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The Clarion

Public sector employees speak out against cuts

Jon Mack, Staff Writer June 28, 2011

Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill will have a profound impact on the families of public sector workers.  It also will seriously impact the quality of life for all citizens of Wisconsin. Teachers,...

Your View: Students oppose budget cuts to higher education

Jon Mack, Madison College student June 28, 2011

Dear Editor, Gov. Scott Walker’s 2011-2013 budget and his so called, “Budget Repair Bill” are a direct assault on Madison Area Technical College students and workers. Walker’s budget would decimate...

State Supreme Court race takes center stage

Aaron Childers, Staff Writer March 30, 2011

Judge Dave Prosser and JoeAnne Kloppenburg squared off at the University of Wisconsin Law School for a candidate forum sponsored by Wisconsin Public Television on March 25. In Wisconsin, Supreme Court...

Behavior of leaders during budget battle leaves bad taste

Jennifer Abplanalp, Opinions Editor March 9, 2011

“To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making,” Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of the German Empire, once said. So have been the past few weeks in Madison...

Letter to the Editor: Students will be hit hard by governor’s plan

Benjamin Oertel, Student March 9, 2011

Dear Editor, I am a student and a parent. I do not agree with Gov. Scott Walker and the ideas he is putting forth. He is going too far in this so-called budget repair bill and the fiscal budget itself. ...

It’s money vs. people in battle between big business and unions

Jon Mack, Staff Writer March 9, 2011

This is war. It has been for years. Only this time, it didn’t go down how it was supposed to. The middle class fought back. The obscenely wealthy and their Republican henchmen have gotten so used to...

Capitol Occupation: Protestors yield building after win in court case

Sarah Blaskey, Managing Editor March 9, 2011

Inside the Capitol, drums kept time for 18 days as people of various ages and backgrounds joined in the protest against Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill. During those days, the people who occupied...

Letter to the Editor: Rushing plan prevents analysis of impact

Association of Career Employees February 23, 2011

Dear Editor, The Association of Career Employees (ACE) has served as a voice for civil service employees for nearly 30 years. ACE is not a union, but works to insulate the civil service from political...

Letter to the Editor: An end to fairness, public education

Bob Curry, Vice President, Part-Time Teachers Union February 23, 2011

Dear Madison College, One and All, This week illustrates with 100 percent clarity that labor is the very lifeblood of education in this country. As labor goes, so goes education. Every job in this school,...

Worker, student takes a stand against dictatorial governor

Jennifer Abplanalp, Opinions Editor February 23, 2011

Governor Scott Walker's so called “Budget Repair Bill” is the harshest attack yet on worker’s rights and recognizable as that of a dictator. It calls for increased contributions toward pensions and...

What’s in the budget repair bill?

Cristalyne Bell, Editor in Chief February 23, 2011

Governor Scott Walker introduced his “budget repair bill” on Friday, Feb. 11, as a way to combat the state’s projected deficit. Walker’s office announced an estimated deficit of $137 million for...

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