reference Bureau, which handles drafting and research for the legislature — according to the LRB's statutory requirement to publish legislation within ten days of enactment. Interestingly, the LRB itself says that this publication does not constitute action that would put the law into effect. But the state's Republican leaders disagree. Senate Majority Scott Fitzgerald (R) says the LRB publication constitutes official publication and the insists the law will take effect Saturday.
- EXCLUSIVE: Women Missing from the Campus Ballot – WMC Blog
- AAUW and Running Start are helping young women gain confidence through programs such as Elect Her–Campus Women Win. This program, held on college campuses across the country, covers the steps of running for college office, campaigning, and creating communication networks. All these skills convey to successful political careers later in life.
- Black Women in the Arts: A Gallery of the Most Influential
- From Faith Ringgold to Betye Saar, from Lorna Simpson to Thelma Golden, these women are having a big impact on the world of art.
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- Census – The Ada Initiative
- The census takes about five minutes to complete. We would like anyone and everyone involved in open technology and culture to participate! The census will close on Tuesday, March 29th, 2011.
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