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Honadel will have a challenger in the 21st AD
It appears my prayers have been answered, as State Rep. Mark Honadel (R-South Milwaukee) will have a Democratic challenger for the seat he occupies in the State Assembly. Honadel’s Democratic...
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Blogging Blue interviews Tom Michalski
Much to my delight, State Rep. Mark Honadel (R-South Milwaukee) has a viable Democratic challenger in the 21st Assembly District, in the form of Oak Creek Common Council President Tom Michalski. I...
View ArticleBart Simpson – Public Enemy #1
While this has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING Whatsoever to do with the Scott Walker prank phone call! SO do not even ask, because it is totally UNRELATED. Of course it also has absolutely nothing to do with job...
View ArticleSome Assembly-related election tidbits
According to the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (GAB) “Candidates Registered by Office” report, things are about to get a little more interesting here in the south shore suburbs of...
View ArticleState Rep. Honadel to resign, Scaffidi to vie for opportunity to double-dip
Earlier today, State Rep. Mark Honadel (R-Gogebic Taconite) announced he will be resigning his seat in the State Assembly in mid-September to “pursue an opportunity in the private sector.” No doubt...
View ArticleScaffidi not running for Assembly Seat after all
From the Oak Creek Patch comes this news: Citing the logistics of juggling his current job with a state Assembly campaign and possible seat in the Legislature, Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi has...
View ArticleMark Honadel set to ditch constituents for lobbying job with mining company
In what has to be the ultimate example of “You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours,” it’s being reported that Republican State Rep. Mark Honadel, who’s set to resign any day now, is ditching his...
View ArticleElizabeth Coppola for State Assembly!
Now that former Republican State Rep. Mark Honadel has officially kicked his now-former constituents to the curb in order to line his pockets working for mining interests, there’s going to be a special...
View ArticleElizabeth Coppola Asks For Help In First State Race of the 2014 Cycle
From my email inbox: As most of the readers here at Blogging Blue are aware, Elizabeth Coppola is the Democrat in the race for the 21st Wisconsin Assembly District to replace Mark Honadel who recently...
View ArticleElizabeth Coppola for State Assembly!
The special election for the 21st Assembly District can be the first look at the 2014 Legislative elections…so it is imperative that we elect a Democrat to fill the seat vacated by Mark Honadel. So...
View ArticleMark Honadel is STOKED UP!
After what seems like an eternity of wrangling, it appears an interchange at Drexel Avenue and I-94 in Oak Creek will be built in 2012, and State Rep. Mark Honadel (R-South Milwaukee) is STOKED: “I am...
View ArticleSupreme Court (finally) rules in favor of marriage equality for all
It’s about time! In a landmark opinion, a divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that same-sex couples can marry nationwide, establishing a new civil right and handing gay rights advocates a historic...
View ArticleHere’s your “marriage equality for all” open thread
It goes without saying that yesterday’s Supreme Court decision allowing same sex marriage in all 50 states was historic, so feel free to discuss that – or whatever else happens to be on your mind.
View ArticleVIDEO: President Barack Obama’s eulogy for Clementa Pinckney
Yesterday President Barack Obama delivered a eulogy for his late friend, state senator Clementa Pinckney, who was killed last week in the Charleston domestic terror attack. President Obama’s eulogy is...
View ArticleMr. Walker, your self-absorption is showing
The past week offered Scott Walker some great opportunities to demonstrate that he could be something other than the divisive and self-centered person we’ve come to know and loathe. But boy, did he...
View ArticleEggs Benedict, the Milwaukee Art Museum : “Je suis Charlie”
Milwaukee area artist Niki Johnson created a portrait of retired Pope Benedict out of colored condoms in response to a less than correct statement he made while in Africa concerning the use of condoms...
View ArticleQuick Question to Wisconsin Dems on Bernie Sanders
Why was it such a big issue that recently elected DPW Chair Martha Laning had only recently been a dues paying member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin…but nobody bats an eye when Senator Bernie...
View ArticleChris Christie announces candidacy for president (VIDEO)
Earlier today Republican Gov. Chris Christie announced he’s going to join the circus that is the Republican presidential primary. In light of Christie’s announcement, here’s him acting all...
View ArticleYet another WI business closes its doors as state has more planned layoffs...
Apparently Strategic Fundraising of Oshkosh didn’t get the memo that Wisconsin is “Open for Business,” as Gov. Scott Walker is so fond of saying. An Oshkosh firm closed its doors Monday, June 29, and...
View ArticleVIDEO: In 180 seconds you will be voting for Bernie Sanders
I’ll admit it – Bernie’s my guy. While pundits and prognosticators may say Bernie Sanders has no chance of defeating Hillary Clinton in the 2015 Democratic presidential primary, I think his message of...
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